Reinstate an LLC in Rhode Island: fifty a year, retroactive when paid.
The company lapsed, the state acted, and now the way back runs through the Secretary of State: the reinstatement, $50 per elapsed year, plus the catch-up the state expects. Rhode Island reinstates retroactively once the annual penalties and the accrued tax tab settle. Here is the whole comeback, in order, and how to make sure there is never a second one.
The reinstatement prepared and filed with the state, back filings caught up, so the company returns with clean standing.
Four facts cover the whole system
The filing that restores a lapsed company to the record: the reinstatement, $50 per elapsed year, with the Secretary of State, alongside whatever the state requires caught up. Standing returns when it is accepted; the company continues rather than starting over. We prepare and file it →
Rhode Island’s comeback carries relate-back like Maine’s: reinstatement operates as if the revocation never happened, priced at a $50 penalty for each elapsed year, plus the minimum-tax account the state kept billing throughout. The tab and the cure are both annual; only one of them ends.
The $50 penalty per elapsed year, the lapsed reports brought current, and the minimum-tax account, which accrued ~$400 annually through the revocation, settled with the Division of Taxation, the retroactive effect arrives once the whole tab clears.
The state side starts at $50 per elapsed year for the reinstatement, plus the back filings and their fees. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
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Four steps back, and one that keeps you back
Rhode Island’s comeback runs in sequence: confirm the status, cure the cause, catch up the filings, then the reinstatement for $50 per elapsed year with the Secretary of State. Done in order, standing returns and the record moves on.
Where you stand decides what you do next
Move while the cure is simple: we prepare and file the reinstatement with the back filings caught up, and the company returns with clean standing.
Banks and counterparties see the lapsed status until the cure files, and nothing else about the company has actually changed. The catch-up-plus-application path is the fastest route back to a clean record; we expedite exactly this situation routinely.
The deadline that started this never stops coming. Put the recurring filing on autopilot and the lapse never repeats.
The comeback erased the gap, the tab still itemized it
Reinstating the Providence company meant settling both meters: the $50-per-year penalties and the minimum tax that had accrued against the revoked shell the whole time. Paid, the reinstatement related back as if nothing had lapsed, legally elegant, financially itemized. Rhode Island forgives retroactively and bills chronologically. Settle early; both meters run.
Representative composite drawn from customer outcomes.
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Everything that lapsed, caught up in one place
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Name AvailabilityDistinguishable is not the same as safe, check properly
Registered AgentA Rhode Island address that never misses a service of process
Compliance CalendarYour deadlines tracked, so the record stays boring
CRMThe counterparties you vet become the clients you keep
Business BankingOpen the account the day your filing comes back
Rhode Island, beyond the comeback
How to Start an LLC in Rhode Island
Name search to filed Articles, the Rhode Island playbook.
Read the guide → CostsWhat a Rhode Island LLC Costs
State fees, the recurring bill, and the first-year total.
See the numbers → State hubForm a Business in Rhode Island
Entity types, taxes, and the Rhode Island playbook.
Open the hub → FileForm an LLC in Rhode Island
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Start the filing →Rhode Island Reinstatement questions.
How do I reinstate an LLC in Rhode Island?
Cure the cause, catch up the filings, and submit the reinstatement with the Secretary of State, $50 per elapsed year plus the back fees. Standing returns when it is accepted, and the company continues rather than starting over. We handle the whole sequence as part of reinstatement service.
How much does it cost to reinstate a Rhode Island LLC?
The application is $50 per elapsed year, plus the back filings and their fees, the real total depends on how long the lapse ran. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
Does Rhode Island require tax clearance to reinstate?
No: Rhode Island adds no tax-clearance step to the reinstatement, the application and the back filings carry it. Final accuracy still matters, the state cross-checks what you owe, which is why we prepare the catch-up filings together with the application.
How long do I have to reinstate my Rhode Island LLC?
Rhode Island does not impose a short statutory window for this cure, but waiting has costs anyway: back fees accumulate, the name loses protection over time, and banks see the lapsed status until the filing lands. The practical deadline is the next moment your standing matters.
Should I reinstate or just form a new LLC?
Reinstate, in most cases: the cure preserves the formation date, the EIN, the contracts, the name, and the history, while a new entity resets all of it and leaves the old company’s loose ends dangling. Re-forming only wins when the back fees exceed the value of continuity, we run that math with you before filing either way.
What should I do after the company is reinstated?
Confirm the standing shows clean on the record, tell the bank and any counterparties who saw the lapse, and put the recurring deadline on autopilot, the filing that started this comes due again on schedule, and the second lapse is never cheaper than the first.
Can File.Business reinstate my Rhode Island LLC for me?
Yes: we confirm the status, cure the cause, prepare the back filings, and submit the application, then put the recurring deadline on autopilot so the lapse never repeats. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
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