The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has extended, until January 31, 2021, a spending deadline for recipients of two grant programs that provide relief for certain businesses suffering losses due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic restrictions.
For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has posted an Advisory about what’s new from a tax standpoint for the year that begins on Friday, January 1, 2021.
For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has posted its latest Administrative Decision.
The Division of Taxation has posted the new booklet of income tax withholding tables (used by employers and others to calculate how much to withhold from an employee’s pay in 2021 for Rhode Island personal income tax purposes). Click here to view. (See screenshot below.)
The Division has also posted the new version of Form RI W-4, “Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate” (which an employee may use to adjust the amount of Rhode Island personal income tax withheld from the employee's paycheck). Click here to view.
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo recently extended a number of Executive Orders until December 31, 2020, including the following:
These Executive Orders will remain in full force and effect until December 31, 2020, unless renewed, modified, or terminated by subsequent Executive Orders. For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has posted its latest Administrative Decision.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation held its “Seminar for Tax Preparers” online on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. The seminar provided an update for tax preparers on what’s new for the coming tax-filing season, which begins next month.
The Division has posted the seminar’s slides on its website. To view, please click here and scroll down the page to the “Practitioners Corner” area.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today issued a reminder about two State grant programs that provide relief for certain businesses that are suffering losses due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic restrictions.
“Affected businesses that have not already applied should take time this weekend to review each program’s requirements and other details, because the application deadline for both programs is right around the corner,” said Rhode Island Tax Administrator Neena Savage.
For more information, click here.
The “RI on Pause” grant program has been extended through the third week of the Pause.
In addition, the application deadline has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2020.
For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has posted, as final, a regulation involving Rhode Island’s health insurance mandate. For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has announced the standard deduction amounts, tax bracket ranges, and other key items for the Rhode Island personal income tax for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
For more information, click here.
For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation, the Internal Revenue Service, and other partners in the Security Summit urge businesses to be on guard as thieves try to use names and data stolen from businesses to file fraudulent tax returns. For more information, click here.
Also as part of the Security Summit effort, the IRS has announced that, starting in January 2021, the Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program will be expanded to all taxpayers who can properly verify their identities. For more information, click here.
In response to concerns raised by the impacted business community, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation has modified the Rhode Island on Pause grant program to provide certain industries the option to report the tax filer’s Rhode Island gross receipts.
Businesses eligible to use gross receipts include: indoor recreation and entertainment establishments, gyms and fitness centers, indoor sports facilities, and event support professionals. For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today announced the Rhode Island estate tax credit amount and threshold for the estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2021. For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation, the Internal Revenue Service, and other partners in the Security Summit today warned taxpayers and tax professionals to beware of scams and identity theft schemes by criminals who seek to take advantage of holiday shopping, the approaching tax season, and coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. To learn more, click here.
The application for the ‘Rhode Island on Pause’ Grant Program is now live on the Division of Taxation’s website in both English and Spanish.
Earlier this week, Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced the program, which will provide direct financial support to gyms, restaurants, fitness centers, event planners, bars, and a number of other businesses that are subject to new restrictions amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
In coordination with the Governor’s announcement, the Division of Taxation launched a new webpage earlier this week, including frequently asked questions, to explain how the program works and provide businesses and their advisors with helpful information regarding applying for the grants.
The webpage, including the online application and FAQs, is available now, via the following link: http://www.tax.ri.gov/RIonPause/. For today's announcement, click here.
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced a new grant program for gyms, restaurants, caterers, food trucks, fitness centers, event planners, bars, and a number of other businesses that are subject to new restrictions amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today issued a reminder about the grant program announced by Governor Gina M. Raimondo for restaurants and bars that have been ordered to close earlier than usual because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Governor Raimondo developed the grant program to coincide with her Executive Order mandating early shutdown for bars and restaurants – part of a range of measures aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus and reducing the rising number of coronavirus cases.
Using federal Coronavirus Relief Funds, the Governor authorized the payment of grants to the impacted businesses. To learn more, please click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has extended an emergency regulation that provides withholding-tax guidance for employers that have employees who are temporarily working remotely due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
To view the emergency regulation, which has been extended to January 18, 2021, click here. To view a related Advisory, click here.
Reminder for taxpayers and tax preparers:
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation’s annual electronic filing shutdown and switchover will occur this Saturday -- November 21, 2020.
Individuals and businesses seeking to e-file their Rhode Island returns for tax year 2019 must do so on or before Saturday, November 21, 2020. After that date, Rhode Island returns for tax year 2019 must be filed on paper.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today unveiled a new webpage, online application form, and FAQs as part of a relief program announced by Governor Gina M. Raimondo for restaurants and bars that have been ordered to close earlier than usual because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To learn more, click here.
