Tag: Internal Revenue Service
IRS targets loopholes for $415B business owner tax break
NEW YORK - The Internal Revenue Service provided some long-awaited answers for business owners hoping to dodge the limits on a juicy new tax...
Treasury Department approves R.I.’s 25 census tracts for opportunity-zone program
In mid-April, R.I. Commerce Corp. identified 25 low-income census tracts across 15 cities and towns in Rhode Island as opportunity zones, including Bristol’s tract...
IRS filing system has glitch as taxpayers race to meet deadline
NEW YORK - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s online filing system was experiencing malfunctions on Tuesday - the day tax returns are due for...
Five Questions With: Ronald W. Nossek
Ronald W. Nossek is a partner at BlumShaprio in Rhode Island. Nossek specializes in audits of government entities. He talks with Providence Business News...
Tax cut calculator unveiled by Treasury to verify withholding
NEW YORK - The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled an online calculator Wednesday to help Americans determine whether the amount of federal taxes being withheld from...
Dr. Pepper sales executive pleads guilty to charges of fraud, tax...
PROVIDENCE - A national sales executive for Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Inc., a subsidiary of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc., pleaded guilty to charges of fraud...
IRS sets withholding tables as GOP pledges paycheck increase
NEW YORK - The Internal Revenue Service released guidance for employers about how much tax they should withhold from workers’ paychecks in 2018 -...
Short time left to prepay property tax and still deduct from...
PROVIDENCE – With the calendar year drawing to a close, many residents across the nation are seeking to pay property taxes by Dec. 31...
IRS sets conditions for deducting 2018 property taxes this year
NEW YORK - Taxpayers can deduct their 2018 state and local property taxes on their 2017 returns if they pay those tax bills before the...


















