Politics & Government

Forum on New Sales Tax for Tours & Sightseeing

This information session is about the new Rhode Island sales tax for Package Tours and Scenic & Sightseeing Transportation, which was signed into law on June 30, 2011 and will take effect Oct. 1, 2011. This briefing will take place on Monday, August 22, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the CCRI Newport Campus Auditorium, 1 John H. Chafee Blvd., Newport.

Officials from the RI Division of Taxation will be present to explain the new tax regulations and answer questions from participants.  For more information or comment, please contact Evan Smith, President and CEO of the Newport & Bristol County Convention & Visitors Bureau, at (401) 845-9113, or EvanS@GoNewport.com.

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