Tag: IRS
IRS softens blow after tax law cut perks for nonprofit employees
NEW YORK - The Internal Revenue Service moved to soften the hit from a controversial provision in last year’s tax overhaul that imposes a tax...
Brown-bag lunch for real estate agents will focus on reducing taxes
WARWICK – Certified public accountant Paul Dion will hold a brown-bag lunch at the Rhode Island Association of Realtors offices on Dec. 19, aimed...
R.I. dentist sentenced to 3 years probation for failing to report...
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Lawrence P. Stephenson of Lincoln was sentenced in U.S. District Court to three years probation and 280 hours per year of...
Doyle pleads guilty to bank fraud, tax crimes
PROVIDENCE – Little more than a month after being charged by the federal government with 31 counts of bank fraud and one count each...
Former R.I. Sen. James E. Doyle III charged with bank fraud...
PROVIDENCE – Former state senator and businessman James E. Doyle III of Pawtucket has been charged with 31 counts of bank fraud and one...
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...
Dentist admits under-reporting $1.2M to IRS
PROVIDENCE — A North Providence dentist pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence Wednesday to tax evasion, admitting that he diverted and failed...
DOR, IRS warn of renewed scam calls
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service warned individuals and businesses to be vigilant about an evolving scam being...
IRS warns of a new twist to an old scam
PROVIDENCE – The IRS is warning of a new twist to an old scam, as criminals are tricking taxpayers into paying nonexistent tax bills.
The...
R.I. extends tax deadline one day following IRS tax glitch
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has extended its tax deadline by one day to Wednesday, the R.I. Department of Revenue announced Wednesday.
The move comes after...