Rhode Island 2025 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0186 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/07/2025

                     
 
 
 
2025 -- S 0186 
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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D 
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 
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A N   A C T 
RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX 
Introduced By: Senators McKenney, and Appollonio 
Date Introduced: February 07, 2025 
Referred To: Senate Finance 
 
 
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 
SECTION 1. Chapter 44-30 of the General Laws entitled "Personal Income Tax" is hereby 1 
amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 
44-30-28. Tax credit for sewer connection cost.  3 
(a) An owner of real property upon which a single family or multi-family dwelling is 4 
located will be allowed an income tax credit for the installation costs of connecting the single or 5 
multi-family dwelling to a municipal sewer system. 6 
(b) For the purposes of this section, the owner of real property shall be allowed a non-7 
refundable state income tax credit in the amount of the actual cost of connection. This credit shall 8 
be claimed only once by the real property owner.  9 
(c) This income tax credit shall be allowed as either a personal or a corporate income tax 10 
credit, depending on the real property owner's income tax filing status on the last day of the owner's 11 
income tax filing period; provided, that if the installation costs were incurred by a corporation, then 12 
a non-refundable corporate income tax credit shall be allowed, and if installation costs were not 13 
incurred by a corporation, then a non-refundable personal income tax credit shall be allowed.  14 
(d) In no event shall both a corporate and personal non-refundable income tax credit be 15 
allowed for the installation costs at a single location.  16   
 
 
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1 
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EXPLANATION 
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 
OF 
A N   A C T 
RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX 
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This act would allow a one-time non-refundable tax credit for the actual costs of connecting 1 
a single family or multi-family dwelling to a municipal sewer system to the owner of the real 2 
property credited to the owner's personal income tax or corporate income tax based on the filing 3 
status of the owner. 4 
This act would take effect upon passage. 5 
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