Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-15-7
Pecuniary penalty for failure to file report
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 the 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. G.L. 1956, §§ 44-15-5-B, 44-15-7; P.L. 1960, ch. 59, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 263, art. 13, § 1.
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In this chapter (22 sections)
- 44-15-1 · Definitions
- 44-15-1.1 · âCredit Unionsâ and âdepositsâ defined
- 44-15-1.2 · Credit unions â Tax imposed
- 44-15-2 · Banking institutions â Tax imposed
- 44-15-3 · Repealed
- 44-15-4 · Credit for franchise tax
- 44-15-5 · Filing of return and reports â Determination and collection…
- 44-15-5.1 · Claims for refund â Hearing upon denial
- 44-15-6 · Determination of tax without return
- 44-15-7 · Pecuniary penalty for failure to file report
- 44-15-8 · Pecuniary penalty for false return
- 44-15-9 · Collection of pecuniary penalties
- 44-15-10 · Examination of books and witnesses
- 44-15-11 · Penalty for violations by banks
- 44-15-12 · Penalty for violations by individuals
- 44-15-13 · Penalty for failure to file return
- 44-15-14 · Hearing on application by bank
- 44-15-15 · Appeals
- 44-15-16 · Collection by writ of execution
- 44-15-17 · Rules and regulations
- 44-15-18 · Severability
- 44-15-19 · Repealed