There's less than one month to go for tax-filing season – which means there’s less than
a month left to file your Rhode Island personal income tax return (due date:
April 15, 2013).
“There’s
always a last-minute rush every year. It’s human nature,” said Tax
Administrator David M. Sullivan. “But you can beat the rush by filing early –
and by filing electronically.”
E-filing saves time and money, and results in
fewer errors and faster processing, said Peter McVay, associate director of
revenue services. And only by e-filing can you have your refund deposited
directly into your bank or credit union account; you cannot have direct deposit
if you file your return on paper, said Susan M. Galvin, chief of Tax Processing
Services. E-filing is up 4 percent so far this year.
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Filing season 2012
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Filing season 2013
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Difference
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E-filed returns
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261,268
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271,777
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+ 4.02 %
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Paper returns
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27,089
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17,553
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- 35.20
%
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2-D barcode returns
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11,156
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9,150
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- 17.98 %
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Total returns:
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299,513
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298,480
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- 0.34 %
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Cumulative
figures for tax year 2011 returns filed through March 14, 2012, and tax year
2012 returns filed through March 20, 2013.
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