Rhode Island — statewide
Rhode Island Division of Taxation
In short
Rhode Island Division of Taxation issues 1 permit we publish for Rhode Island — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Tax Permit | Rhode Island Division of Taxation | No fee | annual — runs 1 July through 30 June, and still must be renewed every year despite no fee | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Sales Tax Permit
This used to cost $10, and does not anymore — a 2021 law eliminated the fee for any permit period starting on or after 1 July 2022, and the revenue department has since reminded holders explicitly that while there is no longer a fee, the permit still has to be renewed every year. So the paperwork obligation survived the price cut intact: a separate permit is required for each place of business, and it must be renewed annually on the state's July-to-June cycle even though nothing is owed for doing so.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Rhode Island — statewide
- Phone
- (401) 574-8829
- Website
- tax.ri.gov
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Rhode Island Division of Taxation ADV 2024-20 — confirming the fee remains eliminated but renewal is still requiredRhode Island Division of Taxation · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Rhode Island Division of Taxation Notice 2021-05 — the sales tax permit fee eliminated from 1 July 2022Rhode Island Division of Taxation · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
Other Rhode Island statewide offices
- Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
- Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Food Protection
- Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Division of Professional Regulation
- Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board
- Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, Division of Commercial Licensing
- Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Hairdressing and Barbering
- Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care Licensing
Rhode Island jurisdictions
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