Security Summit reminder for tax professionals

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation, the Internal Revenue Service, and other partners in the Security Summit remind tax professionals to review critical security steps to ensure that they are fully protecting client data, whether they are working in the office or at a remote location. Remember: Cybercriminals are active amid the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). For more information, click here.

Reminder about tomorrow's deadline

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reminds taxpayers and tax professionals that the deadline is tomorrow – Wednesday, July 15 -- for filings and payments involving Rhode Island resident and nonresident personal income tax returns, covering the 2019 tax year. For more information, click here.

Meet Wednesday's deadline with Free File

Reminder: The new deadline for filing your taxes is this Wednesday, July 15. Many taxpayers can prepare and file their federal and Rhode Island personal income tax returns online at no charge via Rhode Island Free File. To see if you're eligible, click here.

Governor extends Executive Orders

Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo recently extended a number of Executive Orders until August 2, 2020, including the following:

• Executive Order 20-02, declaring a state of emergency due to the dangers to health and life posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and
• Executive Order 20-19, involving unemployment insurance matters (including relief for employers related to unemployment insurance tax charges).

These Executive Orders will remain in full force and effect until August 2, 2020, unless renewed, modified or terminated by subsequent Executive Orders.  For more information, click here.

Newsletter now available

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has posted the latest issue of its quarterly newsletter. Topics include the following:

• The July 15 deadline for filings and payments
• Unemployment benefits and taxes
• Convenient options for making tax payments
• Recently enacted Rhode Island tax legislation
• The “Legal Corner” feature
• The Rhode Island Free File program
• The “Practitioners’ Corner” feature
• A reminder about Rhode Island’s health insurance mandate

To view a copy, click here.

Deadline is two weeks away

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reminds taxpapers and tax professionals that the deadline for filings and payments involving Rhode Island resident and nonresident personal income tax returns, covering the 2019 tax year, is two weeks away.

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the deadline for filings and payments was postponed from April 15 to July 15. (July 15, 2020, is also the deadline for a number of other filings and payments.) No late charges will apply to filings and payments that are made on or before July 15, 2020. For more information, click here.