Sales & Excise Depending on your business's activity, one or more of the following taxes may be required to collected and/or remitted to the state of Rhode Island. Cigarette Tax » Tobacco Products » Hard-to-Dispose Tax » Hotel Tax » International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) » Real Estate Conveyance Tax » 1% Local Meals and Beverage Tax » Sales/Use Tax » a 7% sales tax is due on all taxable sales made by your business a 1% local meals and beverage tax is due on food sales a 6% hotel tax is due on hotel room rentals 2021 Due Date Calendar for Sales and Excise Taxes » 2022 Due Date Calendar for Sales and Excise Taxes » Please visit our main Sales and Excise Taxes page for more information.