NEW: The Division of Taxation and the Department of Labor and Training are updating the new business registration online application on January 23rd. To accommodate these changes, the existing online application will not be available starting on January 21st. Please note, if you have already started your application but have not submitted it, you will need to complete that application before January 21st to avoid losing any information in the application.
UPDATE: Licensing and enforcement of ENDS products The Division of Taxation has posted the list of Rhode Island-licensed distributors with a unified cigarette, tobacco, and electronic nicotine-delivery system (ENDS) products license. Rhode Island retailers/dealers are required to purchase these products, except for cigars, from only Rhode Island-licensed distributors. The list is available at Unified License List - January 2025 and under Miscellaneous Links on the Division’s ENDS tax webpage.Licensing and enforcement of Electronic Nicotine-Delivery System (ENDS) products, also known as ecigarettes or vapes, are being transitioned to the Rhode Island Division of Taxation. For more information, please see the Division’s Notice and/or visit the ENDS tax webpage.
Forms The RI Division of Taxation makes available all of the forms and instructions needed to register with the Division, file and pay taxes, request a letter of good standing, request a sales tax exemption, comply with reporting requirements, among others. Please note that: In accordance with changes signed into law in June of 2022, a larger business registrant will be required to use electronic means to file returns and remit taxes to the State of Rhode Island for tax periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Visit our Electronic Filing Mandate page for more information on this requirement. For those not subject to this electronic filing requirement: All forms supplied by the Division of Taxation are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format Most forms are provided in a format allowing you to fill in the form and save it. To have forms mailed to you, please call 401.574.8970 or email Tax.Forms@tax.ri.gov Click on the appropriate category below to access the forms and instructions you need: Audit Forms Business Tax Forms Bank Deposits, Bank Excise, Insurance, Public Service Forms Corporate Tax Forms Employer Tax Forms Healthcare Provider Forms Pass-through Entity Election Forms Compliance and Collections Estate Tax Forms Individual Tax Forms Fiduciary Tax Forms Personal Income Tax Forms Nonresident Real Estate Withholding Tax Forms Pass-through and Composite Tax Forms Sales and Excise Tax Other Tax Forms Compassion Center Form Power of Attorney Form Registration Forms Reporting Forms Looking for a prior year form? Click on the appropriate link above for the Archived forms.