Annual reports · Rhode Island
File Your Rhode Island Annual Report Online
Rhode Island's Annual Report is filed online with the Rhode Island Department of State at sos.ri.gov. It is due May 1 each year, and the state adds a $25 penalty when it is late. We prepare it from your company's details and submit it to the state for you, so it is done before the deadline and off your list.
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One short form. We check your details against Rhode Island's record and file it.
File My Rhode Island Annual ReportRhode Island Annual Report at a Glance
- Filing
- Annual Report
- Filed with
- Rhode Island Department of State
- Where online
- sos.ri.gov
- State fee (LLC)
- $50
- Due
- May 1 each year
- Filing window
- February 1 to May 1 each year
- Next deadline
- May 1, 2027
- Frequency
- Every year
- State late penalty
- $25, added by the state after May 31
- If you miss it
- Rhode Island keeps taking the late report, with the $25 penalty, through December 31 of the report year. Rhode Island administratively dissolves or revokes an LLC that is one report behind, and the company then has to be reinstated.
The 2026 Annual Report was due May 1, 2026; Rhode Island still takes it with the state's $25 penalty through December 31, 2026. The 2027 window opens February 1, 2027 and closes May 1, 2027.
Updated November 1, 2026. The fee, the deadline and the penalty above are Rhode Island's own, from the state's published schedule and statute, and the penalty is paid to the state, not to us. Every state's report is listed on the annual report directory.
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What the Rhode Island Form Asks
Rhode Island takes the Annual Report online at sos.ri.gov. It is run by the Rhode Island Department of State, the office that keeps the company's record.
The Annual Report confirms what the state has on file for the LLC: the principal office and mailing address, the registered agent and registered office, and the managers or members (some states' screens say governors, officials or principals). Anything that changed since the last filing is updated on it, and an authorized person signs it electronically before the state fee is paid.
Formed this year?
An LLC formed in 2026 owes no Annual Report for 2026; its first is the 2027 report, due May 1, 2027.
Have ready before you start
- The company's exact legal name as Rhode Island registered it
- Its Rhode Island file or entity number, from the state's record or the formation approval
- The principal office street address and the mailing address, if different
- The registered agent's name and Rhode Island street address
- The names and addresses of the managers or members on record
- The name and title of the person signing, and a card for the state fee
Our order form asks for the same items, in the same order the Rhode Island screens do.
Rhode Island Annual Report Dates
| Formed | First Annual Report due | After that |
|---|---|---|
| Formed in 2025 | May 1, 2026 | 2027, then every year |
| Formed in 2026 | May 1, 2027 | 2028, then every year |
| Formed in 2027 | May 1, 2028 | 2029, then every year |
How to File It Yourself
1. Open the Rhode Island filing site
The Annual Report is filed with the Rhode Island Department of State at sos.ri.gov. Rhode Island takes it February 1 to May 1.
2. Find your company
Look it up by its Rhode Island file or entity number, the number on the company's Rhode Island record, not by name alone. Two companies can have near-identical names, and a report filed under the wrong number files the wrong company's report.
3. Confirm or update the details
The principal office and mailing address, the registered agent and registered office, and the managers or members on record. Anything that changed since the last filing goes in now; a new registered agent is a separate change filing in Rhode Island.
4. Sign and pay the state
Sign as an authorized person and pay Rhode Island's fee ($50 for an LLC). Save the confirmation; it is your proof of filing until the state's record shows the report.
Rather skip the state's site? We file it for you, and the state's confirmation comes to your inbox. To file it yourself, start at the Rhode Island filing site.
| File it yourself | Have it filed | |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Whatever sos.ri.gov asks for | None needed |
| Finding the company | You enter the Rhode Island file or entity number | We look up the record and match it to your order |
| The details | You retype the addresses, the agent and the managers or members on the state's screens | You confirm them once on our form; we check them against the Rhode Island record before filing |
| Signing | An authorized person signs electronically | You authorize the filing at checkout and name the signer; the state's signature line is completed the way the state allows |
| State fee | Paid to the state by card at the end | Paid to the state on your behalf and itemized on the order review step |
| Timing | Any time the window is open (February 1 to May 1) | Order any time; a report the state is not taking yet is held and filed the day the window opens |
| Confirmation | Shown on screen; save it yourself | The state's confirmation is emailed to you and kept on your order page |
| Registered agent change | A separate change filing with the Rhode Island Department of State | Chosen on the order form; we file the change with the report order |
- Registered agent and registered office
- The person or company at a Rhode Island street address that receives lawsuits and state notices for the LLC; a post office box does not qualify, and the agent's address is public.
- Principal office and mailing address
- Where the business is run, and the address the state should write to if that differs; both appear on the public record.
