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Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division

Rhode Island business entity search

Look up a Rhode Island corporation, LLC, or nonprofit. Federal filings are searched on this page. The Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division keeps the state registry, and the steps below show how to search it.

Federal filings searched here. The Rhode Island registry record is on the official site.

Rhode Island registry at a glance

Registry agencyRhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
OfficeSecretary of State: Gregg M. Amore
Phone401-222-3040
Address148 W. River Street, Providence, RI 02904
HoursMonday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Official searchCorporate Database search
Registry numberIdentification number. 9 digits; shorter numbers are padded with leading zeros.

How to search the Rhode Island registry

The Corporate Database search searches by entity name, individual's name, identification number, business address and purpose.

  1. Open the Corporate Database search on business.sos.ri.gov.
  2. Choose to search by entity name, individual's name, identification number, business address or purpose.
  3. Enter at least the first two letters, or the full 9-digit ID with leading zeros, and pick a search type such as begins with.
  4. Choose the Active database, or the Inactive database for cancelled and dissolved entities, and run the search.
  5. Open the entity to see its status, registered agent, officers and filed documents.

Open the official Rhode Island search

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

NumberIssued byWhat it identifies
Federal EINInternal Revenue ServiceIdentifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.
Identification numberRhode Island Department of State, Business Services DivisionIdentifies the entity's record in the state registry. 9 digits; shorter numbers are padded with leading zeros.
Rhode Island Division of Taxation accountRhode Island Division of TaxationTax accounts are kept by the Division of Taxation and are separate from the federal EIN and the 9-digit Department of State identification number.

What a Rhode Island status means

StatusWhat it means
ActiveThe entity is in the Active database and in good standing.
RevokedThe certificate of incorporation, formation or authority was revoked, for example for failing to file an annual report or keep a registered office; it stays in the Active database for less than one year and is not in good standing.
InactiveThe record has moved to the Inactive database, such as a cancelled, withdrawn or dissolved entity.

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation$150
Corporation formation$230
Annual filingAnnual Report (Forms 630, 632, 634)
Annual fee, LLC$50 (plus $2.50 online fee)
Annual fee, corporation$50 (plus $2.50 online fee)
When it is dueLLCs, business corporations, LPs and LLPs file between February 1 and May 1, starting the calendar year after registration. Domestic benefit corporations file within 120 days of fiscal year end.
Late filing$25 added on June 1 (plus $3.00 to file online); revoked entities are not in good standing.
Filed withDepartment of State, Business Services Division (online, by mail or in person)
Business corporation tax minimum and pass-through annual chargeRhode Island Division of Taxation. All corporations with Rhode Island business activity owe a minimum tax, and pass-through entities pay an annual charge; the Division of Taxation administers both.

LPs and LLLPs form for $100; benefit and professional service corporations for $230.

As published by the Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Rhode Island

The agent must be a Rhode Island resident or an entity qualified in the state, with a Rhode Island street address; P.O. boxes and virtual addresses are not allowed.

Rhode Island businesses on file

The largest organizations with a Rhode Island address in the federal filings searched here, biggest first.

All 46 Rhode Island businesses on file

Sources

Facts on this page come from the official pages below, checked 2026-10-06. A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

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