Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division

Rhode Island business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Rhode Island. The steps below show how to search Rhode Island's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Rhode Island registry records are on the official site.

Rhode Island registry at a glance

Registry agency: Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Office: Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone: 401-222-3040; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address: 148 W. River Street, Providence, RI 02904; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Official search: Corporate Database search →; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number: Identification number. 9 digits; shorter numbers are padded with leading zeros.; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06

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

Open the Corporate Database search on business.sos.ri.gov.Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Choose to search by entity name, individual's name, identification number, business address or purpose.Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
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.Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Choose the Active database, or the Inactive database for cancelled and dissolved entities, and run the search.Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Open the entity to see its status, registered agent, officers and filed documents.Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06

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

Federal EIN: Internal Revenue Service; Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.; Source: irs.gov
Identification number: Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division; Identifies the entity's record in the Rhode Island registry. 9 digits; shorter numbers are padded with leading zeros.; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Rhode Island Division of Taxation account: Rhode Island Division of Taxation; Tax accounts are kept by the Division of Taxation and are separate from the federal EIN and the 9-digit Department of State identification number.

Active: The entity is in the Active database and in good standing.; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Revoked: The 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.; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Inactive: The record has moved to the Inactive database, such as a cancelled, withdrawn or dissolved entity.; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06

LLC formation: $150; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation: $230; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing: Annual Report (Forms 630, 632, 634); Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC: $50 (plus $2.50 online fee); Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation: $50 (plus $2.50 online fee); Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due: LLCs, 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.; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing: $25 added on June 1 (plus $3.00 to file online); revoked entities are not in good standing.; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with: Department of State, Business Services Division (online, by mail or in person); Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Business corporation tax minimum and pass-through annual charge: Rhode 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.; Source: tax.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note: 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.

Registered agent: 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.; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Name availability: Check whether a name is available in Rhode Island →
Business forms and fees: Official Rhode Island business forms and fees →; Source: sos.ri.gov · checked 2026-10-06

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.