R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-68-5
Current through 2024 Public Law 457
Any tax return preparer who has previously been assessed a penalty by the tax administrator under § 44-68-4(c) who is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have thereafter willfully prepared, assisted in preparing, or caused a preparation of another false tax return or claim for refund, that was filed with the division of taxation with the intent to wrongfully obtain a property relief credit or the intent to wrongfully evade or reduce a tax obligation, shall be guilty of a felony and, on conviction, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-68-5