Extended office hours tonight for amnesty

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation this evening will offer extended office hours for the state tax amnesty program. 

• The deadline for filings and payments related to amnesty is exactly four weeks from tonight.

The Division's office, at One Capitol Hill in Providence, Rhode Island, is normally open to the public until 3:30 p.m. However, as a convenience for taxpayers and tax professionals, the Division will remain open to the public until 6:00 p.m. this evening, January 18.

The Division also will offer extended office hours this Saturday, January 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. To learn more about this and other dates for extended hours during amnesty, click here.

Employers warned about W-2 scam

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation, the Internal Revenue Service, and other Security Summit partners today urged all employers to educate their payroll personnel about a Form W-2 phishing scam that made victims of hundreds of organizations and thousands of employees last year.

The Form W-2 scam has emerged as one of the most dangerous phishing emails in the tax community. During the last two tax seasons, cybercriminals tricked payroll personnel or people with access to payroll information into disclosing sensitive information for entire workforces. To learn more, click here.

Filing season starts January 29

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation announced today that the filing season for Rhode Island resident and nonresident personal income tax returns will begin on Monday, January 29, 2018.

The Division also announced details on the April filing deadline, business returns, withholding, the annual sales tax reconciliation, sales permit renewals, and other matters.

To view the Advisory, click here. 

Tax amnesty: Extended office hours today

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation's extended office hours for the state tax amnesty program take effect today, Tuesday, January 16.

The Division's office, at One Capitol Hill in Providence, Rhode Island, is normally open to the public until 3:30 p.m.

However, as a convenience for taxpayers and tax professionals, the Division will remain open to the public until 6:00 p.m. this evening.

To learn more about this and other dates for extended hours during amnesty, click here.

Non-collecting retailers, retail sale facilitators

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today issued a reminder for non-collecting retailers and retail sale facilitators about reporting and notice requirements. To learn more about this subject, which involves sales tax and use tax, click here.

Extended office hours for amnesty

The Division of Taxation today announced extended office hours for Rhode Island's state tax amnesty program. Amnesty filings and payments are due five weeks from tomorrow, on February 15, 2018. For details, click here.

Tax professionals alerted about fraud

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation, the Internal Revenue Service, and other members of the Security Summit warned tax professionals this afternoon about a new round of online fraud.

Cybercriminals are using emails posing as potential clients, or as tax agencies, to trick tax practitioners into disclosing sensitive information, the Security Summit warned. To learn more, click here.