Tag: Tax Foundation
R.I.’s jobless numbers standing out
Early indicators suggest the economic shutdown created by the new coronavirus may be hitting the labor force in Rhode Island harder than in most...
Reports: R.I. unemployment filings as share of workforce rank among highest...
PROVIDENCE – Two reports have found that Rhode Island has been one of the hardest-hit states in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
R.I. makes changes to unemployment, TDI taxes
Many Rhode Island employers could see a reduction in the amount of unemployment insurance tax they pay, while employees are on the hook for...
Report: R.I. has lowest combined corporate tax rate in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked as having the No. 18 highest combined state and federal corporate income tax rate in the nation as of...
Report: R.I.’s top marginal income tax rate fourth highest in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s top tax marginal individual tax rate for 2019 is 5.99 percent, fourth highest in New England, according to the Tax...
Study: R.I. middle of pack for federal aid reliance
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was the No. 26 most reliant state on federal funding, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation released...
Tax Foundation: R.I. ranks No. 37 for state business tax...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 37 on the Tax Foundation’s 2019 State Business Tax Climate Index, one spot better than its revised 2018...
Report: Rhode Island ranked No. 7 for highest wireless taxes in...
PROVIDENCE – A new Tax Foundation report shows Rhode Island with the seventh-highest combined federal/state/local tax rate in the country on wireless phone service...
From job creation to income distribution, multiple analyses of tax proposal...
PROVIDENCE – The most recent tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, proposed Nov. 2 in the House of Representatives, contains tax...
Tax Foundation: $100 in R.I. worth 2nd most in N.E., 33rd...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked second in New England for the relative value of $100, according to a report by the Tax Foundation released...