USA State Payroll Rates + Resources: State of Rhode Island

Purpose

The purpose of this documentation is to outline the 2019 payroll tax rates and submittal partners in the state of Rhode Island.

Unemployment Insurance

• Partner: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
  

• 2019 Taxable Wage Limit (Employment Security and Job Development Fund): $23,600
  

• 2019 New Employer Rate (Employment Security and Job Development Fund): 1.46%
  

• 2019 Taxable Wage Base (Temporary Disability) - $71,000
  

• 2019 New Employer Rate (Temporary Disability) - 1.1%
  

For more details, see Unemployment Insurance Reporting & Payments.

State Income Tax Withholding 

• Partner: Rhode Island Division of Taxation

• Rhode Island Employer's Income Tax Withholding Tables

• Form: RI W-4

For more details, see Filing State Income Taxes, W-2s, and 1099s