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Investigation Finds It Was Deloitte Credentials That Allowed Hackers Into the Rhode Island Benefits System

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Late last year, the state of Rhode Island discovered nefarious individuals had gained access to their state benefits system RI Bridges, a system built and managed by Deloitte. No Deloitte systems have been impacted. Whew, as long as your systems are safe. Who cares about a bunch of kids on food stamps amirite.

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Refunds and sales tax

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Some states - Connecticut , Massachusetts , Michigan , Rhode Island and D.C. , Almost all the states that impose a sales tax generally allow retailers to deduct or exclude sales tax refunds for returned goods from taxable sales. for example impose a time limit, usually 90 days but up to 120.

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Sales tax and streaming services

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Some states, like Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and the District of Columbia, tax both. “Streaming services” are generally subject to sales tax (or its equivalent) in Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, New Mexico, South Carolina, and West Virginia.

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Citrin Cooperman Adds Andsager, Bartlett & Pieroni in Rhode Island

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Top 20 accounting firm Citrin Cooperman has made another acquisition—its ninth in 2024—this time picking up Andsager, Bartlett & Pieroni (ABP), a Providence, RI-based boutique tax firm specializing in high-end tax services for businesses and individuals. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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Clothing taxation – and major exemptions

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Rhode Island s threshold on sales tax on clothing is $250 per item, meaning tax applies on amounts above that. (So, adds the state helpfully, tax on a $200 suit would be $1.56, or 6.25% of the taxable $25 difference. On multiple items, any sales tax is charged only on individual items costing more than $175 no matter the total bill.

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Special Report: 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Makes Things Harder For Firms in China; AICPA Fights Against New PCAOB Reporting Rule; Accounting < HR | 12.20.24

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GoLocalProv ] For more than a decade, Rhode Islands technology infrastructure for much of its human services and health systems has depended on one company Deloitte. On Friday night, Governor Dan McKee held an unprecedented press conference in which he unveiled that the personal data of about 400,000 Rhode Islanders had been hacked.