New Administrative Decision on sales tax

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today posted on its website the latest Administrative Decision adopted by Tax Administrator David M. Sullivan.

The decision focuses on whether a taxpayer had collected the correct amount of sales tax and whether the taxpayer failed to collect applicable sales tax on transportation costs.

Coupons mailed for quarterly estimated tax payments

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation last week completed its mailing of the form that many taxpayers use to make quarterly estimated payments of personal income tax.

Overall, the Tax Division wound up mailing 40,406 copies of the 2012 version of Form RI-1040ES, "Rhode Island Resident and Nonresident Estimated Payment Coupons." The mailing will give taxpayers plenty of time to plan ahead; the first payment for 2012 isn't due until April 17.

List of approved vendors online

Note to practitioners: We've posted a list of approved software vendors on our website. Use the list to see if your software package has been cleared by the Tax Division.

New Administrative Decision available

We've posted a new Administrative Decision on our website. The issue is whether the taxpayer was subject to the state's personal income tax.