Rhode Island LLC status check

What keeps a Rhode Island LLC or corporation in good standing, what happens if a filing is missed, and how to check your status yourself. Taken from the official rules published by Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division.

Check your Rhode Island status

On the state’s own site: open the official business search (Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division). Search your exact registered name and read the status field.

Statuses you may see there include: Revoked.

The way a lender sees it: a lender’s system doesn’t just read your status — it matches your exact legal name, your filing, your domain and your email against each other. Run the same checks below.

Free check: what a lender’s system sees

Standing in Rhode Island, exact legal-name match, time in business, domain age, website and business email. No account, no card, under a minute.

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What Rhode Island requires to stay in good standing

	LLC	Corporation
Filing	Annual Report	Annual Report
How often	Annual	Annual
When it’s due	Filed between February 1 and May 1 each year.	Filed between February 1 and May 1 each year.
State fee	$50 (plus a $2.50 online fee if filed online)	$50 (plus a $2.50 online fee if filed online)
Annual tax tied to standing	$400 annual charge owed to the RI Division of Taxation by every LLC (tax years beginning 2017+); LLCs taxed as corporations pay the greater of 7% of net income or $400.	RI business corporation tax: the greater of 7% of RI-apportioned net income or a $400 minimum.

Rhode Island's Secretary of State office is now officially the 'Department of State.' The $400 minimum tax applies even to LLCs with no income, and continues while an entity is revoked.

Missed it? What happens, and how to fix it

If a filing is missed

A $25 late fee applies starting June 1. An entity that fails to file its annual report, pay taxes or fees, or keep a registered agent/office loses good standing and can be revoked; 'Revoked' then appears in the database's Inactive Status column.

Getting back in good standing

Reinstatement — state fee $50 to the Division of Taxation for a Letter of Good Standing, plus Department of State forms and penalty fees (calculated by the Department). First get a Letter of Good Standing from the Division of Taxation. While revoked, the $400 minimum is still owed each year. Penalties grow the longer you wait.

Why lenders check this before anyone reads your application

An automated know-your-business check compares what you put on an application against the state’s record. A status that isn’t active and in good standing, or a legal name that differs from your filing by a comma or a suffix, is a common silent reason for a decline.

Fixing your status costs nothing beyond the state’s own fees; you don’t need to pay anyone to do it for you.

Common questions

When is the Rhode Island LLC Annual Report due?

Filed between February 1 and May 1 each year. The state fee is $50 (plus a $2.50 online fee if filed online).

How do I reinstate a Rhode Island LLC?

Rhode Island calls it Reinstatement. The state fee is $50 to the Division of Taxation for a Letter of Good Standing, plus Department of State forms and penalty fees (calculated by the Department). First get a Letter of Good Standing from the Division of Taxation. While revoked, the $400 minimum is still owed each year. Penalties grow the longer you wait.

What happens if I miss the Rhode Island filing deadline?

How do I check if my Rhode Island LLC is in good standing?

Search your exact registered name on Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division's business entity search (https://business.sos.ri.gov/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSearch.aspx) and read the status field. To see what a lender's verification system sees - status, exact legal-name match, domain and business email - run Peak Discounters' free fundability check.

Sources

Fees and deadlines change. Always confirm on Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division’s own site before you file. Last reviewed October 16, 2026.

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