Rhode Island State Tax Return

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Rhode Island Individual Income Tax Provisions

When taxing residents on their income, states have a few options for how they want to assess the taxes: joint, combined, or a mixture of the two. Rhode Island uses a joint filing system, which taxes the incomes of married couples as one unit, a single amount of income, by combining the spouses' income. This is similar to the way the federal government taxes income, and stays in line with the idea that a family is a single economic unit. Rhode Island recognizes same-sex marriages, which taxes these couples the same as opposite-sex couples using a joint system.

The tax base for Rhode Island state income tax is centered around the federal adjusted gross income of the taxpayer. Rhode Island follows the federal law very closely, regarding what income is included in taxation, however there are two major differences to be aware of.

Exemptions

The following forms of income are exempt from inclusion in the tax base:

Interest and Dividends on U.S. Government Bonds
Rhode Island State and Municipal Bond Interest

Deductions

Rhode Island has a standard deduction based on filing status as follows:

Single: $8,000
Married filing jointly: $16,000
Married filing single: $8,000
Head of Household: $12,000

Taxpayers whose modified federal AGI is between $185,550 and $207,590 are subject to a phase-out of the standard deduction. In addition, there are other deductions that taxpayers can take at the state level to save money:

Investment in certified venture capital partnerships
Contributions to a family education account
Insurance Benefits for dependents and domestic partners
Writers, composers and artists in certain economic development zone
Contributions and distributions to a state tuition savings program
Organ donation expenses
Insurance expenses for dependents and domestic partners

2023 Rhode Island Tax Rates

If taxable income more than -	but not over -	the tax is:
$0	$60,550	3.75% of the amount over $0
$60,550	$137,650	$2,270.63 plus 4.75% of the amount over $60,550
$137,650	-	$5,932.88 plus 5.99% of the amount over $137,650

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RI Counties	RI Cities
Bristol	Barrington, Bristol, Prudence Island, Warren
Kent	Coventry, East Greenwich, Greene, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick
Newport	Adamsville, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton
Providence	Albion, Central Falls, Chepachet, Clayville, Cranston, Cumberland, East Providence, Fiskeville, Forestdale, Foster, Glendale, Greenville, Harmony, Harrisville, Hope, Johnston, Lincoln, Manville, Mapleville, North Providence, North Scituate, North Smithfield, Oakland, Pascoag, Pawtucket, Providence, Riverside, Rumford, Slatersville, Smithfield, Woonsocket
Washington	Ashaway, Block Island, Bradford, Carolina, Charlestown, Exeter, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Kenyon, Kingston, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Peace Dale, Rockville, Saunderstown, Shannock, Slocum, Wakefield, West Kingston, Westerly, Wood River Junctio, Wyoming