Live in Oregon, Work in Rhode Island: Which State Taxes Your Paycheck?
Answer
Expect withholding in Rhode Island and a return in both. Oregon and Rhode Island hold no reciprocal agreement, so the overlap is resolved after the fact: Rhode Island taxes the Rhode Island-source wages, and your Oregon resident return claims a credit for that tax against the Oregon liability on the same income.
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Without an agreement between Oregon and Rhode Island, the overlap is handled after the fact rather than prevented. That is why the filing order matters: the Rhode Island figure is an input to the Oregon return, so completing Oregon first means doing it twice.
A Oregon resident taxed by another state on the same income claims the credit for taxes paid to other states on Schedule OR-ASC-NP. The credit is capped at the Oregon tax on that income, so it removes the double tax but never refunds the excess when the other state charges more.
What you file
- 1Nonresident return · Rhode IslandForm RI-1040NR
File the Rhode Island nonresident return FIRST — you need the Rhode Island tax figure before you can complete Oregon.
- 2Resident return · OregonSchedule OR-ASC-NP
File a Oregon resident return reporting all income, then claim the credit for tax paid to Rhode Island. The credit is capped at what Oregon would have charged on that same income, so if Rhode Island taxes it at a higher rate the difference is not refunded.
The two states, side by side
| Oregon | Rhode Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes wages | Yes — graduated | Yes — graduated |
| Reciprocity partners | None | None |
| Convenience rule | No | No |
| Nonresident return | Form OR-40-N | Form RI-1040NR |
| Credit for other-state tax | Schedule OR-ASC-NP | Form RI-1040NR Schedule II |
| Nonresident safe harbour | None published | None published |
| Local income tax | Yes | No |
| Revenue department | Oregon Department of Revenue | Rhode Island Division of Taxation |
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The other direction
Reversing the commute does not always reverse the answer. Living in Rhode Island and working in Oregon gives:Both states — credit offsets the double tax.
Same two states, different situation
The withholding answer turns on how you are paid and where the work happens, not only on which two states are involved.
- Remote worker: Oregon → Rhode IslandHome state only
- 1099 contractor: Oregon → Rhode IslandHome state, plus the client state if you work there
- Moved mid-year: Oregon → Rhode IslandTwo part-year returns
Other Oregon pairs
Questions people actually ask
I live in Oregon and work in Rhode Island. Which state takes the tax out of my paycheck?
Expect withholding in Rhode Island and a return in both. Oregon and Rhode Island hold no reciprocal agreement, so the overlap is resolved after the fact: Rhode Island taxes the Rhode Island-source wages, and your Oregon resident return claims a credit for that tax against the Oregon liability on the same income.
Which state should my employer be withholding for?
Rhode Island. The wages are sourced to Rhode Island, so Rhode Island withholding is correct and there is no Oregon withholding to set up.
Will I end up paying tax twice on the same income?
Not twice over, but you will pay the higher of the two rates. Oregon gives residents a credit for tax paid to Rhode Island on the same income, claimed on Schedule OR-ASC-NP. The credit is capped at the Oregon tax on that income, so if Rhode Island taxes it more heavily the excess is not refunded by either state.
How current is this?
The Oregon and Rhode Island rules on this page were last checked against Oregon Department of Revenue and Rhode Island Division of Taxation on 2026-08-07. We re-check the full grid every December after state legislative sessions close, and re-check the convenience-of-the-employer states quarterly because that is where the rules move fastest.
Sources
Every fact above comes from the revenue department that publishes the rule. We do not cite secondary summaries, and we do not restate a figure we could not find at source.
- Oregon Department of Revenue — individual income taxaccessed 2026-08-07
- Rhode Island Division of Taxation — individual income taxaccessed 2026-08-07