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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><a name="_Hlk41668641"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Internal Revenue Service, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation, and others will take part in the IRS’s “COVID-19 Relief
Town Hall Discussion” tomorrow, Thursday, June 4, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The free 60-minute teleconference call, which is open to the public, will cover a variety of relief provisions related to the coronavirus pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Topics will include the federal economic impact payments (sometimes called “stimulus payments”, “COVID-19 payments”, or “recovery rebates”); tax-filing
and tax-payment updates; awareness about scams; the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program; and other individual assistance and relief programs and initiatives.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Registration is not required. However, the number of teleconference phone lines available is limited, so those interested in listening to the conference
are urged to call in early. The teleconference will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will run for approximately one hour.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To listen to the teleconference, call toll-free at 1-888-331-8226 and, when prompted, enter the following access code: 3911745.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A flyer is available with more details. To view, click
<a href="http://www.tax.ri.gov/COVID/Documents/COVID_19_Relief_Town_Hall_Rhode_Island_flyer_06_04_20.pdf">
here</a>, or copy the following link and paste it into your web browser:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.tax.ri.gov/COVID/Documents/COVID_19_Relief_Town_Hall_Rhode_Island_flyer_06_04_20.pdf">http://www.tax.ri.gov/COVID/Documents/COVID_19_Relief_Town_Hall_Rhode_Island_flyer_06_04_20.pdf</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#4472C4">Neil Downing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps">Chief Revenue Agent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps">Rhode Island Division of Taxation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps">One Capitol Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps">Providence, R.I. 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Neil.Downing@tax.ri.gov">Neil.Downing@tax.ri.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps">(401) 574-8115</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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