Help and Information

Form TX-17 Help - Payment Options

Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) through ACH Debit:

What it is: You will enter banking information which will allow the RI Department of Labor and Training to draft your account on the first available banking day after the TX-17 payment is initiated.

Requirements: You must enter your banking information into the application after you login and your account must be verified before you will be able to pay with this method. Verification (called prenoteing) requires two business days. When you sign into this application to file your TX-17 form, you will be notified as to the status of your account verification and whether or not this method of payment has been approved. If you believe that this verification process will not be completed by the due date for your TX-17 filing then we recommend that you choose another method of payment. Please call the Department of Labor and Training at 401-574-8700 (Option 2) with any questions.

Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) through ACH Credit:

What it is: You authorize your bank to make a payment to the RI Department of Labor and Training.

Requirements: If you have not previously used this method to pay RI Employment Security, Temporary Disability Insurance and Job Development Fund Taxes your banking information must be on file with the RI Department of Labor and Training. Please complete and mail this form to the Department of Labor and Training. Verification of this information may take up to two business days. If you believe that this verification process will not be completed by the due date for your TX-17 filing then we recommend that you choose another method of payment. Please call the Department of Labor and Training at 401-574-8700 (Option 2) with any questions.

Payment by Check:

What it is: You will mail a check for the amount due along with the invoice this application generates to the RI Department of Labor and Training.

Requirements: Make checks payable to "RIET". Print out the invoice page and mail it, along with the check, to:

State of Rhode Island
Department of Labor and Training
Employer Tax Unit
1511 Pontiac Ave
Cranston, RI 02920-0942

If you are unable to successfully print out the invoice please enter the following information on the check: Year/Quarter of filing along with your UI Account Number.

All mailed checks must be postmarked on or before the date your payment is due.