Hard-to-Dispose Tax

The Hard-to-Dispose Tax is the tax that is levied on hard-to-dispose material, such as lubricating oils, antifreeze, and tires.

In the case of new motor vehicles, a fee of six dollars ($6.00) per vehicle shall be levied and paid to the division of motor vehicles in conjunction with titling of the vehicle. Every hard-to-dispose material retailer selling, using, or otherwise consuming in this state any hard-to-dispose material is liable for the tax imposed by this section. Its liability is not extinguished until the tax has been paid to the state, except that a receipt from a hard-to-dispose material wholesaler engaging in business in this state or from a hard-to-dispose material wholesaler who is authorized by the tax administrator to collect the tax under rules and regulations that he or she may prescribe given to the hard-to-dispose material retailer is sufficient to relieve the hard-to-dispose material retailer from further liability for the tax to which the receipt refers.

Any business engaged in the selling, using, or otherwise consuming in this state any hard-to-dispose material is liable for the tax imposed by this section.

In the event that a person purchases hard-to-dispose material for its own use or consumption and not for resale from a hard-to-dispose material wholesaler or retailer not engaged in business in this state or not authorized by the tax administrator to collect the tax, that person shall be liable for the tax imposed by this section.

Any person, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, firm, individual proprietorship or other entity, wherever located, who engages in the sale of Hard-to-Dispose Material as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-15.1-3(4) to retailers who are engaged in the retail sale of Hard-to-Dispose Material in Rhode Island shall file an application - HTDT-2.

No application fees or annual renewals are required for a permit. However, a new application must be filed whenever there is a change of ownership.  Also, a Hard to Dispose permittee may have to file the Business Application and Registration form to register for a Sales Tax account and receive a sales tax permit.

Please visit our Sales & Excise Tax Forms page for the latest versions of these forms.

Any hard-to-dispose material wholesaler or retailer shall file the HTDT-3 (wholesaler) or HTDT-4 (retailer), whichever is applicable, by the 25^th day of the following month.

There is only one filing frequency for the Hard-to-Dispose Tax - monthly.

HTDM-W,

Wholesaler: HTDT-3

Retailer: HTDT-4

Please visit our Sales & Excise Tax Forms page for the latest versions of these forms.

You may file and pay the Hard-to-Dispose tax online (preferred) or by mail:

Tax Portal: https://taxportal.ri.gov

Mail: Complete the form and send in with payment to:

RI Division of Taxation

One Capitol Hill – Suite 4

Providence, RI 02908-5802