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Section 44-13-10. – Apportionment of earnings from business partially within state.

§ 44-13-10. Apportionment of earnings from business partially within state. In the case of every corporation carrying on business both within and outside of this state, its entire gross earnings from its operation for the preceding calendar year, or for the portion of the year that the corporation has carried on business within this state, […]

Section 44-13-11. – Liability of fiduciaries.

§ 44-13-11. Liability of fiduciaries. Any receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, conservator, or other fiduciary conducting or liquidating the business or selling the assets of any corporation shall be subject to the provisions of and the tax imposed by this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as if the business were being […]

Section 44-13-13. – Taxation of certain tangible personal property.

§ 44-13-13. Taxation of certain tangible personal property. The lines, cables, conduits, ducts, pipes, machines and machinery, equipment, and other tangible personal property within this state of telegraph, cable, and telecommunications corporations and express corporations, used exclusively in the carrying on of the business of the corporation shall be exempt from local taxation; provided, that […]

Section 44-13-13.2. – Personal property tax — Application to recover.

§ 44-13-13.2. Personal property tax — Application to recover. Companies, which become subject to personal property taxes by reason of the tax imposed by § 44-13-13 may file with the public utilities commission to recover the additional tax expense. The commission shall make a decision upon any application filed during the year 1982 within one […]

Section 44-13-14. – Exemption of securities from taxation.

§ 44-13-14. Exemption of securities from taxation. The owners of shares of stock, bonds, debentures, and other evidences of indebtedness of any corporation liable to a tax under this chapter and of any corporation the property of which is operated in this state by any corporation shall be exempt from taxation in this state thereon. […]

Section 44-13-15. – Determination and payment of tax.

§ 44-13-15. Determination and payment of tax. Any tax imposed under the terms of this chapter shall be due and payable upon the last day upon which a return must be filed under the provisions of §§ 44-13-6 and 44-13-7. Upon the filing of the return, the full amount of any tax, as computed by […]

Section 44-13-16. – Claim for refund — Hearing upon denial.

§ 44-13-16. Claim for refund — Hearing upon denial. (a) Any corporation may file a claim for refund with the tax administrator at any time within two (2) years after the tax has been paid. If the tax administrator determines that the corporation has paid a tax in excess of the amount lawfully due, he […]

Section 44-13-17. – Interest on delinquent payments.

§ 44-13-17. Interest on delinquent payments. If any tax imposed by this chapter is not paid when due, the corporation shall be required to pay as part of the tax interest on the tax at the annual rate provided by § 44-1-7 from that time. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 6, § 7; […]

Section 44-13-18. – Lien on real estate.

§ 44-13-18. Lien on real estate. The amount of any tax, penalty, and interest charge imposed upon any corporation under the provisions of this chapter shall, until collected, constitute a lien upon the corporation’s real estate located in this state, and the lien shall take precedence over any other lien or encumbrance on the real […]

Section 44-13-19. – Supplemental returns.

§ 44-13-19. Supplemental returns. Any corporation which shall fail to include in its return any items of gross earnings or any other information required by this chapter or by prescribed regulations, shall make a supplemental return disclosing these facts. Upon the filing of a supplemental return, the tax administrator shall examine the return and shall […]

Section 44-13-2. – Foreign corporations subject to tax.

§ 44-13-2. Foreign corporations subject to tax. Every corporation enumerated in § 44-13-4, organized or incorporated outside of this state and carrying on or being authorized to carry on business within this state, shall annually pay a tax or excise to the state for the privilege of carrying on or being authorized to carry on […]

Section 44-13-2.1. – Public service companies subject to tax.

§ 44-13-2.1. Public service companies subject to tax. (a) Every public service company defined, foreign or domestic, engaging in any of the same businesses within this state of any corporation enumerated in § 44-13-4, shall annually pay a tax or excise to the state for the privilege of carrying on or being authorized to carry […]

Section 44-13-20. – Power to summon witnesses.

§ 44-13-20. Power to summon witnesses. The tax administrator may summon any corporation, or officer, agent, or employee of the corporation, or any other person to appear before the tax administrator and produce records and documents at a time and place named in the summons and to give testimony and to answer interrogatories, under oath, […]

Section 44-13-21. – Service of summons.

§ 44-13-21. Service of summons. The summons may be sent by registered or certified mail to the corporation or any officer, agent, or employee of the corporation, or to any other person, or may be left by any authorized agent of the tax administrator with the corporation, or with any officer, agent, or employee of […]

Section 44-13-22. – Enforcement of summons.

§ 44-13-22. Enforcement of summons. Whenever any person or corporation summoned under the provisions of §§ 44-13-20 and 44-13-21 neglects or refuses to obey the summons or to give testimony or to answer interrogatories as required, the tax administrator may apply to the sixth (6th) division of the district court for a citation against the […]

Section 44-13-23. – Determination of tax without return.

§ 44-13-23. Determination of tax without return. If any corporation fails to file a return at the time prescribed by law, the tax administrator shall proceed to determine the tax from any information he or she can obtain. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 6, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 44-13-23; P.L. 1985, ch. […]