Rhode Island’s 8% Tax on Short-Term Rentals

8% short-term rental tax effective July 1, 2015. Here are the details: WHO WILL OWE THE TAX? Private Home Owners who rent their homes for fewer than 30 consecutive days will be required to obtain a sales tax permit and collect an 8% tax (7% sales tax plus a 1% hotel tax). Real estate commissions and […]

Summer’s Better in a Newport Beach House!

What makes the perfect RI Beach House? Everyone has their own criteria for RI beach house perfection. For me it’s the sound of the surf at night, walking out the door onto the beach, a fried clam shack nearby (serving the “real” kind with bellies and tartar sauce), ice cream cones scooped by industrious kids seeking “tips […]