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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today posted the Rhode Island estate tax credit amount and threshold for the estates of decedents dying
on or after January 1, 2018. To view a copy, please use either of the following links:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.tax.ri.gov/Advisory/ADV%202017-35.pdf">http://www.tax.ri.gov/Advisory/ADV%202017-35.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Neil Downing<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Chief Revenue Agent<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">(401) 574-8115 I Neil.Downing@tax.ri.gov<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">If you owe taxes, take advantage of the RI State Tax Amnesty Program from December 1, 2017,
through February 15, 2018.<font color="#ea8523"><span style="color:#EA8523"> </span>
</font></span></font></b><a href="http://www.taxamnesty.ri.gov/?utm_source=emailsign&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=taxamnesty&utm_content=cleanslate"><b><font color="#ea8523" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#EA8523;font-weight:bold">Learn
More</span></font></b></a><b><u><font color="#ea8523" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#EA8523;font-weight:bold">
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Rhode Island Department of Revenue<br>
Division of Taxation<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">One Capitol Hill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Providence, Rhode Island 02908<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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