3 Best LLC Services in Rhode Island (2026): Fee Schedule
Mainstay Filing ($199), Rhode Island Registered Agent.co ($199) and RI Registered Agent.org ($199) come out first, second and third among Rhode Island LLC formation services for 2026. Service charges alone reach $397 to $597 by year three; Rhode Island separately collects $150 to file.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Three-year charges (39%) and duties covered (31%) lead, followed by renewal charge, point of equal cost and fee disclosure. How we order
The main charges
Government formation fee$150docs.sos.ri.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Opening charges$199Service fees only
Billed over three years$397 to $597First year with two more
State fees by year three$1,450Filing, reports, any minimum tax
Point of equal costNeverRanking does not change
Rhode Island fee schedules
Service fees only. Every schedule is subject to the same $150 state fee.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for a yearly charge that holds
Ranked first
$199 yearly, renewing at $199
Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$199/yr
Charges, three years
$597
Mainstay Filing has the best schedule in Rhode Island: one charge of $199 a year bundles formation, resident agent service and each annual report.
Paying $200 above Rhode Island Registered Agent.co across three years takes the repeating filings off your plate.
You skip the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company; the one addition is the state's $50.
Duties the charge covers
Articles of organization, filed
Resident agent for the whole year
Annual report, filed on time
EIN application prepared
State fee at cost
Charges in its favor
$199 in year two
Fixed at $199
It prepares the EIN application
Charges against it
Yearly premium over Rhode Island Registered Agent.co: $100
The state's share is the filing, the reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one. Anything the state leaves unpriced is described, not totaled.
Why schedule one is first
Mainstay Filing wins duties inside the charge, worth 31%, with Rhode Island Registered Agent.co right behind.
Having the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company filed for you outweighed Rhode Island Registered Agent.co's smaller three-year charges.
With the EIN application in the sum, the charges meet in year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes Rhode Island Registered Agent.co.
The Rhode Island LLC filing fee and what the state requires, in its own words
The Rhode Island Secretary of State takes $150 along with the Articles of Organization (Form 400), under R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-5. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
$400 a year minimum tax to the Division of Taxation (Form RI-1065), owed whether or not the LLC makes a profit.
Source wording: docs.sos.ri.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
If you skip the service
Without hiring anyone you pay $1,450 in state fees across three years. The schedules show $397 to $597 more for a service.
Quick answers
What do LLC formation services charge in Rhode Island?
$199 in year one across these schedules, plus the state's $150 filing fee.
What do these schedules add up to over three years?
Anywhere from $397 to $597 for three years of service.
How much does Rhode Island bill to file an LLC?
Plan on $150 to file, using the Articles of Organization (Form 400).
What does Rhode Island bill each year after formation?
Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company: $50 a year, deadline worded by the state as May 1. The yearly minimum tax applies too.
Does the charge include the EIN application?
Mainstay Filing includes it, Rhode Island Registered Agent.co adds $99 and RI Registered Agent.org adds $99.
When does one schedule pass another in total charges?
No point of equal cost inside ten years.
Which LLC formation service is the best value in Rhode Island?
By the five-part order the Rhode Island schedules run Mainstay Filing, Rhode Island Registered Agent.co and RI Registered Agent.org, led by Mainstay Filing on duties inside the charge.