Withholding Requirements:
- Register as employer by filing Form BAR (Business Application Registration) or click here
- Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate: RI-W4
- Withholding Method = formula
- Supplemental Rate = Withhold at 5.99%
Local Taxes:
None
State Unemployment Insurance (SUI):
Reserve ratio formula
Effective for 2019, the standard wage base is $23,600, the modified wage base is $25,100
The tax rate for experienced employers is determined by schedule G
The tax rate for New Employers is 1.71% for 2019
All above rates do not include Job Development Assessment of .21% or .08% adjustment for 2019
This is an employer paid payroll tax
State Disability Insurance (SDI):
Wage base $71,000 for 2019, up from $69,300 for and $68,100 for 2018
Withholding rate is 1.1% for 2019, unchanged from 2018
State Labor Laws:
Minimum Wage - $10.50 effective 1/1/19
Termination Pay - Fired/Quit - next regular payday.
New Hire Reporting:
Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return to work within 14 days on Form W-4 (or equivalent), Internet or paper list to:
Rhode Island New Hire Reporting Directory
PO Box 335
Holbrook, MA 02343
Phone: 888-870-6461
Fax: 888-430-6907
Remit Withholding for Child Support to:
Bureau of Family Support
Department of Human Services
77 Dorance Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-458-4450
For more information click here
Reciprocal States:
None