Newport State Rep's Parents Must Pay $1.3 Million in Back Taxes
The Supreme Court has ruled that a former Portsmouth couple must pay late taxes totaling more than $1.3 million.
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The state's most delinquent taxpayers, a former Portsmouth couple and parents of State Rep. Dan Reilly, must pay back all unpaid taxes according to a court ruling Thursday.
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled that William J. and Marielle T. Reilly of Florida, formerly of Portsmouth, must pay back unpaid taxes totaling $1.3 million, reports The Providence Journal.
In 2011, the Reillys appeared on the list of top 100 most-delinquent personal income taxpayers in the state of Rhode Island. The couple of Boca Raton, FL, then owed the state $1,372,976.85 in unpaid income taxes.
Their son, Rep. Dan Reilly (Republican- District 72, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth), recently announced his declaration to run for a second term in office. Reilly cited tax reform in his announcement.
“We still have an unsustainable tax climate,” said Reilly at the time. “The tax reform that happened before I got there, hasn’t gotten the job done.”
Reilly, 23, graduated from Providence College with a bachelor's degree in general studies this past spring. The freshmen representative plans to attend Roger Williams Law School in the fall.
John Weisley
6:17 pm on Thursday, July 5, 2012
Just another example of voter incompetence.
-Who elects a 23 yr old in the first place? You are going to trust someone who has never held a career to make decisions that effect your family?
- This is the same guy that wants mandatory vaginal sonograms??
- This guy is cut from the cloth of tax cheats who have stolen money from you, from me, taken it to Florida, we will never see it again. (A lot like the public employee pensions we pay to a huge percentage of retirees who flee to Florida).
Tax Debt Expert
12:14 am on Friday, July 6, 2012
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Joe Sousa.
5:53 am on Friday, July 6, 2012
Breaking News
Lawyer: High court ruling that RI's top tax scofflaws must pay is not binding in Florida
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A lawyer for the Florida couple who the state Supreme Court ruled must pay $1.3 million in back taxes said the court's finding holds no weight in the Sunshine State.
"It has no holding ... unless they bring it to Florida court," Charles Reilly said of the decision that William and Marielle Reilly, the state's top tax delinquents, must pay unpaid incomes taxes dating to 1994. Reilly is no relation to the couple, who sold their house in Portsmouth in 1998 and moved to Boca Raton.
Reilly faulted the court for not addressing whether there is a statute of limitations on claims brought by the state seeking back taxes. The Reillys argued the time the state had to file a tax collection action had expired.