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo has announced a relief program for restaurants, bars, and other such businesses that have been ordered to close earlier than usual because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Using federal Coronavirus Relief Funds, the Governor authorized the payment of grants to these impacted businesses.
Under the program, the Rhode Island Department of Revenue’s Division of Taxation will provide grants to bars and restaurants adversely impacted by COVID-19. For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today posted reporting guidance involving Rhode Island's health insurance mandate (also known as the individual mandate). The guidance, in the form of answers to frequently asked questions, is geared mainly to employers, health insurers, payroll-service providers, and others. For more information, click here.
The Internal Revenue Service, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation, and other partners in the Security Summit today warned of a new text scam in which thieves try to trick people into disclosing bank account information under the guise of receiving the $1,200 federal economic impact payment.
For more information, click here.
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo recently extended a number of Executive Orders until December 3, 2020, including the following:
These Executive Orders will remain in full force and effect until December 3, 2020, unless renewed, modified or terminated by subsequent Executive Orders. For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reminds taxpayers, tax professionals, and others that the Division’s office will be closed for three State holidays this month -- including Election Day on Tuesday, November 3.
Forms, instructions, and other publications, as well as many services, will continue to be available through the Division’s website. For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation’s annual electronic filing shutdown and switchover will occur on November 21, 2020.
Individuals and businesses seeking to e-file their Rhode Island returns for tax year 2019 must do so on or before Saturday, November 21, 2020. After that date, Rhode Island returns for tax year 2019 must be filed on paper.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reminds taxpayers, tax professionals, vendors, and others to use Rhode Island’s self-screening tool prior to visiting the Division’s office in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). For details, click here.
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the modernized e-file (MeF) system will be temporarily unavailable for a time this weekend due to scheduled maintenance. As a result, federal and Rhode Island e-filing will be unavailable during the period.
The MeF system shutdown begins at 7:00 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow, Saturday, October 17, 2020, and is scheduled to end at 7:00 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, October 18, 2020.
The IRS will not be accepting electronically filed federal tax returns during the period. Also, the joint fed-state e-file program will be unavailable during the period. Therefore, Rhode Island returns transmitted via e-file during the period will not be transmitted to the state. Tax preparers and taxpayers should plan accordingly.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reminds tax professionals and taxpayers that tomorrow -- Thursday, October 15, 2020 -- is the deadline for returns that are filed on extension. For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation's latest Advisory, posted this afternoon, reminds tax professionals and taxpayers that Thursday, October 15, is the deadline for returns that are filed on extension.
The Advisory includes:
To view the Advisory, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has posted the latest issue of its quarterly newsletter. Topics include the following:
To view a copy, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has set the interest rates that will apply in 2021 to overpayments and underpayments. For more information, click here.
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo recently extended a number of Executive Orders until November 2, 2020, including the following:
These Executive Orders will remain in full force and effect until November 2, 2020, unless renewed, modified or terminated by subsequent Executive Orders. For more information, click here.
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the modernized e-file (MeF) system will be temporarily unavailable for a time this Sunday due to scheduled maintenance. As a result, federal and Rhode Island e-filing will be unavailable during the period.
The MeF system shutdown begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, September 20, 2020, and ends at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time the same day.
The IRS will not be accepting electronically filed federal tax returns during the period. Also, the joint fed-state e-file program will be unavailable during the period. Therefore, Rhode Island returns transmitted via e-file during the period will not be transmitted to the state. Tax preparers and taxpayers should plan accordingly.
Later this month, the Internal Revenue Service will start mailing letters to roughly nine million Americans who typically don't file federal income tax returns, but who may be eligible for -- and have not registered to claim -- a federal economic impact payment.
The letters are being sent to people who haven't filed a return for either 2018 or 2019. Based on an internal IRS analysis, these are people who don't typically have a tax return filing requirement because they appear to have very low incomes, based on Forms W-2, 1099s and other third-party statements available to the IRS. But many in this group are still eligible to receive an economic impact payment (also known as an "economic stimulus payment", "COVID-19 payment", or "recovery rebate").
The letters will urge recipients to register at IRS.gov by October 15, 2020, in order to receive their payment by the end of this calendar year. Individuals can receive up to $1,200, and married couples can receive up to $2,400. People with qualifying children under age 17 at the end of 2019 can get up to an additional $500 for each qualifying child.
For more information, click here. To get an idea of what the letter will look like (so you can avoid scams), click here.
(Note: The Rhode Island Division of Taxation is providing the information above on behalf of its partner in the Security Summit, the Internal Revenue Service. The Division of Taxation does not have a role in issuing the new federal economic impact payments.)
