R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-14-14.1 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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, 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 (f), the following
shall apply:
(1) 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.
(2) If the receipts factor is missing, the whole of the banking institution’s net income
shall be taxable pursuant to §§ 44-14-3 — 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.
(3) The receipts factor shall be computed according to the method of accounting (cash
or accrual basis) used by the taxpayer for the taxable year.