PENALTIES
The law provides for penalties in the following
circumstances:
•Failure to file an income tax return.
•Failure to pay any tax due on or before
the due date.
•Preparing or filing a fraudulent income
tax return.
OTHER QUESTIONS
If you have any questions regarding comple-
tion of your return, further assistance may be
obtained by calling the Personal Income Tax
Section at (401) 574-8829 and selecting option #3.
PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD
For information regarding the payment of taxes
by credit card, please visit the Credit Card
Payments page of the Division of Taxation’s web-
site.
http://www.tax.ri.gov/misc/creditcard.php
If you paid by credit card, enter on page 1 of
Form RI-1041 in the upper left corner the confir-
mation number you were given at the end of the
transaction and the amount of your tax payment
(not including the convenience fee).
You may also use this method for making 2023
Rhode Island estimated income tax payments.
COMPLETE THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN FIRST
The Federal Fiduciary Income Tax Return is the basis for preparing your
Rhode Island Fiduciary Income Tax Return. In general, the Rhode Island fidu-
ciary income tax is based on the fiduciary's federal total income. Accuracy
and attention to detail in completing the return in accordance with these
instructions will facilitate the processing of your tax return.
Type of Return - Indicate by checking the appropriate box what type of return
you are preparing. If you are preparing a bankruptcy estate, see the 2022
Rhode Island Fiduciary Tax Rate Schedules for instructions on how to file.
Names, Address and Federal Employer Identification Number - Make
sure the names, address and federal employer identification number on the
return are correct. Incorrect entries could delay the processing of your return.
Year End - Indicate by checking the appropriate box whether the fiduciary is
a calendar or fiscal year filer. If the fiduciary is a fiscal year filer, indicate the
beginning and the year-end of the fiduciary in the space provided. Only fidu-
ciaries with a fiscal year beginning in 2022 may use this form.
Line 1 - Federal Total Income of Fiduciary:
Enter the amount of income from Federal Form 1041, line 9.
Line 2 - Modifications Increasing Federal Total Income: Enter the amount
of modifications increasing federal total income from RI Schedule M for RI-
1041 - page 2, line 2l.
Line 3 - Modifications Decreasing Federal Income: Enter as a negative
number the amount of modifications decreasing federal income from RI
Schedule M for RI-1041 - page 1, line 1w.
Line 4 - Net Modifications: Combine lines 2 and 3.
Line 5 - Modified Federal Total Income: Combine lines 1 and 4. Add net
increases or subtract net decreases, whichever applies.
Line 6 - Federal Total Deductions: Enter the amount of federal deductions
from Federal Form 1041, lines 16 and 22.
However, if the fiduciary claimed modifications to federal total income,
the fiduciary may need to recalculate the federal total deductions based
on the fiduciary's modified federal total income. Attach a copy of the cal-
culation to the return.
The amounts included in Federal Form 1041, line 16 should only be included
on Form RI-1041, line 6 if the costs are paid or incurred in connection with the
administration of the estate or trust, and would not have been incurred had the
property not been held in the estate or trust.
In addition, the domestic production activity deduction and the net operating
loss deduction may be included on Form RI-1041, line 6 to the extent they
are included in Federal Form 1041, line 16.
The net operating loss deduction may not be carried back for Rhode Island
purposes, but will be allowed as a carry forward on Form RI-1041 to the extent
the carry forward was used on Federal Form 1041.
Line 7 - Rhode Island Taxable Income: Subtract line 6 from line 5.
Line 8 - Rhode Island Income T
ax: Enter the Rhode Island income tax from
the RI Fiduciary Tax Computation Worksheet.
Line 9 - Allocation: Nonresident estates or trusts enter the amount from page
2, Schedule II, line 34. Resident estates or trusts enter 1.0000.
Line 10 - RI Income Tax After Allocation: Multiply the amount on line 8 by
the percentage on line 9.
Line 11 - Credit For Income Taxes Paid To Other States: Resident estates
or trusts only. Enter the amount from page 2, Schedule III, line 41.
Line 12 - Other RI Credits: Enter the amount of RI credits from RI Schedule
CR for RI-1041, line 8. Enter the amount of each credit in the space provided
and attach each required credit certificate or carry forward schedule to Form
RI-1041.
Line 13 - Total RI Credits: Add lines 11 and 12.
Line 14a - Rhode Island Income Tax after Rhode Island Credits: Subtract
line 13 from line 10. (If zero or less, enter zero.)
Line 14b - Recapture of Prior Y
ear Other Rhode Island Credits: Enter
amount of Credit Recapture from RI Schedule CR for RI-1041, line 11.
Line 14c – Electing Small Business Trust Tax: Enter the amount of
Electing Small Business Trust income attributable to Rhode Island multiplied
by the highest marginal income tax rate of 5.99%. The taxable income of the
S-portion is determined by taking into account the Rhode Island source
income of items of income, loss, deduction or credit and applying the highest
marginal income tax rate.
Line 14d – Total Rhode Island Tax: Add lines 14a, 14b and 14c.
Line 15a - RI Income Tax Withheld: Enter total amount of Rhode Island 2022
income tax withheld from RI Schedule W for RI-1041, line 16. (Attach the
state copy of all forms W-2, 1099s, etc. showing Rhode Island withholding to
the front of the return.) Credit for Rhode Island income tax withheld will be
allowed only for those amounts supported by attached W-2s, 1099s, etc.
Withholding from a pass-through entity reported on a RI-1099PT should be
entered on Schedule W and included in the amount for Line 15a.
RI Schedule W for RI-1041, and all forms W-2, 1099s, etc showing Rhode
Island withholding must be attached to Form RI-1041.
Line 15b - Payments on 2022 Form RI-1041ES and Credits Carried
Forward From 2021: Enter the amount of estimated payments on 2022 Form
RI-1041ES and the amount applied from the fiduciary's 2021 return.
Line 15c - Nonresident Real Estate Withholding: Enter the amount of Rhode
Island income tax withheld on sales of real estate located in Rhode Island.
Line 15d - Other Payments: Enter any other payments, including advance
SPECIFIC LINE INSTRUCTIONS
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