Each year, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation temporarily closes its Modernized e-File (MeF) system to prepare the system for the upcoming tax-filing season. Both Rhode Island and Federal Personal Income Tax Returns filed through electronic filing (e-file) software are impacted by the shutdown.
The Division's annual MeF electronic filing shutdown and switchover for Personal Income Tax 1040 returns will occur on November 30, 2024. All transmissions must be submitted before 11:59 p.m. (EST) on November 30.
Please note - if a return is filed while the shutdown is in effect, the return will not be transmitted until the system switches on in early 2025. This means that if direct debit is selected as the payment method for a return filed in this period, the payment will also not be transmitted until the shutdown ends in early 2025. If this occurs, the taxpayer will be subject to interest and penalties during the shutdown period due to late filing and payment. If you have an outstanding return, payment, or both, please file and pay before the shutdown to avoid being assessed interest and penalties for the shutdown period.
All other MeF filings will be available until 11:59 p.m. (EST) December 5, 2024. This shutdown does not impact the Division’s Taxpayer Portal.
Rhode Island will resume acceptance of MeF returns when the IRS reopens MeF for the 2025 filing season.
More information is available in Advisory 2024-28.
