Massachusetts Unemployment Fraud

COVID-19 Relief Town Hall Discussion

COVID – 19 Relief Town Hall Discussion with the IRS and Massachusetts Departments of Revenue and Unemployment Assistance

Date   Thursday, June 11, 2020 Time   10:00 a.m. Eastern Time Call in Telephone Number: (888) 331-8226      Access Code:  5206386 This free 45-minute teleconference is open to all. Learn about: Postponed Federal and state of Massachusetts Filing and Payment Deadlines Economic Impact Payments - From $1,200 To $2,400 (Even more with qualifying dependents) Free File – File for free using Free File tax software or Free File Fillable Forms Resources & Guidance - Find out where to get the information you need to learn more about the Coronavirus economic tax relief Department Unemployment Assistance – 3 new temporary federal programs Department of Revenue – Taxability of Unemployment Benefits EITC rule MassTax Connect VITA Assistance

Teleconference tomorrow: “COVID-19 Relief Town Hall Discussion”

The Internal Revenue Service, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation, and others will take part in the IRS’s “COVID-19 Relief Town Hall Discussion” tomorrow, Thursday, June 4, 2020.

The free 60-minute teleconference call, which is open to the public, will cover a variety of relief provisions related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Topics will include the federal economic impact payments (sometimes called “stimulus payments”, “COVID-19 payments”, or “recovery rebates”); tax-filing and tax-payment updates; awareness about scams; the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program; and other individual assistance and relief programs and initiatives.

Registration is not required. However, the number of teleconference phone lines available is limited, so those interested in listening to the conference are urged to call in early. The teleconference will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will run for approximately one hour.

                                                                          

To listen to the teleconference, call toll-free at 1-888-331-8226 and, when prompted, enter the following access code: 3911745.

A flyer is available with more details. To view, click here.

RI Division of Taxation Office Remains Closed Through Friday, But Many Services Still Available

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Due to some damage incurred to the William E. Powers building from Monday’s riots in downtown Providence, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation’s office will remain closed to the public through Friday, June 5, 2020, but the Division continues to offer a number of services to taxpayers, tax professionals, and other stakeholders.

The Division’s first-floor office remains closed to the public, with no walk-in service and limited telephone service. Nevertheless, taxpayers, tax professionals, and others may still contact the Division via email, make payments electronically, and file electronically.

The Division continues to issue tax refunds. The Division continues to accept paper filings and payments by check via the United States Postal Service and via private delivery service (although there may be a brief delay in processing). Furthermore, forms, instructions, notices, rulings, and other publications are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from the Division’s website: www.tax.ri.gov.

“Although our office remains closed through Friday, June 5, we continue to operate, with certain limitations, and we continue to provide needed services for the State of Rhode Island, its taxpayers, and other stakeholders,” said Rhode Island Tax Administrator Neena Savage.

“Virtually all services the Division provides are available via the agency’s website, email system, and portal,” she said. A brief list of the services that continue to be available, and the few that are temporarily unavailable through June 5, is in the table below. A list of frequently used email addresses and Division website links can be found here