Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-14-31
Examination of books and witnesses
The tax administrator, for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of any return or for the purpose of determining the amount of any tax imposed by this chapter, may, by any of the tax administratorâs officers or employees designated by him or her for that purpose, examine any books, papers, records, or memoranda bearing upon the matters required to be included in the return, and may require the attendance of the person executing the return, or of any officer or employee of any banking institution, or the attendance of any other person, and may examine him or her, under oath, respecting any matter which the tax administrator deems pertinent or material in determining the liability of any corporation to a tax imposed by this chapter.
Amendment history
History of Section. P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 7, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 44-14-31.
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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