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Taxation of tangible movable property in Rhode Island has been generally of a `` hands off '' nature due possibly to several reasons : ( 1 ) local assessors, in the main, are not well paid and have inadequate office staffs, ( 2 ) the numerous categories of this component of personal property make locating extremely dif... | have | {
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Taxation of tangible movable property in Rhode Island has been generally of a `` hands off '' nature due possibly to several reasons : ( 1 ) local assessors, in the main, are not well paid and have inadequate office staffs, ( 2 ) the numerous categories of this component of personal property make locating extremely dif... | make | {
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Taxation of tangible movable property in Rhode Island has been generally of a `` hands off '' nature due possibly to several reasons : ( 1 ) local assessors, in the main, are not well paid and have inadequate office staffs, ( 2 ) the numerous categories of this component of personal property make locating extremely dif... | evaluating | {
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Among the many problems in the taxing of personal property, and of movable tangible property in particular, two are significant : ( 1 ) situs, ( 2 ) fair and equitable assessment of value. | are | {
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These problems are not local to Rhode Island, but are recognized as common to all states. | are | {
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These problems are not local to Rhode Island, but are recognized as common to all states. | recognized | {
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Although the laws of the various states, in general, specify the situs of property, i. e., residence or domicile of the owner, or location of the property, the exceptions regarding boats, airplanes, mobile homes, etc., seem to add to the uncertainty of the proper origination point for assessment. | specify | {
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Although the laws of the various states, in general, specify the situs of property, i. e., residence or domicile of the owner, or location of the property, the exceptions regarding boats, airplanes, mobile homes, etc., seem to add to the uncertainty of the proper origination point for assessment. | regarding | {
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Although the laws of the various states, in general, specify the situs of property, i. e., residence or domicile of the owner, or location of the property, the exceptions regarding boats, airplanes, mobile homes, etc., seem to add to the uncertainty of the proper origination point for assessment. | seem | {
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Although the laws of the various states, in general, specify the situs of property, i. e., residence or domicile of the owner, or location of the property, the exceptions regarding boats, airplanes, mobile homes, etc., seem to add to the uncertainty of the proper origination point for assessment. | add | {
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Rhode Island law specifies that all real estate is taxable in the town in which it is situated. | specifies | {
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Rhode Island law specifies that all real estate is taxable in the town in which it is situated. | is | {
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Rhode Island law specifies that all real estate is taxable in the town in which it is situated. | is | {
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It also provides for the taxation of all personal property, belonging to inhabitants of the state, both tangible and intangible, and the tangible personal property of non-residents in this state. | provides | {
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It also provides for the taxation of all personal property, belonging to inhabitants of the state, both tangible and intangible, and the tangible personal property of non-residents in this state. | belonging | {
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In defining personal property, it specifically mentions `` all ships or vessels, at home or abroad ''. | defining | {
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In defining personal property, it specifically mentions `` all ships or vessels, at home or abroad ''. | mentions | {
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Intangible property is taxable wherever the owner has a place of abode the greater portion of the year. | is | {
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Intangible property is taxable wherever the owner has a place of abode the greater portion of the year. | has | {
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Although a similar situs for tangible property is mentioned in the statute, this is cancelled out by the provision that definite kinds of property `` and all other tangible property '' situated or being in any town is taxable where the property is situated. | mentioned | {
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Although a similar situs for tangible property is mentioned in the statute, this is cancelled out by the provision that definite kinds of property `` and all other tangible property '' situated or being in any town is taxable where the property is situated. | cancelled out | {
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Although a similar situs for tangible property is mentioned in the statute, this is cancelled out by the provision that definite kinds of property `` and all other tangible property '' situated or being in any town is taxable where the property is situated. | being | {
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Although a similar situs for tangible property is mentioned in the statute, this is cancelled out by the provision that definite kinds of property `` and all other tangible property '' situated or being in any town is taxable where the property is situated. | is | {
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Although a similar situs for tangible property is mentioned in the statute, this is cancelled out by the provision that definite kinds of property `` and all other tangible property '' situated or being in any town is taxable where the property is situated. | is | {
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This would seem to fix the tax situs of all movable personal property at its location on December 31. | seem | {
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This would seem to fix the tax situs of all movable personal property at its location on December 31. | fix | {
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Both boats and aircraft would fall within this category, as well as motor vehicles. | fall | {
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The location of the latter now is determined for tax purposes at the time of registration, and it is now accepted practice to consider a motor vehicle as being situated where it is garaged. | determined | {
