Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-14-28
Pecuniary penalty for failure to file return
In case of any failure to file a return within the time prescribed by law, there shall be added to the tax five percent (5%) if the failure is for not more than thirty (30) days with an additional five percent (5%) for each additional thirty (30) days or fraction of a day during which the failure continues, not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) in the aggregate, except that when a return is filed after the time prescribed by law, and it is shown that the failure to file the return at the prescribed time was due to reasonable cause and not due to willfull neglect, no addition to the tax shall be made.
Amendment history
History of Section. P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 7, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 44-14-28.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 44-14-7 · Extension of time for return
- 44-14-8 · Statements, returns, and rules and regulations
- 44-14-9 · Reports filed with banking and insurance division
- 44-14-10 · âNet incomeâ defined
- 44-14-11 · âGross incomeâ defined
- 44-14-12 · Gain or loss from disposition of securities
- 44-14-13 · Business expenses deductible
- 44-14-14 · Write-downs or reserves for security losses
- 44-14-14.1 · Apportionment and allocation of income for purposes of…
- 44-14-14.2 · Definitions applicable to §§ 44-14-14.1 â 44-14-14.5
- 44-14-14.3 · Receipts factor
- 44-14-14.4 · Property factor
- 44-14-14.5 · Payroll factor
- 44-14-15 · Dividends excluded from income
- 44-14-16 · Liability of fiduciaries
- 44-14-17 · Exemption of intangible property and stock from taxation
- 44-14-18 · Payment of tax
- 44-14-19 · Examination and correction of returns â Refund or credit
- 44-14-19.1 · Claims for refund â Hearing upon denial
- 44-14-19.2 · Limitations on assessment
- 44-14-20 · Interest on delinquent payments
- 44-14-21 · Lien on real estate
- 44-14-22 · Supplemental returns
- 44-14-23 · Information confidential â Types of disclosure authorized
- 44-14-24 · Power to summon witnesses
- 44-14-25 · Service of summons
- 44-14-26 · Enforcement of summons
- 44-14-27 · Determination of tax without return
- 44-14-28 · Pecuniary penalty for failure to file return
- 44-14-29 · Pecuniary penalty for false return
- 44-14-30 · Collection of pecuniary penalties
- 44-14-31 · Examination of books and witnesses
- 44-14-32 · Penalty for violations by banks
- 44-14-33 · Penalty for violations by individuals
- 44-14-34 · Penalty for failure to file return
- 44-14-35 · Hearing on application by bank
- 44-14-36 · Appeals
- 44-14-37 · Collection by writ of execution
- 44-14-38 · Severability
- 44-14-39 · Combined reporting study