Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees. Restaurants, bars, coffee shops and bakeries also collect the state-administered local meals and beverage tax on prepared food through the same account. Post the permit at the register.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 2 of 6: Register for tax
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Rhode Island Division of Taxation.
Sources and dates
Division of Taxation sales tax permit guidance (R.I. Gen. Laws 44-19-1); form BAR. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Yes. Register on the taxpayer portal before the first sale; the same registration opens withholding once you have employees.
Rhode Island Division of Taxation.
Step 2 of 6, register for tax. The steps before it: set up the business.
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