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The location of the latter now is determined for tax purposes at the time of registration, and it is now accepted practice to consider a motor vehicle as being situated where it is garaged. | consider | {
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The location of the latter now is determined for tax purposes at the time of registration, and it is now accepted practice to consider a motor vehicle as being situated where it is garaged. | being | {
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The location of the latter now is determined for tax purposes at the time of registration, and it is now accepted practice to consider a motor vehicle as being situated where it is garaged. | garaged | {
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Obviously, it would be impossible to determine where every vehicle might be on the 31 st day of December. | be | {
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Obviously, it would be impossible to determine where every vehicle might be on the 31 st day of December. | determine | {
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Obviously, it would be impossible to determine where every vehicle might be on the 31 st day of December. | be | {
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In view of the acceptance accorded the status of motor vehicles for tax purposes, in the absence of any specific provision it would seem entirely consistent to apply the same interpretation to boats or aircraft. | accorded | {
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In view of the acceptance accorded the status of motor vehicles for tax purposes, in the absence of any specific provision it would seem entirely consistent to apply the same interpretation to boats or aircraft. | seem | {
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In view of the acceptance accorded the status of motor vehicles for tax purposes, in the absence of any specific provision it would seem entirely consistent to apply the same interpretation to boats or aircraft. | apply | {
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A recent example of this problem is the flying of six airplanes, on December 31, 1960, from the Newport Airpark in Middletown, to the North Central Airport in Smithfield. | is | {
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This situation resulted in both towns claiming the tax, and probably justifiably. | resulted | {
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This situation resulted in both towns claiming the tax, and probably justifiably. | claiming | {
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Middletown bases its claim on the general provision of the law that `` all rateable property, both tangible and intangible, shall be taxed to the owner thereof in the town in which such owner shall have had his actual place of abode for the larger portion of the twelve ( 12 ) months next preceding the first day of Apri... | bases | {
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Middletown bases its claim on the general provision of the law that `` all rateable property, both tangible and intangible, shall be taxed to the owner thereof in the town in which such owner shall have had his actual place of abode for the larger portion of the twelve ( 12 ) months next preceding the first day of Apri... | taxed | {
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Middletown bases its claim on the general provision of the law that `` all rateable property, both tangible and intangible, shall be taxed to the owner thereof in the town in which such owner shall have had his actual place of abode for the larger portion of the twelve ( 12 ) months next preceding the first day of Apri... | had | {
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Middletown bases its claim on the general provision of the law that `` all rateable property, both tangible and intangible, shall be taxed to the owner thereof in the town in which such owner shall have had his actual place of abode for the larger portion of the twelve ( 12 ) months next preceding the first day of Apri... | preceding | {
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The Smithfield tax assessor, in turn, claims the tax under the provision of law `` and all other tangible personal property situated or being in any town, in or upon any place of storage * * h shall be taxed to such person in the town where said property is situated ''. | claims | {
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The Smithfield tax assessor, in turn, claims the tax under the provision of law `` and all other tangible personal property situated or being in any town, in or upon any place of storage * * h shall be taxed to such person in the town where said property is situated ''. | situated | {
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The Smithfield tax assessor, in turn, claims the tax under the provision of law `` and all other tangible personal property situated or being in any town, in or upon any place of storage * * h shall be taxed to such person in the town where said property is situated ''. | being | {
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The Smithfield tax assessor, in turn, claims the tax under the provision of law `` and all other tangible personal property situated or being in any town, in or upon any place of storage * * h shall be taxed to such person in the town where said property is situated ''. | taxed | {
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The Smithfield tax assessor, in turn, claims the tax under the provision of law `` and all other tangible personal property situated or being in any town, in or upon any place of storage * * h shall be taxed to such person in the town where said property is situated ''. | is | {
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This problem of fair and equitable assessment of value is a difficult one to solve in that the determination of fair valuation is dependent on local assessors, who in general are non-professional and part-time personnel taking an individualistic approach to the problem. | is | {
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This problem of fair and equitable assessment of value is a difficult one to solve in that the determination of fair valuation is dependent on local assessors, who in general are non-professional and part-time personnel taking an individualistic approach to the problem. | solve | {
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This problem of fair and equitable assessment of value is a difficult one to solve in that the determination of fair valuation is dependent on local assessors, who in general are non-professional and part-time personnel taking an individualistic approach to the problem. | is | {
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This problem of fair and equitable assessment of value is a difficult one to solve in that the determination of fair valuation is dependent on local assessors, who in general are non-professional and part-time personnel taking an individualistic approach to the problem. | taking | {
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This accounts for the wide variance in assessment practices of movable tangible property in the various municipalities in Rhode Island. | accounts for | {
