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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Rhode Island Division of Taxation, the Internal Revenue Service, and other partners in the Security Summit today called on tax professionals to increase efforts to inform clients about the federal
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Having a federal Identity Protection PIN can help protect against tax-related identity theft.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">To learn more, please use either of the following links:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="http://www.tax.ri.gov/Advisory/ADV_2021_29.pdf">http://www.tax.ri.gov/Advisory/ADV_2021_29.pdf</a><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>
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