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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, the Internal Revenue Service, and other “Security Summit” partners urge tax professionals and taxpayers
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">-- Neil
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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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