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.
How to File and Pay Corporate Taxes Corporate Taxes in Rhode Island include: Corporate Income Tax Public Service Tax Gross Premium Insurance Tax Surplus Lines Insurance Tax Bank Excise Tax Bank Deposit Tax How to File Corporate Income Tax Modernized e-file (MeF) You may elect to use software preparation programs to easily file your personal income tax, corporate tax and fiduciary tax forms, along with your Federal return at the same time as your Rhode Island tax return. For more information, please refer to the instructions provided by your Software Vendor used to file the IRS and RI-1120C, RI-1120S or RI-1065 returns. Paper Even with the advancement of electronic filing and portal services, there are still some taxpayers that file using paper. Paper forms make use of 2D barcodes, 1D barcodes and OCR scanlines to aid in processing. For more information, please refer to your tax form instructions. How to File Other Corporate Taxes Tax Portal On the Tax Portal, you can file tax returns for Insurance, Bank Excise, Bank Deposit, Public Service and other business taxes, extension requests, and license renewals in addition to making estimated payments, extension payments, payments with a tax filing, license renewal payments, bill payments and payments for various fees. If you need help getting started, feel free to call the Tax Portal team at 401.574.8484 or email at taxportal@tax.ri.gov Go to the Tax Portal Contact Us Corporate Tax Section Email: Tax.Corporate@tax.ri.gov Phone: 401.574.8935 Fax: 401.574.8932