A Rhode Island Certificate of Conversion is a document issued by the Secretary of State in Rhode Island to convert a business entity from one type to another. It is used to convert a business from one type of entity to another, such as from a partnership to a corporation. The Certificate of Conversion includes the name of the business, the date of conversion, and the type of entity the business is converting to. The types of Rhode Island Certificate of Conversion include converting from a sole proprietorship to a corporation, a limited liability company to corporation, a partnership to a corporation, and a nonprofit corporation to a for-profit corporation. The Certificate of Conversion must be filed with the Secretary of State in order for the conversion to take effect.