Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-1-28
Mailing as timely tax filing and payment
# (a)
Generally. Any report, claim, tax return, statement, or other document required or authorized to be filed with or any payment made to the state or to any political subdivision of the state which is:
# (1)
Transmitted through the United States mail, is deemed filed and received by the state or political subdivision on the date shown by the post office cancellation mark stamped upon the envelope or other appropriate wrapper containing it;
# (2)
Mailed but not received by the state or political subdivision or where received and the cancellation mark is illegible, erroneous, or omitted, is deemed filed and received on the date it was mailed if the sender establishes by competent evidence that the report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document was deposited in the United States mail on or before the date due for filing; and in cases of the non-receipt of a report, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document required by law to be filed, the sender files with the state or political subdivision a duplicate within thirty (30) days after written notification is given to the sender by the state or political subdivision of its non-receipt of the report, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document.
# (b)
Registered or certified mail; Certificate of mailing. If any report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document is sent by United States registered mail, certified mail, or certificate of mailing, a record authenticated by the United States post office of the registration, certification, or certificate is considered competent evidence that the report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document was mailed, and the date of registration, certification, or certificate is deemed the postmarked date.
# (c)
Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. If the date for filing any report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the filing is considered timely if performed on the next business day.
Amendment history
History of Section. P.L. 1969, ch. 205, § 1.
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In this chapter (38 sections)
- 44-1-1 · Tax administrator â Appointment
- 44-1-2 · Powers and duties of tax administrator
- 44-1-3 · Delegation of power to collect fees
- 44-1-4 · Rules and regulations
- 44-1-5 · Repealed
- 44-1-6 · Additional collection powers â Nonresident contractors
- 44-1-7 · Interest on delinquent payments
- 44-1-7.1 · Interest on overpayments
- 44-1-8 · Taxes and fees as debt to state
- 44-1-9 · Extension of time for filing of reports
- 44-1-10 · Compromise or abatement of uncollectible or excessive taxes
- 44-1-11 · Refund or credit for overpayments
- 44-1-11.1 · Set-off for delinquent taxes â Trust funds
- 44-1-12 · Reports under oath â False statements
- 44-1-13 · Notice to administrator of constitutional or construction…
- 44-1-14 · Disclosure of information to tax officials of federal…
- 44-1-14.1 · Joint examinations of returns with other jurisdictions
- 44-1-15 · Destruction of obsolete records â Preservation of corporate…
- 44-1-23 · Release of tax liens
- 44-1-24 · Acquisition of property for delinquent state taxes
- 44-1-25 · Priority of state tax actions
- 44-1-26 · Reciprocal enforcement of tax liabilities between this state…
- 44-1-27 · Uncollectible checks
- 44-1-28 · Mailing as timely tax filing and payment
- 44-1-29 · Collection by writ of execution
- 44-1-30 · Repealed
- 44-1-31 · Taxes and child support to be paid by electronic funds…
- 44-1-31.1 · Returns to be filed by paid tax return preparers…
- 44-1-31.2 · Electronic filing of large entity tax returns, electronic…
- 44-1-32 · Hearing on application by taxpayer
- 44-1-33 · Indemnification
- 44-1-34 · Tax administrator to prepare list of delinquent taxpayers â…
- 44-1-35 · Outside collection agencies
- 44-1-36 · Contracts
- 44-1-37 · Administrative penalties and attorneyâs fees
- 44-1-38 · Jeopardy determinations
- 44-1-39 · Information deemed state property
- 44-1-40 · Tax administrator to prepare list of licensed taxpayers â…