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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><font size="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To Tax and Payroll Professionals</span></font></u><font size="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Rhode Island Division of Taxation is considering adopting the new federal filing deadline for purposes of employer reporting of Rhode Island
personal income tax withheld. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If the plan moves forward, it would take effect for 2016 and later tax years. Thus, for 2016, employers would file with the Division their annual
W-3, W-2, and Form 1099 information and reconciliation returns by January 31, 2017, instead of by February 28, 2017. (Other requirements applying to employers would not change.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If the plan is adopted, Rhode Island deadlines would be the same as the new federal deadlines (and the same as the deadlines in more than 20 other
states and jurisdictions). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Division invites comments about the proposal from tax, payroll, and other professionals. Comments should be submitted by 4:00 p.m. Eastern
time on Monday, October 31, 2016. Please submit all comments online via the following link:
<a href="http://bit.ly/2azJANr">http://bit.ly/2azJANr</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps">[Trouble opening the link? Click
<a href="https://ritax.wufoo.com/forms/r8z8se41ti5bz3/">here</a>.]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="#2e74b5" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2E74B5">Neil Downing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2e74b5" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2E74B5">Chief Revenue Agent<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2e74b5" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2E74B5">Rhode Island Division of Taxation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2e74b5" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2E74B5">One Capitol Hill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2e74b5" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2E74B5">Providence, R.I. 02908<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2e74b5" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2E74B5">Email:
<a href="mailto:Neil.Downing@tax.ri.gov"><font color="#2e74b5"><span style="color:#2E74B5">Neil.Downing@tax.ri.gov</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2e74b5" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2E74B5">Phone: (401) 574-8115<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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