Educational Rhode Island registry profile · verify current state, local, and platform authority
Rhode Island Short-Term Rental Lodging-Tax Profile & Estimator.
Review recorded state and local rate inputs, citations, and remittance-model assumptions for Rhode Island. Verify current treatment with the relevant agencies, platforms, and a tax professional.
State profile: verify assumed platform state and local collection in Rhode Island
This registry profile supplies an educational remittance-model assumption. Verify actual platform coverage, registration, filing, collection, and payment requirements before use.
Educational tax model
Interactive Rhode Island Lodging-Tax Scenario Estimator.
Test reservation scenarios, select destination city presets, and compare assumed platform and host collection amounts for professional review.
1. Reservation & destination parameters
2. Modeled tax amount breakdown
Illustrative Double-Entry Record — Review Required
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Registry source review
Rhode Island Lodging-Tax Registry Inputs & References.
Recorded State-Level Rate Inputs
The registry records R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-18-18 / § 44-18-36.1, a state-rate input of 7%, and an additional recorded lodging-rate input of 6% for this educational profile. Verify applicable tax types, rates, stay definitions, exemptions, effective dates, and local rules with the relevant agencies.
Cleaning fees, linen charges, and guest-service amounts may receive different treatment. This calculator includes the entered cleaning amount in its model and does not determine taxability.
Recorded Local State Hotel Tax (5%) & Local Hotel Tax (1%) Inputs
The registry records a local range of 0% to 0% for educational comparison. Verify the property address, applicable districts, tax base, rate, and effective date locally.
This jurisdiction profile models centralized administration. Verify actual platform coverage, local requirements, and filing treatment with the relevant agencies and a tax professional.
Recorded Rhode Island Destination Scenarios
| Destination Market | Jurisdiction / County | Recorded Local-Rate Input | Recorded Combined-Rate Input | Registry Local Citation |
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| Newport (13.0%) | Newport County | 0% | 13% | RIGL § 44-18-36.1 |
| Providence (13.0%) | Providence County | 0% | 13% | RIGL § 44-18-36.1 |
| Block Island / New Shoreham (13.0%) | Washington County | 0% | 13% | RIGL § 44-18-36.1 |
Registration and records questions
Registration, Form & Record References for Rhode Island Review.
Registry Registration & Form References
Review registration, account, license, form, frequency, deadline, and zero-return requirements directly with the relevant state and local agencies.
Source-Record Reconciliation Questions
Review gross receipts, platform records, tax amounts, filings, payments, and retention periods with your accountant and the relevant agencies.
- Compare gross reporting and payouts: Reconcile source statements, payment reporting, deposits, refunds, fees, and tax components with your accountant.
- Review lodging-tax source records: Retain available platform and agency evidence and confirm its treatment with your accountant.
- Confirm retention periods: Ask the relevant agencies and your advisers which records and time periods apply to your facts.
Source-linked lodging-tax bookkeeping
Review Rhode Island lodging-tax components with source records.
Roxby preserves available lodging-tax components from supported statements for bookkeeping review; it does not determine local filing or remittance obligations.