How to File and Pay

Personal Income Taxes in Rhode Island include:

• Personal Income Tax
• Fiduciary Income Tax

How to File

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-1040, RI-1040NR or RI-1041 returns.

Some taxpayers may be able to take advantage of the electronic Free File program. For more information, please see our Free File webpage. 

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 Pay

Tax Portal

The Tax Portal can be used to quickly and easily pay your taxes via ACH Debit. For more information, please see the Tax Portal webpage or go directly to the Tax Portal to make your payment.

MeF for Personal Income Payments

You may elect to have your payment made based on your MeF 1040 or 1040NR filing via ACH Debit. For more information, please refer to the instructions provided by your Software Vendor used to file the IRS and RI 1040 or 1040NR returns. 

Credit Card

We allow for Credit Card payments to be made for certain tax types. For more information, please see the Credit Card webpage. 

Paper

Even with the advancement of electronic filing and portal services, there are still many people that pay taxes using a personal or certified check.  Please refer to the form instructions for your tax returns to determine how to make a payment by check. Paper forms make use of scanlines to aid in processing.

Resources

Statute: R.I. Gen. Laws 44-30

Contact Us

Personal Income Tax - Taxpayer Assistance

Email: Tax.Assist@tax.ri.gov

Phone: 401.574.8829, option #3