Tag: Taxes
Small businesses face tax headaches on top of pandemic woes
NEW YORK (AP) – Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their...
RIPEC: Municipal property tax system ‘out of balance,’ needs reform
PROVIDENCE – A homeowner in West Warwick pays $5,400 more in annual property taxes for the exact same house than if they lived in...
Free tax filing available through VITA program for income-eligible R.I. residents
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders may be able to get their state and federal income taxes prepared and filed for free under the Volunteer Income...
Business groups seek steeper cut in tax penalty interest rate
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has proposed cutting the interest rate on delinquent taxes owed to the state of Rhode Island from 18%...
R.I. tax filing season to follow IRS calendar
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Taxation began accepting 2021 state tax filings on Jan. 24, following the same calendar as the Internal Revenue...
RIPEC: R.I. backslid in tax rankings, but 2022 presents opportunity for...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has never been considered a national leader for business tax policy, but in recent years its corporate tax environment has...
New year brings new state tax rules
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Taxation recently issued an announcement summarizing the tax changes that took effect at the start of 2022.
Many apply...
Employer UI taxes to stay level in 2022
PROVIDENCE – Employers will pay the same state payroll taxes to support Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance program next year, the R.I. Department of Labor...
R.I. cash collections up 18.8% Y/Y in November
PROVIDENCE – Cash collections in Rhode Island in November totaled $352 million, an 18.8% increase from $296.2 million one year prior, the R.I. Department...
R.I. keeping unemployment insurance tax rate unchanged in 2022
CRANSTON – Rhode Island businesses won't see an increase in their unemployment insurance tax rate for 2022 even though the trust fund that keeps...