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.
Commerce Corporation The RI Division of Taxation is required to publish various reports related to the programs administered with the RI Commerce Corporation. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-10(e) the tax administrator shall publish on the tax division's website any such analysis required to be prepared and released by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation under R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-10(a)(2). In addition, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 42-64.20-9 and 44-48.3-13 the RI Division of Taxation must report in the aggregate information required to be provided under each statute. Rebuild Rhode Island Tax Credit applicants receiving credit must report the following information to the RI Division of Taxation: (1) The number of total full-time employees employed at the development;(2) The total project cost;(3) The total cost of materials or products purchased from Rhode Island businesses; and(4) Such other reasonable information deemed necessary by the secretary of commerce.Rhode Island New Qualified Jobs Incentive Act 2015 applicants must provide the following information to the RI Division of Taxation:1) The number of total jobs created;(2) The applicable north American industry classification survey annual system code of each job created;(3) The annual salary of each job created; and(4) The address of each new employee.