Signing of returns and other documents

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# (a)

General. Any return, declaration, statement, or other document required to be made pursuant to the Rhode Island personal income tax law shall be signed in accordance with regulations or instructions prescribed by the tax administrator. The fact that an individualâs name is signed to a return, declaration, statement, or other document, shall be prima facie evidence for all purposes that the return, declaration, statement or other document was actually signed by the individual.

# (b)

Partnerships. Any return, statement, or other document, required of a partnership shall be signed by one or more partners. The fact that a partnerâs name is signed to a return, statement, or other document, shall be prima facie evidence for all purposes that the partner is authorized to sign on behalf of the partnership.

# (c)

Certifications. The making or filing of any return, declaration, statement, or other document or copy thereof required to be made or filed pursuant to the Rhode Island personal income tax law, including a copy of a federal return, shall constitute a certification by the person making or filing the return, declaration, statement, or other document or copy thereof that the statements contained therein are true and that any copy filed is a true copy.

Amendment history

History of Section. P.L. 1971, ch. 8, art. 1, § 1.

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