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Federal Hill hookah complaint targets 11 establishments

PROVIDENCE – Nearly a dozen Federal Hill establishments are facing state scrutiny over allegations they are illegally offering hookah, raising questions about enforcement of...

Do you support R.I.’s first tax amnesty program in a decade?

For the first time in a decade, Rhode Island will offer a tax amnesty program. Tax delinquents can resolve outstanding tax liabilities, penalties and...
READY FOR CHANGES: John Elkhay, co-owner of Chow Fun Inc., stands in the dining room of Ten Prime Seafood, a restaurant the company is preparing to open on Empire Street in Providence. Elkhay says he’s trying to provide clarity to his employees on new federal rules about tax on tips. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

New federal tax rules on tips spark confusion

John Elkhay, co-owner of the restaurant company Chow Fun Inc., is no stranger to navigating regulatory curveballs. With his company managing more than 200 employees...
BIG DEAL: Numerous states have introduced incentives to attract data center projects like this Amazon Web Services data center in Boardman, Ore. 
AP FILE PHOTO/JENNY KANE

Data center incentive bill stalls after tax administrator raises red flags

Efforts to get more data centers built in Rhode Island were put on hold in May when legislation offering tax breaks to developers was...

R.I. film industry stabilizing after COVID-19 pandemic, annual tax credit reports...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's movie industry appears to have fully stabilized in the last few years since the COViD-19 pandemic, the state's annual film tax...

PBN’s most-read stories of 2024

From high-profile corporate layoffs to controversial real estate sales, fallout from the Washington Bridge shutdown and organization leadership shakeups, the top stories of 2024...

R.I. Division of Taxation plans ‘Tax Compliance Day’ to address filing...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Taxation has scheduled a "Tax Compliance Day" on Monday, Jan. 13, billed as an opportunity to seek resolutions...
BETTER INFORMED: R.I. Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore says changes to the Rhode Island Corporations Act will standardize the process of notifying business owners about unpaid tax obligations. Amore is pictured at the business services division of the R.I. Department of State in Providence. 
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R.I. is closing communication gap on tax scofflaws

For years, a long-standing communication gap between two key government agencies allowed many business owners and nonprofits to skip paying taxes but still maintain...

R.I. set to release expanded list of tax delinquents

PROVIDENCE – If an allegiance to a sense of civic duty isn’t enough, Rhode Island businesses and residents who owe more than $50,000 in...

Recreational cannabis tax collections uneven across state, tax data shows

PROVIDENCE – In a city or town with only one store licensed to sell recreational cannabis, the financial performance of that dispensary can boost...
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