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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><img width="320" height="83" style="width:3.3333in;height:.8645in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D7E088.E5370000"></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Hi, Everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has extended, until March 31, 2022, the deadline by which employers must file with the Division certain reports involving Rhode Island’s individual health insurance
mandate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">For details, please use the following link:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://tax.ri.gov/media/17821/download?language=en">https://tax.ri.gov/media/17821/download?language=en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",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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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#203864">IMPORTANT:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31">Effective January 4, 2022</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">,
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#203864">tax payments can no longer be made using the website which uses the following web address:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.ri.gov/taxation/business/index.php">https://www.ri.gov/taxation/business/index.php</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#203864">Instead, online debit payments may
<b>only</b> be made via the Division’s </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31"><a href="https://taxportal.ri.gov/"><span style="color:#ED7D31;text-decoration:none">Taxpayer Portal</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#203864">,
which can be accessed via the following address<b>:</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
<b><span style="color:#ED7D31"><a href="https://taxportal.ri.gov"><span style="color:#ED7D31;text-decoration:none">https://taxportal.ri.gov</span></a></span></b>.
<span style="color:#203864">To get a portal account or for questions, please call the Division at (401) 574-8484.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#203864">Please activate your
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31"><a href="https://taxportal.ri.gov/"><span style="color:#ED7D31;text-decoration:none">Taxpayer Portal</span></a>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#203864">account as soon as possible.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#843C0C"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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