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3 Best LLC Services in Rhode Island (2026)

The The Formation Desk call for LLC services in Rhode Island in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), Rhode Island Registered Agent.co ($199) and RI Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Mainstay Filing takes the call: the formation, the resident agent and the annual report all ride on one $199 yearly price, renewing at $199.
Written by The Formation Desk editorial team
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Our top pick in Rhode Island

1. Mainstay Filing: best for formation, agent and annual report in a single price

$199 a year plus the state fee

Editorial score 9.2 out of 10

The desk picks Mainstay Filing: one $199 yearly bill covers the Rhode Island formation filing, the resident agent and the annual report.

Mainstay files the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company for you when you renew. Rhode Island wants $50 every year, by May 1, and a late filing tacks on $25; Mainstay hands the state's fee through at cost.

Over three years Mainstay runs $200 more than Rhode Island Registered Agent.co, and the desk thinks the wider coverage is worth it.

In the price

  • Your LLC formation, handled
  • Resident agent service for the full year
  • Annual report, filed by Mainstay
  • EIN application handled

Strengths

  • Rhode Island's fee passes through at cost
  • $199 on renewal, nothing extra
  • One $199 yearly price that takes in the annual report
  • EIN application comes with the package

Cons

  • Its agent renews at $100 a year more than Rhode Island Registered Agent.co
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. Mainstay Filing up close
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Best local option

2. Rhode Island Registered Agent.co: best for a Rhode Island LLC with no plans to expand

Form for $199; the agent is $99 a year after that, plus the state fee

Editorial score 9.0 out of 10

Runner-up, Rhode Island Registered Agent.co: $199 plus the Rhode Island filing fee, first-year resident agent service included, then $99 a year.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

It leaves the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company out of its prices, so you send that filing to Rhode Island yourself every year.

In the price

  • Articles prepared and filed
  • The first year as your resident agent

Strengths

  • $199 service fee, then the state fee
  • Resident agent service for year one is covered
  • $99 a year for the agent from year two

Cons

  • No Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company filing included
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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Lower renewal than Mainstay

3. RI Registered Agent.org: best for keeping it local in Rhode Island

Form for $199; the agent is $99 a year after that, plus the state fee

Editorial score 8.9 out of 10

Third, RI Registered Agent.org: $199 plus the Rhode Island filing fee, first-year resident agent service included, then $99 a year.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

It leaves the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company out of its prices, so you send that filing to Rhode Island yourself every year.

Rhode Island Registered Agent.co and RI Registered Agent.org list the same prices and plan features, so it is close and either one works.

In the price

  • Articles prepared and filed
  • A first year of resident agent service

Strengths

  • Includes a first year as your resident agent
  • Year-two agent price: $99
  • A $199 formation price, state fee on top

Cons

  • No Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company filing included
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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The desk's 3 picks in brief

Pick Service Desk score Service fee Year two Good for Visit
1 Mainstay Filing 9.2 $199 $199/yr Formation, agent and annual report in a single price Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Rhode Island Registered Agent.co 9.0 $199 $99/yr A Rhode Island-only LLC on a shoestring Visit Rhode Island Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 RI Registered Agent.org 8.9 $199 $99/yr A Rhode Island-only LLC on a shoestring Visit RI Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The scores out of 10 are the desk's own, drawn from the criteria on How we rank. They are not customer ratings.

What a Rhode Island LLC service costs in 2026: year one, renewal and the three-year bill

Service Year one Year two Year three Bill over three years Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company filed on your behalf
Mainstay Filing $199 $199 $199 $597 Yes
Rhode Island Registered Agent.co $199 $99 $99 $397 No
RI Registered Agent.org $199 $99 $99 $397 No

Every price here was read off the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Rhode Island's $150 filing fee comes on top of every row and is left out of these totals.

Why Mainstay Filing is the pick

The desk's method puts 33% on spend over three years and 33% on work the price removes, and 34% across what renewal looks like, fit with the state and plain price display. For Rhode Island, work the price removes did the deciding.

Rhode Island wants a report each year and charges $50, plus $25 if you are late. Mainstay's price covers that filing and Rhode Island Registered Agent.co's does not, and that outweighed Rhode Island Registered Agent.co's lower three-year cost.

The full criteria and weights are on How we rank.

Rhode Island LLC filing fee and form: the official numbers

It takes $150 to file the Articles of Organization (Form 400) with the Rhode Island Secretary of State. Every service here adds that fee at cost on top of its own price.

$400 a year minimum tax to the Division of Taxation (Form RI-1065), owed whether or not the LLC makes a profit.

After you form: keeping the Rhode Island LLC in order

Send in the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company every year, by May 1. It costs $50. Late means $25 extra. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Rhode Island LLC service: reader questions

What will setting up an LLC in Rhode Island cost you?

$150 goes to the state and $199 to the service.

What do you file to create the LLC?

The Articles of Organization (Form 400), sent to the Rhode Island Secretary of State.

Does a Rhode Island LLC have to line up a resident agent on day one?

Yes. Rhode Island expects a resident agent from the start, with a street address inside the state.

What keeps coming due once a Rhode Island LLC exists?

One filing: the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company, every year, due May 1, costing $50.

Does the service price take care of the EIN?

Mainstay Filing builds it into the yearly price. Rhode Island Registered Agent.co and RI Registered Agent.org tack on $99. The IRS never charges for an EIN.

Who is our pick for an LLC service in Rhode Island?

Mainstay Filing, since $199 a year gets you the Rhode Island formation, a year of resident agent service and the annual report, and it renews at $199.

See also

Where the numbers came from

  1. Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division, last checked August 2026
  2. Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division, last checked August 2026
  3. R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-5, last checked August 2026
  4. Rhode Island formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  5. Rhode Island formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  6. Rhode Island registered agent statute, last checked October 2026
  7. Rhode Island other cost, last checked October 2026
  8. Mainstay Filing: Rhode Island service page, as of November 12, 2026
  9. Rhode Island Registered Agent.co: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026
  10. RI Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026