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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">The Rhode Island Division of Taxation, the Internal Revenue Service, and other partners in the Security Summit today urged businesses to be on guard as thieves try to use names
 and data stolen from businesses to file fraudulent tax returns. For more information, please use the following link:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.tax.ri.gov/Advisory/ADV_2020_57.pdf">http://www.tax.ri.gov/Advisory/ADV_2020_57.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,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:&quot;Verdana&quot;,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:&quot;Verdana&quot;,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:&quot;Verdana&quot;,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:&quot;Verdana&quot;,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:&quot;Verdana&quot;,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:&quot;Verdana&quot;,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:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps">(401) 574-8115</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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