Tax Division posts new Advisory

The Tax Division today posted an Advisory on multiple tax topics, including an employer tax deadline, the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, and a drawing involving the scholarship tax credit.

Employer tax deadline

The Tax Division reminds employers that the deadline is right around the corner for filing their second-quarter wage and tax report for 2012 and paying the tax due.

Employers have until midnight on July 31, 2012, to file and pay their state unemployment insurance tax and Job Development Fund tax, and to file and remit the amount of Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) tax withheld from employees’ wages.

New Administrative Decision on personal income tax

A new Administrative Decision posted today looks at whether a taxpayer's refund claim was timely filed.

Corporate tax update: E-file mandate

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation announced today that it will mandate the electronic filing of corporate tax returns beginning with the filing season that starts in January 2013 -- in other words, about six months from now. The agency posted a new Advisory with details.

Tax Division posts latest newsletter

The Tax Division today posted on its website the latest issue of its quarterly newsletter.

The newsletter includes information about recent changes to state tax law, changes in store at the Tax Division, a primer on filing requirements for business entities, and answers to practitioners' questions.

Court upholds Tax Administrator on income tax case

The Rhode Island Supreme Court today upheld the Tax Administrator in a case involving more than $1 million in unpaid personal income taxes. Click here for details.