Latest Administrative Decision

In the latest Administrative Decision, the issue addressed is whether the Taxpayer breached its 2022 Stipulation with the Division, and if so, should any sanctions be imposed. 

Details are contained in Administrative Decision 2023-09.

Withholding calendar for 2024

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has posted the withholding tax payment calendar for 2024.

The calendar shows, at a glance, the dates on which each employer must submit the Rhode Island personal income tax that the employer has withheld from employee pay for a given period.

The calendar is handy for employers, payroll-service providers, bookkeepers, and others. 

View or download the calendar.

Contacting the Division amid Washington Bridge westbound closure

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reminds taxpayers and the community of the numerous ways they can choose to interact with the Division.

More information is available in Advisory 2023-20.

Rhode Island estate tax credit and threshold set for 2024

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today published the Rhode Island estate tax credit amount and threshold for the estates of decedents with a date of death on or after January 1, 2024.

More information is available in Advisory 2023-19.

Annual e-file shutdown and switchover

Each year, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation temporarily closes its Modernized e-File (MeF) system in order to prepare the system for the upcoming filing season. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and many other states follow the same practice.

The Division's annual MeF electronic filing shutdown and switchover for Personal Income Tax 1040 returns will occur on November 18, 2023. All transmissions must be submitted before 11:59 p.m. (EST) on November 18.

All other MeF filings will be available until 11:59 p.m. (EST) December 15, 2023.

Rhode Island will resume acceptance of MeF returns when the IRS reopens MeF for the 2024 filing season.

More information is available in Advisory 2023-18.

Annual interest rates announced

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has announced the interest rates that will apply in 2024 to overpayments and underpayments. The rates are based on formulas set in statute.

More information is Available in Advisory 2023-16.

Notice Posted

The Division of Taxation has posted a new Notice. This Notice directs International Fuel Tax Association (IFTA) tax filers to file and pay their Fourth Quarter 2023 on Rhode Island’s Taxpayer Portal.

Details are available in Notice 2023-03.