When e-file started in 1995, for tax year 1994, a total of 1,810 Rhode Island personal income tax returns were e-filed – a tiny fraction of all returns filed. So far in 2014, for tax year 2013, a total of 474,570 Rhode Island personal income tax returns have been e-filed, representing approximately 87 percent of all returns filed.
“Tax preparers and taxpayers have embraced the many benefits of e-filing,” said Rhode Island Tax Administrator David M. Sullivan. E- filing saves time and money, and results in fewer errors and faster processing, said Peter McVay, associate director of revenue services.
E-filing has increased in recent years, too.
Type of filing:
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TY 2007
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TY 2013
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E-filed returns
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59.87%
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87.21%
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Paper returns without barcode
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26.59%
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8.61%
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Paper returns with barcode
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13.53%
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4.18%
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Total:
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100.00%
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100.00%
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Tax year 2007 returns filed through April 29, 2008, and
tax year 2013 returns filed through April 30, 2014. Some figures rounded.
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