Below is a list of allowable modifications that can be used to decrease your Federal adjusted gross income that are not subject to Rhode Island tax. They include:
- Rhode Island fiduciary adjustment as beneficiary of an estate or trust.
- Elective deduction for new research and development facilities.
- Railroad Retirement benefits included in gross income for federal income tax purposes but exempt from state income taxes under the laws of the United States.
- Qualifying investment in a certified venture capital partnership.
- Family Education Accounts
- Tuition Saving Program (section 529 accounts) - A modification decreasing federal adjusted gross income may be claimed for any contributions made to a Rhode Island account under the tuition savings program. The maximum modification shall not exceed $500, $1,000 if a joint return.
- Exemptions from a tax on profit or gain for writers, composers and artists residing within a section of the defined Economic Development Zone as defined in RIGL 44-30-1.1 within the cities of Newport, Providence, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, or Warwick, or the Towns of Little Compton, Tiverton, Warren or Westerly and creating artistic works while a resident of the Zone. Taxpayers claiming these modifications must submit a schedule showing the source and amount of income claimed to be exempt.
- Depreciation that has not been taken for federal purposes because of the bonus depreciation that must be subtracted from Rhode Island income.
- Depreciation that has not been taken for federal purposes because of the increased section 179 depreciation was not taken originally.
- Modification for exclusion for qualifying option under RIGL 44-39.3 AND modification for exclusion for qualifying securities or investments under RIGL 44-43-8.
- Allowable modification for performance based compensation realized by an eligible employee under the Rhode Island Jobs Growth Act.
- Modification for Tax Incentives for Employers
- Interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry obligations or securities the income of which is exempt from Rhode Island personal income tax, to the extent that such interest has been deducted in determining federal adjusted gross income.
- Historic Tax Credit income or Motion Picture Production Company Tax Credit income reported on Federal return that is tax exempt.
- Contributions to a Scituate Medical Savings Account deemed taxable under the Internal Revenue Code, but tax exempt for Rhode Island purposes.
For additional information, please see Schedule M and Form 1040 Instructions.