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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

Economy 11/07/2025

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...

WalletHub: R.I.’s tax burden 10th highest in nation

Economic Activity 04/02/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents have the 10th-highest tax burden in the nation, according to WalletHub. The personal finance website based in Washington, D.C., compared...

THE 2017 FEDERAL TAX OVERHAUL will give 64.2 percent of Rhode Island taxpayers a cut in their federal taxes, while 7 percent will see an increase in the 2018 tax year.

Report: 64% of R.I.ers getting tax cut, 7% tax increase in...

Economic Activity 03/29/2018

PROVIDENCE – Fewer then two-thirds of Rhode Islanders will see a tax cut on their 2018 federal tax bill, according to calculations done by...

A NUMBER OF ANALYSIS have been released on the new GOP-backed tax code proposals / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

From job creation to income distribution, multiple analyses of tax proposal...

Economic Activity 11/07/2017

PROVIDENCE – The most recent tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, proposed Nov. 2 in the House of Representatives, contains tax...

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