Tag: Department of Revenue
Lining up for next windfall
In November 1998, Rhode Island was part of a historic settlement with the tobacco industry to pay for the health care costs of smoking...
For some, sports betting is not a panacea, it’s just illegal
Did Rhode Island voters approve sports betting when they agreed to allow table games at the state’s casinos? A lawsuit filed this month in state...
R.I. cash collections tick up in March
PROVIDENCE – Cash collections in Rhode Island in March totaled $279.2 million, a 0.4% increase year over year, according to the R.I. Department of...
R.I. cash collections in Jan. up 1.9%
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island cash collections totaled $350.4 million in January, an increase of 1.9 percent year over year from $343.9 million in January...
R.I. meal, beverage tax collections decline 3.9% in 2018
PROVIDENCE – Meal and beverage tax collections from Rhode Island restaurants declined 3.9 percent in 2018 to $14.6 million compared with the $15.2 million...
R.I. Oct. collection of 1% meal and bev. tax increases 3.7...
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 1 percent meal and beverage tax in Rhode Island in October increased 3.7 percent from $2.3 million to $2.4...
1% hotel tax collections jump up in Sept.
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 1 percent hotel tax in Rhode Island in September totaled $627,575, an 8.5 percent increase from the year prior,...
DOR: 2017 tax payment extension deadlines approach
PROVIDENCE – The deadline to file tax year 2017 tax returns on extension is Monday, Oct. 15, the R.I. Department of Revenue reminded taxpayers...
Gubernatorial candidates differ on lowering tax burden
Most comparative surveys find Rhode Islanders are overtaxed, and most of the candidates running for the governor’s office this year – including the incumbent...
Fiscal 2018 R.I. cash collections ahead of expectations through April
PROVIDENCE – Total fiscal year-to-date general revenue collection through April was 2.3 percent higher than estimates, according to the R.I. Department of Revenue Tuesday,...
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