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Tomorrow -- September 15 -- is the deadline for certain payments of estimated tax. There are several convenient options available to make payments, including online. To learn more, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has extended, by 60 days, an emergency regulation that provides withholding-tax guidance for employers that have employees who are temporarily working remotely due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
To view the emergency regulation, which has been extended to November 18, 2020, click here. To view a related Advisory, click here.
As a convenience for taxpayers and their representatives amid the pandemic, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation announced today that it will allow electronic signatures in place of handwritten signatures for certain types of forms.
“We realize the challenges that many taxpayers and their representatives face amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and we want to be as accommodating as possible given the circumstances,” said Rhode Island Tax Administrator Neena Savage.
The Division will accept electronic signatures for two forms, both of which involve the sale of Rhode Island real estate by nonresident individuals or entities. For more information, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has updated two of its Notices, mainly to reflect the 2019 law under which pass-through entities can elect to pay an entity-level tax.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reminds tax professionals and taxpayers that September 15, 2020, is the deadline for certain payments of estimated tax. There are several convenient options available to make payments, including online. To learn more, click here.
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the modernized e-file (MeF) system will be temporarily unavailable for a length of time this coming Labor Day weekend due to scheduled maintenance. As a result, federal and Rhode Island e-filing will be unavailable during the period.
The MeF system shutdown begins at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, September 5, 2020, and ends at 7:00 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
The IRS will not be accepting electronically filed federal tax returns during the period. Also, the joint fed-state e-file program will be unavailable during the period. Therefore, Rhode Island returns transmitted via e-file during the period will not be transmitted to the state. Tax preparers and taxpayers should plan accordingly.
The Division of Taxation has posted on its website its latest annual tax credit and incentive report, as required by Rhode Island statute.
The latest report identifies 12 businesses that received a
combined total of approximately $32.2 million in certain state tax credits and
incentives for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2020.
Two of those recipients also received a combined total of
approximately $5.1 million in other Rhode Island tax credits and incentives,
the report shows.
Historic tax
credits
A separate part of the report shows, in the aggregate,
certain information related to projects that have requested certification under
Rhode Island’s historic preservation tax credit program of 2013.
The report shows, in the aggregate, the number of jobs created, the number of Rhode Island businesses retained for work, the total amount of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, and the cost of materials or products purchased from Rhode Island businesses. To view the full report, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation recently posted two Advisories that contain the latest Security Summit tips for tax professionals.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reminds taxpayers, tax professionals, vendors, and others to use Rhode Island’s self-screening tool prior to visiting the Division’s office in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). To learn more, click here.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has proposed a regulation involving Rhode Island’s health insurance mandate (also known as the individual mandate). To learn more, click here.
As more tax professionals consider teleworking during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Security Summit urges tax practitioners to secure remote locations by using a virtual private network (VPN) to protect against cyber intruders. To learn more, click here.
The
Rhode Island Division of Taxation, the Internal Revenue Service, and other
partners in the Security Summit remind tax professionals to review critical
security steps to ensure that they are fully protecting client data, whether they
are working in the office or at a remote location. Remember: Cybercriminals are active amid the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). For
more information, click here.
The MeF system will be shut down from 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, June 21, 2020, through 10:30 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, June 21, 2020.
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Division of Taxation
services this week: What’s available, what’s not*
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Services available:
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Services not available:
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Electronic payments
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Walk-in service
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Electronic filings
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Phone service
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Payments and filings by mail
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Payments, filings by private delivery
service
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* Electronic filings and payments may be made via
tax-preparation software, the Division’s portal, online by credit
card or debit card, or the Business Tax
Filings webpage (depending on the
filing and/or payment – not all methods accept all filings/payments. A
third-party charge applies to payments by credit card/debit card).
Although the Division will continue to accept payments
and filings by mail or private delivery service, such as United Parcel
Service (UPS), Federal Express (FedEx), or DHL Express, there may be a brief
delay in processing.
Some phone service will be available, but the Division
urges use of email.
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Division of Taxation: Some key contact information*
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Email addresses
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Personal income tax
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Forms and instructions
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Sales/use tax, cigarette
tax
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Collections
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Corporate and business
taxes
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Estate tax
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Sale of real estate by
nonresident
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Additional resources
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Main website
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Coronavirus webpage
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Forms and instructions
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Rhode Island Free File
program
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Personal income tax
refund status
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Portal
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Business tax EFT filing
accounts
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Payments via credit card,
debit card
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Employer tax
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Detailed list of contact
information
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Division of Taxation
blog, for latest news
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Division of Taxation on
Twitter
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* Electronic filings and payments may be made via
tax-preparation software, the Division’s portal, online by credit
card or debit card, or the Business Tax
Filings webpage (depending on the
filing and/or payment – not all methods accept all filings/payments. A
third-party charge applies to payments by credit card/debit card). Limited
phone service is available, but the Division urges use of email.
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