Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-11-29
Notice to tax administrator of sale of assets â Tax due
# (a)
The sale or transfer of the major part in value of the assets of a domestic corporation, domestic limited liability company, domestic limited partnership, or any other domestic business entity, or of the major part in value of the assets situated in this state of a foreign corporation, foreign limited liability company, foreign limited partnership, or any other foreign business entity, other than in the ordinary course of trade and in the regular and usual prosecution of business by said corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or any other business entity whether domestic or foreign, and the sale or transfer of the major part in value of the assets of a domestic corporation, domestic limited liability company, domestic limited partnership, or any other domestic corporation business entity, or of the major part in value of the assets situated in this state of a foreign corporation, foreign limited liability company, foreign limited partnership, or any other foreign business entity that is engaged in the business of buying, selling, leasing, renting, managing, or dealing in real estate, shall be fraudulent and void as against the state unless the corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or any other business entity, whether domestic or foreign, at least five (5) business days before the sale or transfer, notifies the tax administrator of the proposed sale or transfer and of the price, terms, and conditions of the sale or transfer and of the character and location of the assets by requesting a letter of good standing from the tax division. Such notification must be received by the division of taxation at least five (5) business days before the sale or transfer.
Whenever a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or any other business entity, whether domestic or foreign, makes such a sale or transfer, any and all tax returns required to be filed under this title must be filed and any and all taxes imposed under this title shall become due and payable at the time when the tax administrator is so notified of the sale or transfer, or, if the tax administrator is not so notified, at the time when they should have been notified of the sale or transfer.
# (b)
This section shall not apply to sales by receivers, assignees under a voluntary assignment for the benefit of creditors, trustees in bankruptcy, debtors in possession in bankruptcy, or public officers acting under judicial process.
Amendment history
History of Section. G.L. 1938, ch. 37, § 13; P.L. 1947, ch. 1887, art. 1, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-11-29; P.L. 1964, ch. 65, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 8, § 9; P.L. 2025, ch. 183, § 4, effective June 24, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 184, § 4, effective June 24, 2025.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 44-11-11.3 · Accelerated amortization deductions for certain…
- 44-11-12 · Dividends and interest excluded from net income
- 44-11-13 · Entire net income of business wholly within state
- 44-11-14 · Allocation of income from business partially within state
- 44-11-14.1 · Certified facility apportionment exclusion
- 44-11-14.2 · Allocation and apportionment of regulated investment…
- 44-11-14.3 · Credit card banks â Allocation and apportionment of…
- 44-11-14.4 · Allocation and apportionment â Retirement and pension…
- 44-11-14.5 · International investment management service income
- 44-11-14.6 · Allocation and apportionment â Manufacturers
- 44-11-15 · Variation of method of allocating income
- 44-11-19 · Supplemental returns â Additional tax or refund
- 44-11-20 · Claims for refund â Hearing upon denial
- 44-11-21 · Information confidential â Types of disclosure authorized…
- 44-11-22 · Tax administratorâs power to summon witnesses and evidence
- 44-11-23 · Service of summons
- 44-11-24 · Enforcement of summons
- 44-11-25 · Determination of tax without return
- 44-11-26 · Pecuniary penalty for failure to file return or to pay tax…
- 44-11-26.1 · Revocation of articles or authority to transact business…
- 44-11-27 · Pecuniary penalty for fraud
- 44-11-28 · Collection of pecuniary penalties
- 44-11-29 · Notice to tax administrator of sale of assets â Tax due
- 44-11-29.1 · Letters of good standing â Fees
- 44-11-30 · Examination of taxpayerâs records â Witnesses
- 44-11-31 · Examinations as to liability of transferee
- 44-11-32 · Violations by corporations
- 44-11-33 · Violations by individuals
- 44-11-34 · Criminal penalty for failure to file return
- 44-11-35 · Appeals
- 44-11-36 · Liability of fiduciaries
- 44-11-37 · General collection powers
- 44-11-38 · Collection by writ of execution
- 44-11-39 · Tax as debt to state
- 44-11-40 · Severability
- 44-11-41 · Tax credit for machine tool, metal trade or plastic process…
- 44-11-42 · Repealed
- 44-11-43 · Passive investment treatment
- 44-11-44 · Annual Rhode Island corporate income and tax data report
- 44-11-45 · Repealed