Rhode Island § 44-1-28 § 44-1-28. Mailing as timely tax filing and payment.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 44-1-28 — § 44-1-28. Mailing as timely tax filing and payment.

Rhode Island § 44-1-28

Title 44Taxation

Ch. 44-1State Tax Officials

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-1-28 (2026).

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§ 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 recei

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§ 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.