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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The next phase of the Division of Taxation’s computer conversion project starts a week from today.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The office will remain open, but some services will be unavailable during the conversion period. The Division asks tax professionals and taxpayers
to plan ahead. For more information, please use the following link:<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="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">-- Neil<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="http://www.tax.ri.gov/Advisory/ADV%202016-17.pdf">here</a>.]<br>
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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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