- Managers or members
- Who runs the LLC. The Annual Report lists them, usually with a business address for each, and some state screens call them governors, officials or principals.
- Rhode Island file or entity number
- The number Rhode Island gave the company when it was formed. It is on the approved formation document and on the state's business search, and it is how the filing finds the right record.
- Good standing, dissolution and reinstatement
- Good standing is the status a company keeps by filing on time. Administrative dissolution (some states say revocation or forfeiture) is what the state does to one that stops filing, and reinstatement is the filing that brings it back, with the missed reports and fees.
What Goes Wrong on the Rhode Island Annual Report
- Filing an Annual Report for the year the LLC was formed: a company formed in 2026 owes its first in 2027, and the state is not waiting for one before that.
- Filing before the window opens on February 1: Rhode Island does not take the new report year before then.
- Looking the company up by name instead of its Rhode Island file or entity number: two companies can carry near-identical names, and the report then updates the wrong record.
- Trying to change the registered agent on the Annual Report: Rhode Island takes the agent change as its own filing, before or after the report.
- Waiting too long: Rhode Island keeps taking the late report, with the $25 penalty, through December 31 of the report year. Rhode Island administratively dissolves or revokes an LLC that is one report behind, and the company then has to be reinstated.
After you file
sos.ri.gov shows a confirmation and sends a receipt to the filer's email; keep it with the company's records, because it is the proof of filing until the Rhode Island Department of State posts the Annual Report to the public record. Once posted, the company's status on the Rhode Island business search stays active, which is what a bank, a lender, a landlord or a licensing board checks before it opens an account, extends credit or renews a license. A certificate of status or good standing, where one of them asks for paper proof, is a separate document the state issues on request. The next thing the Rhode Island business registry expects is the next Annual Report, a year later; taxes and licenses run on their own calendars with other agencies.
Changing Your Registered Agent
Rhode Island's Annual Report confirms the registered agent on record but does not replace it. A new agent is its own change-of-agent filing with the Rhode Island Department of State, filed before or after the report.
Registered agent service through America LLC Filing
Our registered agent partner's Rhode Island address goes on the public record instead of yours, and legal and state mail is scanned and forwarded the same business day. We file Rhode Island's change-of-agent form for you with the report order. Choose it on the order form.
File my report and switch my agent →How our registered agent service worksRhode Island Annual Report: Questions
Can I file the Rhode Island Annual Report online?+
Yes. Rhode Island takes it online through the Rhode Island Department of State (sos.ri.gov). If you would rather not, we file it for you: one short form with your company's details, and we submit it to the state.
When is the Rhode Island Annual Report due?+
May 1 each year. Rhode Island takes it February 1 to May 1. The next deadline is May 1, 2027. Order any time: if Rhode Island is not accepting the report yet, we hold it and file it the day the state opens.
What if I missed the Rhode Island deadline?+
The state's late penalty is $25, added by the state after May 31. Rhode Island keeps taking the late report, with the $25 penalty, through December 31 of the report year. Rhode Island administratively dissolves or revokes an LLC that is one report behind, and the company then has to be reinstated. We file late reports while the state still takes them; the state's penalty, where there is one, is paid to the state with its fee.
Is the Rhode Island Annual Report every year?+
Every year. The deadline is May 1, and it does not move with the calendar: a weekend or holiday deadline is still the deadline unless Rhode Island says otherwise, so file ahead of it.
My LLC was formed this year. Do I file an Annual Report?+
Not this year. An LLC formed in 2026 owes no Annual Report for 2026; its first is the 2027 report, due May 1, 2027. A report filed for the formation year is not required, and the state's system will either refuse it or treat it as next year's.
What do I need to file it?+
The company's exact legal name and its Rhode Island file or entity number, the principal and mailing address, the registered agent on record, and the managers or members. We ask for the same on our order form, so nothing is missing when we file.
Can I change my Rhode Island registered agent at the same time?+
Yes. Rhode Island takes the agent change as its own filing, separate from the Annual Report; choose our registered agent service on our order form and we file that change for you with the report order, so our partner's Rhode Island address replaces yours on the record.
Is America LLC Filing the Rhode Island state office?+
No. America LLC Filing is a private filing service, not a government agency and not a law firm, and it is not affiliated with Rhode Island. The state's fee is the same whether you file at sos.ri.gov yourself or we file for you.
Annual reports in nearby states
- Connecticut: Annual Report, due March 31 each year
- Massachusetts: Annual Report, due your formation anniversary date each year
- Maine: Annual Report, due June 1 each year
- New Hampshire: Annual Report, due April 1 each year
- Vermont: Annual Report, due March 31 each year
Get Your Rhode Island Annual Report Filed
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