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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Good afternoon.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="default"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am writing to request your participation in a research survey about your experience with the Rhode Island Division of Taxation’s website
and online resources.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="default"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This survey is designed to help us collect your feedback on the resources, organization, and structure of the Division of Taxation’s website.
Feedback provided through the survey will be used to inform planning exercises and will help us align future improvements with the experiences and needs of taxpayers, tax professionals, and employees.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="default"><b><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">To participate, please click on the following link:
</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_zmXh0od3Pvgq6ZZH2&d=DwMFAg&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=3N0CXa2u4V7_DU38-YjSBY2i0S2qGG60dynqKUqOstM&m=mHz90P6sxynUaCCjDuZ_EV3pkkDZxpl4hO6ChSm5Rks&s=Xl-9JQnNlgEvYfygaYeuiyBfdyxHyieGHeQtsMgBtgs&e=">https://goo.gl/forms/zmXh0od3Pvgq6ZZH2 [goo.gl]</a>
</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note all survey responses are due by June 28, 2018.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="default"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The survey will take approximately 2-8 minutes to complete. None of the information collected through this survey will be shared outside
of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue, and all information provided is completely confidential.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="default"><b><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:bold"> </span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions about this survey, or difficulty in accessing the site or completing the survey, please contact
<a href="mailto:neil.downing@tax.ri.gov">neil.downing@tax.ri.gov</a>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you in advance for providing this important feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-- Neil</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="#2f5496" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2F5496">Neil Downing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2f5496" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2F5496">Chief Revenue Agent<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2f5496" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2F5496">Rhode Island Division of Taxation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2f5496" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2F5496">One Capitol Hill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2f5496" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2F5496">Providence, R.I. 02908<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2f5496" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2F5496">Email:
<a href="mailto:Neil.Downing@tax.ri.gov"><font color="#2f5496"><span style="color:#2F5496">Neil.Downing@tax.ri.gov</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#2f5496" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#2F5496">Phone: (401) 574-8115<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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