State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
              Department of State - Business Services Division
              148 W. River Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2615
              Phone: (401) 222-3040 | Email: corporations@sos.ri.gov | Website: www.sos.ri.gov

Procedure to Reinstate a Business Corporation within Ten Years

Within ten years after the issuance of a Certificate of Revocation pursuant to RIGL 7-1.2-1310 and 
7-1.2-1416, the Department of State may withdraw such Certificate of Revocation. Please review 
the following steps to reinstate the corporation.

How to start the process:                                   How to pay the filing fee:
1.   Obtain a letter of good standing (LOGS) issued          The filing fee is payable either in person via cash, credit 
by the RI Division of Taxation for the purpose of            card, or check at the Business Services Division, or by 
“reinstatement.” You may contact the Division of             mail to the Business Services Division via check made 
Taxation at www.tax.ri.gov or (401) 574-8941.                payable to the R.I. Department of State. 
2.   Call or visit the Division of Business Services to 
obtain the necessary forms required to be filed and         How to confirm your filing:
have the reinstatement penalty fees calculated. 
3.  Corporations that have been revoked for more             Entity records are retrievable and viewable through our 
than one year may lose the right to their name. To           website. Successful filings will NOT result in a mailed 
determine whether or not the corporation’s name              confirmation. Filings that cannot be processed will 
is still available for use in this state, you may use        be posted online and then returned. To confirm your      
the  Corporate Database. If the name is no longer            submission and obtain evidence of your filing:
available, the withdrawal of the Certificate of              • Go to our Corporate Database
Revocation will require the filing of a name change          • Enter the name or ID number of your entity and 
amendment.                                                     click “Search”
                                                             • Click on the link to your entity record, scroll down, 
                                                               select “All Filings” and then “View Filing”
How to complete the process:                                 • Identify desired type of filing and click on “PDF” 
1.   Complete and remit the documents the corporation          under “Files” to view and print the record
failed to file, along with the appropriate filing fees.      • Filing rejections can be viewed here, via the 
2.  Submit the RI Division of Taxation’s original Letter of    Rejected Filings Viewer on our website.                           
Good Standing (LOGS). The LOGS must be dated 
within thirty days of the reinstatement file date.
3.  Submit a penalty fee in the amount of $50.00 for         Upon filing the required documents and paying all fees, 
each year or part thereof that has elapsed since the         the Department of State shall withdraw the Certificate of 
issuance of the Certificate of Revocation.                   Revocation and retroactively reinstate the corporation 
                                                             in good standing as if its Certificate of Incorporation had 
                                                             not been revoked.

If you have any questions, please call us at (401) 222-3040, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and       
4:30 p.m., or email corporations@sos.ri.gov.

Corp. Business Reinstatement within 10 years
Revised:  2015