Title 44
Taxation

Chapter 23
Estate and Transfer Taxes — Enforcement and Collection

R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-23-1

§ 44-23-1. Statements filed by executors, administrators and heirs-at-law. [Effective until January 1, 2025.]

(a) Every executor, administrator, and heir-at-law, within nine (9) months after the death of the decedent, shall file with the tax administrator a statement under oath showing the full and fair cash value of the estate, the amounts paid out from the estate for claims, expenses, charges, and fees, and the statement shall also provide the names and addresses of all persons entitled to take any share or interest of the estate as legatees or distributees of the estate.

(b) A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) is paid when filing any statement required by this section. All fees received under this section are allocated to the tax administrator for enforcement and collection of taxes.

History of Section.
P.L. 1916, ch. 1339, § 22; P.L. 1920, ch. 1946, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 39, §§ 20-22; P.L. 1926, ch. 810, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1355, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 43, §§ 20, 21; P.L. 1939, ch. 664, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-23-1; P.L. 1971, ch. 48, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 170, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 206, art. VI, § 5; P.L. 1984, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 450, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 45, § 5; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 61, § 4; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 38, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 19, § 15.

§ 44-23-1. Statements filed by executors, administrators, and heirs-at-law. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

(a) Every executor, administrator, and heir-at-law, within nine (9) months after the death of the decedent, shall file with the tax administrator a statement under oath showing the full and fair cash value of the estate; the amounts paid out from the estate for claims, expenses, charges, and fees; and the statement shall also provide the names and addresses of all persons entitled to take any share or interest of the estate as legatees or distributees of the estate.

(b) For estates of decedents with a date of death prior to January 1, 2025, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid when filing any statement required by this section. All fees received under this section are allocated to the tax administrator for enforcement and collection of taxes.

(c) For estates of decedents with a date of death on or after January 1, 2025, no fee shall be paid when filing any statement required by this section.

History of Section.
P.L. 1916, ch. 1339, § 22; P.L. 1920, ch. 1946, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 39, §§ 20-22; P.L. 1926, ch. 810, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1355, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 43, §§ 20, 21; P.L. 1939, ch. 664, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-23-1; P.L. 1971, ch. 48, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 170, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 206, art. VI, § 5; P.L. 1984, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 450, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 45, § 5; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 61, § 4; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 38, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 19, § 15; P.L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 6, § 20, effective January 1, 2025.