Security Summit warns of scam

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation, the Internal Revenue Service, and other Security Summit partners are warning tax professionals about an email purporting to be from a tax software education provider. For details, please click here.

Recent developments

• Michael F. Canole, CPA, has been promoted to the rank of assistant tax administrator. For details, click here.
• Rhode Island Department of Revenue Director Robert S. Hull has announced the conclusion of a successful personal income tax filing season by the Division of Taxation. To view the announcement, click here.
• The Division of Taxation has issued an Advisory about new account ID numbers for holders of sales tax permits. To view the Advisory, click here.
• The Division of Taxation provided an update on the 2017 filing season during a House Oversight Committee hearing at the State House. To view the slides, click here. For a video of the hearing, archived by Capitol Television, click here.

Seminar is sold out

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation's seminar next month, on self-audits and sales/use tax, has sold out. Therefore, pre-registration is now closed. The Division thanks everyone who expressed interest in the event.

Sales tax due after audit

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has posted its latest Administrative Decision. 

Decision 2017-07 looks at whether a retailer owes additional sales tax following an audit.

No inflation-related increase for gas tax this year

Every other year, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation must determine if there has been enough inflation to warrant an increase in the Rhode Island gasoline tax.  

This year, the Division has determined that no inflation-related increase will apply. The Division has posted an Advisory and Notice with details.

Two new Administrative Decisions

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has posted two new Administrative Decisions:

• Decision 2017-05 involves whether a taxpayer qualifies for the property-tax relief credit.
• Decision 2017-06 looks at the Rhode Island tax impact of a change at the federal level.

Report on sales, taxation of alcoholic beverages

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation yesterday posted its annual report on the sales and taxation of alcoholic beverages. To view a copy, click here.