Three weeks 'til filing deadline

The deadline for filing Rhode Island personal income tax returns is three weeks away.

The Division of Taxation today posted an Advisory which has details about the deadline, filing season statistics, and other information. Please click here to view it.

Web page has info on combined reporting

A special section of the Division of Taxation website has been created to make information regarding pro forma combined reporting easily accessible. 

So far, the web page contains the Division of Taxation's study on pro forma combined reporting, which was delivered to General Assembly leaders one week ago, and a PowerPoint presentation on the subject, which the Division of Taxation prepared for the Senate Finance Committee earlier this week.

To view the site, click here.

Results of study on combined reporting

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has posted the results of its study on pro forma combined reporting.

Please click here for the announcement, which includes background and a summary.

Please click here for the report itself.

Historic tax credits -- three Providence projects

The Division of Taxation today posted details on three projects in Providence that involve historic preservation tax credits. To view the details for each project, click here for the Division of Taxation's web page on historic tax credits. 

Three new Administrative Decisions

The Division of Taxation today posted three new Administrative Decisions. They look at: 

• whether a TV actor's performances should be subject to personal income tax (see 2014-06);
• whether a claim to carry forward an overpayment should be allowed (see 2014-07); and
• whether a retailer's sales tax permit should be revoked (see 2014-08).

More details posted on historic tax credits

The Division of Taxation today posted details on two more projects involving historic preservation tax credits. Click here for the link.

Kick-off for Free File program

Rhode Island Tax Administrator David M. Sullivan on February 10 joined Congressman Jim Langevin and others to kick off this tax season's Free File program.

State Free File programs are sponsored by 22 states, including Rhode Island.

Under the State Free File program, taxpayers who meet certain requirements can prepare and file both their federal and Rhode Island returns online at no charge.

"This program, which doesn't cost the government a dime, also takes the confusion out of tax preparation and keeps money in the pockets of people who need it most," Langevin said at the program's kick-off event, held at the Genesis Center on Potters Avenue in Providence's West Elmwood neighborhood. "I strongly urge eligible Rhode Island residents to use this easy and convenient program," he said.

Sullivan said, "Free File not only helps save taxpayers' time and money, but also provides savings to Rhode Island's government in the form of lower processing costs and fewer errors as compared to paper returns."

Information about the software providers participating in this year's State Free File program in Rhode Island is available on the Division of Taxation's website. Click here to view it.

Tax Administrator David Sullivan