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This condition will undoubtedly continue until such time as a state uniform system of evaluation is established, or through mutual agreement of the local assessing officials for a method of standard assessment practice to be adopted. | continue | {
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This condition will undoubtedly continue until such time as a state uniform system of evaluation is established, or through mutual agreement of the local assessing officials for a method of standard assessment practice to be adopted. | adopted | {
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The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council in its publication once commented : `` The most realistic way of facing up to this problem would be to have the State take over full responsibility for assessing all taxable property. | commented | {
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The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council in its publication once commented : `` The most realistic way of facing up to this problem would be to have the State take over full responsibility for assessing all taxable property. | facing up | {
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The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council in its publication once commented : `` The most realistic way of facing up to this problem would be to have the State take over full responsibility for assessing all taxable property. | be | {
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The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council in its publication once commented : `` The most realistic way of facing up to this problem would be to have the State take over full responsibility for assessing all taxable property. | take over | {
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The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council in its publication once commented : `` The most realistic way of facing up to this problem would be to have the State take over full responsibility for assessing all taxable property. | assessing | {
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An adequately staffed and equipped State assessing office could apply uniform methods and standards which would go far toward producing equitable assessments on all properties throughout the State. | producing | {
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A single statewide assessing unit would eliminate the differences and complications that are inherent in a system of 39 different and independent assessing units ''. | eliminate | {
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The Institute of Public Administration, in its report to the State Fiscal Study Commission in 1959, recommended `` consolidating and centralizing all aspects of property tax administration in a single state agency professionally organized and equipped for the job ''. | recommended | {
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The Institute of Public Administration, in its report to the State Fiscal Study Commission in 1959, recommended `` consolidating and centralizing all aspects of property tax administration in a single state agency professionally organized and equipped for the job ''. | centralizing | {
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The resulting setup, it was declared, `` would be similar to that which is in successful operation in a number of metropolitan counties as large or larger than Rhode Island ''. | declared | {
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The resulting setup, it was declared, `` would be similar to that which is in successful operation in a number of metropolitan counties as large or larger than Rhode Island ''. | be | {
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The resulting setup, it was declared, `` would be similar to that which is in successful operation in a number of metropolitan counties as large or larger than Rhode Island ''. | is | {
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To determine the practice and attitude of municipal governments concerning tangible movable property, a questionnaire was sent to all local government assessors or boards of assessors in Rhode Island. | determine | {
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To determine the practice and attitude of municipal governments concerning tangible movable property, a questionnaire was sent to all local government assessors or boards of assessors in Rhode Island. | sent | {
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The replies from each individual town are not given in detail because the questions asked the personal opinion of the several assessors and are not necessarily the established policy of the town in each case. | given | {
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The replies from each individual town are not given in detail because the questions asked the personal opinion of the several assessors and are not necessarily the established policy of the town in each case. | asked | {
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The replies from each individual town are not given in detail because the questions asked the personal opinion of the several assessors and are not necessarily the established policy of the town in each case. | are | {
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These opinions of the assessors are of significance in indicating what their thinking seems to be at the present time. | are | {
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These opinions of the assessors are of significance in indicating what their thinking seems to be at the present time. | indicating | {
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These opinions of the assessors are of significance in indicating what their thinking seems to be at the present time. | seems | {
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These opinions of the assessors are of significance in indicating what their thinking seems to be at the present time. | be | {
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In reply to a question of whether they now tax boats, airplanes and other movable property excluding automobiles, nineteen said that they did and twenty that they did not. | tax | {
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One assessor checked boats only, another trailers and tractors, one mentioned house trailers, and two others referred to trailers without specifying the type. | checked | {
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"to state or express briefly",
"give evidence of",
"suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine"
]
} | [
"indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively"
] | [
"indicate%2:32:03::"
] |
Boats were indicated specifically by only one of the five towns known to tax boats. | tax | {
"name": "tax",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government",
"levy a tax on",
"set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)",
"use to the limit",
"make a charge against or accuse"
]
} | [
"levy a tax on"
] | [
"tax%2:40:00::"
] |
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