Collect tax in Rhode Island

When to register for tax collection

See Thresholds to get insights about your potential tax registration obligations in Rhode Island. Stripe also notifies you with email and Dashboard alerts when you need to register to collect tax. Learn more about how the monitoring tool works.

Sellers that meet either the sales or transaction number thresholds must register for a Rhode Island sales tax permit, collect sales tax on sales that ship into Rhode Island, and remit that sales tax to the state.

It’s worth noting that Rhode Island isn’t repealing, nor eliminating the use tax notice and reporting requirements for non-collecting sellers. Remote sellers who meet the thresholds no longer have the option to comply with the existing use tax notice and report; however, remote sellers who don’t satisfy the economic nexus threshold have the choice to register to collect sales tax in Rhode Island or comply with the notice and report for non-collecting sellers.

Threshold: 100,000 USD or 200 transactions

Period: Previous year

Included transactions: Gross sales

Effective date: 1 July 2019

Register to collect tax

Register for sales tax in Rhode Island at the tax authority. Read more about registering for sales tax in the US in our guide.

After you’ve registered to collect tax in Rhode Island, go to Registrations to add your registrations to Stripe in the Dashboard. This turns on tax calculation and collection in Stripe for your transactions in Rhode Island.

Learn how to add your registration in the Dashboard.

How we calculate taxes

Stripe calculates the taxes that apply to your customer’s location.

Report and file your taxes

Stripe provides reports of your completed tax transactions. Go to Registrations to access these reports.

Exports

The tax transaction data export provides a comprehensive and aggregated view of transactions by location, including a breakdown of individual tax amounts. Learn more about tax reporting exports.

Location reports

Location reports offer a summary of transaction and refund data for specific US locations and align with Rhode Island filing requirements. You have the option to report on an annual, quarterly, or monthly basis.

Filing

You are responsible for filing and remitting your taxes to Rhode Island. Stripe doesn’t file taxes on your behalf. For automating filing in the US, we recommend using TaxJar’s AutoFile solution.