Next year’s tax deadline will be April 18

NEXT YEAR'S tax filing deadline will be April 18, three days later than usual, the state Division of Taxation said.
NEXT YEAR'S tax filing deadline will be April 18, three days later than usual, the state Division of Taxation said.

PROVIDENCE – Next year’s tax filing deadline will be April 18, three days later than usual, the state Division of Taxation said Tuesday.
“This will be a year in which the observation of Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C. will affect the filing deadline in Rhode Island,” state Tax Administrator David M. Sullivan said in a statement.
According to a press release, because Emancipation Day falls on Saturday, April 16, in 2016, it will be observed in the District of Columbia on Friday, April 15, 2016.
Emancipation Day is considered a legal holiday for purposes of filing deadlines by the Internal Revenue Service, so the federal income tax filing deadline will be pushed to the next business day – Monday, April 18, 2016, the IRS said in Revenue Ruling 2015-13. Rhode Island typically follows federal rules on filing deadlines under Rhode Island Division of Taxation Regulation PIT 98-7, according to a news release.
“Next year’s filing season may seem a long way off now, but some taxpayers and tax preparers like to plan ahead, so we’re letting them know well in advance,” Sullivan said. “Because the deadline in 2016 will be April 18, taxpayers will have a few extra days to prepare and file their returns and pay what they owe.”
April 18, 2016, will also be the deadline for the following:

  • Calendar-year limited liability companies (LLCs) taxed as pass-through entities and that file their return on Form RI-1065;
  • Calendar-year limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, general partnerships and single-member LLCs that file their return on Form RI-1065;
  • Fiduciary returns, using a calendar year, on Form RI-1041;
  • Calendar-year composite and pass-through filings;
  • Property-tax relief claims on Form RI-1040H;
  • Residential lead abatement credit claims on Form RI-6238;
  • The first quarterly estimated payment for 2016 of Rhode Island personal income tax.

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