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IRS announces Jan. 23 start date for tax filing season

Government 01/12/2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – The official start date of the 2023 tax filing season begins Jan. 23, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2022 returns,...

Revenue windfall pushes states to consider range of tax cuts

Coronavirus 02/02/2022

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Soaring tax revenue and billions in pandemic aid from the federal government have left many states with an unusual problem...

Proposed taxes on high-income earners draw pushback from business community

Economic Activity 04/02/2021

PROVIDENCE – Two pieces of legislation pending in Rhode Island’s General Assembly are aimed at raising taxes on high-income earners, something the state's business...

Do we really need tax returns?

Advice 04/02/2021

The IRS has postponed the April 15 tax filing deadline to May 17, and that announcement may be welcome news for many. But it...

The case for higher taxes at the very top

Editorial and Op-Ed 10/18/2019

The New York Times recently released a dramatic infographic showing how much less progressive the U.S. tax system has become since 1950. When the...

TO TAX OR NOT? Tax policy is a hot-button political issue, and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council's most recent report on tax collections and other revenue sources for state and local government begs the questions: What would you change? / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Of these options for tax policy in Rhode Island, which should...

Government 11/23/2018

The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council has come out with its 2018 analysis of Rhode Island’s state and local government tax collections and how...

NO INCOME TAX: Republican gubernatorial candidate Giovanni Feroce said he would cut spending by eliminating “complete budgets,” such as the Department of Revenue and the Department of Motor Vehicles, to make up the difference for his proposal to get rid of the state income tax.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Self-described visionary and GOP gubernatorial candidate Giovanni Feroce wants to disrupt...

Cover Story 08/31/2018

Giovanni Feroce sees himself as a proven leader, a visionary, someone who can create an economic future for Rhode Island as a hub for...

Gubernatorial candidates all talk jobs: Do their plans add up?

Cover Story 08/31/2018

Every candidate for governor wants to create jobs. But how would they do it? Do they offer a comprehensive solution for the Ocean State, where...

MAKING AN IMPRESSION: Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung has plans to reduce the state’s sales tax from 7 percent to 5 percent, paying for much of the drop in revenue by eliminating many of Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s economic-development incentives.   / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Getting elected is the easy part, governing the state is hard

Editorial and Op-Ed 06/22/2018

This week starts PBN’s series of gubernatorial candidate profiles. The collection of stories will include a Q&A format interview, as well as a sidebar...