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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif">The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today posted an Advisory that provides guidance about the tax treatment of unemployment compensation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif">The Division is in the process of revising certain forms and instructions relating to the guidance and will post the revised documents as soon as possible. The Division will let
 its stakeholders know immediately after the revised documents are posted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif">To view the Advisory:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif"><a href="http://www.tax.ri.gov/Advisory/ADV_2021_13.pdf">http://www.tax.ri.gov/Advisory/ADV_2021_13.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,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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