Section 44-14-14.1 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Apportionment and allocation of income for purposes of taxation(a) Except as specifically provided in this chapter a banking institution whose business activity is taxable both within and outside of this state shall allocate and apportion its net income as provided in §§ 44-14-14.1 - 44-14-14.5. A financial institution organized under the laws of a foreign country, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory or possession of the United States whose effectively connected income (as defined under the federal Internal Revenue Code) is taxable both within this state and within another state, other than the state in which it is organized shall allocate and apportion its net income as provided in §§ 44-14-14.1 - 44-14-14.5.(b) All income shall be apportioned to this state by multiplying this income by the apportionment percentage. The apportionment percentage is determined by adding the taxpayer's receipts factor (as described in § 44-14-14.3), property factor (as described in § 44-14-14.4), and payroll factor (as described in § 44-14-14.5) together and dividing the sum by three. If one of the factors is missing, the two remaining factors are added and the sum is divided by two. If two of the factors are missing, the remaining factor is the apportionment percentage. A factor is missing if both its numerator and denominator are zero, but it is not missing merely because its numerator is zero.(c) Each factor shall be computed according to the method of accounting (cash or accrual basis) used by the taxpayer for the taxable year.(d) For tax years ending prior to January 1, 2025, if the allocation and apportionment provisions of §§ 44-14-14.1 - 44-14-14.5 do not fairly represent the extent of the taxpayer's business activity in this state, the taxpayer may petition for or the tax administrator may require, in respect to all or any part of the taxpayer's business activity, if reasonable: (1) The exclusion of any one or more of the factors;(2) The inclusion of one or more additional factors which will fairly represent the taxpayer's business activity in this State; or(3) The employment of any other method to effectuate an equitable allocation and apportionment of the taxpayer's income.(e) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, if the allocation and apportionment provisions of §§ 44-14-14.1 through 44-14-14.5 or subsection (f) of this section are not reasonably adapted to approximate the net income derived from business carried on within the state, a banking institution may apply to the tax administrator, or the tax administrator may require the banking institution, to have its income derived from business carried on within the state determined by an alternative method. Such application shall be made by attaching to its duly-filed return a statement of the reasons why the banking institution believes that §§ 44-14-14.1 through 44-14-14.5 or subsection (f) of this section are not reasonably adapted to approximate its net income derived from business carried on within the state and a description of the method sought by it. A banking institution which so applies shall, upon receipt of a request therefor from the tax administrator, file with the tax administrator, under oath of its treasurer, a statement of such additional information as the tax administrator may require. If, after such application by the banking institution, or after the tax administrator's own review, the tax administrator determines that §§ 44-14-14.1 through 44-14-14.5 or subsection (f) of this section are not reasonably adapted to approximate the banking institution's net income derived from business carried on within the state, the tax administrator shall by reasonable methods determine the amount of net income derived from business activity carried on within the state. The amount thus determined shall be the net income taxable under §§ 44-14-3 or 44-14-4 and the foregoing determination shall be in lieu of the determination required by §§ 44-14-14.1 through 44-14-14.5 or subsection (f) of this section. If an alternative method is used by the tax administrator hereunder, the tax administrator, in their discretion, may require similar information from such banking institution if it shall appear that such alternative method or §§ 44-14-14.1 through 44-14-14.5 or subsection (f) of this section are not reasonably adapted to approximate for the applicable year the banking institution's net income derived from business carried on within the state and may again by reasonable methods determine such income.
(f) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025:(1) Except as specifically provided in this chapter a banking institution whose business activity is taxable both within and outside of this state may elect to allocate and apportion its net income by multiplying its net income by its receipts factor as described in § 44-14-14.3. For purposes of an election made pursuant to this subsection (1), the following shall apply:(i) An election shall be made by filing the form prescribed by the tax administrator with the taxpayer's duly-filed return. The election shall take effect in the tax year for which the taxpayer makes the election and shall remain in effect for all subsequent tax years; except that, after a minimum of five (5) subsequent tax years after the tax year for which the election is made, in the event of a material change of facts or law, a taxpayer may apply to the tax administrator to revoke the election. Such application shall be made by attaching a statement of the event of a material change of facts or law to the taxpayer's duly-filed return. A banking institution which so applies shall, upon receipt of a request therefor from the tax administrator, file with the tax administrator, under oath of its treasurer, a statement of such additional information as the tax administrator may require.(ii) If the receipts factor is missing, the whole of the banking institution's net income shall be taxable pursuant to §§ 44-14-3 through 44-14-4. The receipts factor shall be missing if both its numerator and denominator are zero, but it shall not be missing merely because its numerator is zero.(iii) The receipts factor shall be computed according to the method of accounting (cash or accrual basis) used by the taxpayer for the taxable year.R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-14-14.1
Amended by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 158,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 159,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2025. P.L. 1995 , ch. 370, art. 34, § 5.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.