§ 44-62-1 Tax credit for contributions to a scholarship organization – General
§ 44-62-2 Qualification of scholarship organization
§ 44-62-3 Application for the tax credit program
§ 44-62-4 Calculation of tax credit and issuance of tax credit certificate
§ 44-62-5 Limitations
§ 44-62-6 Definitions
§ 44-62-7 Miscellaneous – Lists

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 44-62 - Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Business entity: means an entity authorized to do business in this state and subject to taxes imposed under chapters 44-11, 44-13, 44-14, 44-15 and 44-17 of the general laws. See Rhode Island General Laws 44-62-6
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Division of taxation: means the Rhode Island division of taxation. See Rhode Island General Laws 44-62-6
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8