If any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency determination is made is due to negligence or intentional disregard of the provisions of this chapter, a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the determination shall be added to this amount. If any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency determination is made is due to fraud or an intent to evade the provisions of this chapter, a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the determination shall be added to this amount.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-44-18.1
Pecuniary penalties for deficiencies
P.L. 1989, ch. 514, § 4.
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