(a)  An annual tax is imposed on every banking institution at the rate of six and ninety-five one hundredths cents ($.0695) for those banking institutions with total deposits in excess of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) and at the rate of six and one-quarter cents ($.0625) for those banking institutions with total deposits of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) or less on each one hundred dollars ($100) of the daily average of the deposits with the banking institution during the calendar year; provided, that there shall be excluded from taxation under the provisions of this chapter the percentage of the deposits as shall equal that percentage of the daily average of the total assets of the banking institution during the calendar year as are invested in the book value of obligations of the United States, its territories and possessions and of any authority, commission, or instrumentality of the United States exempt from state taxation under the laws of the United States.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-15-2

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Banking institution: means and includes a national banking association with its principal office or a branch located within the limits of this state, a state bank, trust company, savings bank (state or federal), building and loan association, and savings and loan association (state or federal), and loan and investment company organized under the laws of this state or having its principal place of business or a branch in this state:

    (2)(i)  "Deposits" means and includes:

    (A)  In the case of a national banking association, state bank, trust company, or savings bank (state or federal), savings deposits, participation deposits, or time deposits of any kind which bear interest or which are entitled to dividends;

    (B)  In the case of a building and loan association or a savings and loan association, outstanding shares of stock of every class and however designated plus divided earnings applicable to the stock, or time deposits of any kind, but shall not include shares of stock and the divided earnings applicable, or time deposits of any kind pledged as collateral to secure mortgage loans on real estate;

    (C)  In the case of a loan and investment company, deposits, or time deposits of any kind, which bear interest; also fully paid or partly paid certificates of investment, but not including payments made on investment certificates hypothecated as collateral against loans. See Rhode Island General Laws 44-15-1

  • Deposits: means and includes:

    (i)  Shares of stock, either fully or partly paid, plus deposits or time deposits of any kind which bear interest or which are entitled to dividends. See Rhode Island General Laws 44-15-1.1

  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8

(b)  For the period January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, the six and ninety-five one hundredths cents rate ($.0695) shall be reduced to three and forty-eight one hundredths cents ($.0348) and the six and one-quarter cents rate ($.0625) shall be reduced to three and thirteen one hundredths cents ($.0313). For the period beginning January 1, 1998, and thereafter the tax rate shall be zero for all deposits.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 29, §§ 3, 4; P.L. 1908, ch. 1590, §§ 79, 80; G.L. 1909, ch. 39, §§ 3, 4; P.L. 1919, ch. 1775, § 1; P.L. 1920, ch. 1905, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 37, §§ 3, 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 40, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 8, § 1; P.L. 1943, ch. 1342, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-15-2 to § 44-15-4; P.L. 1958, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 263, art. 13, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 8, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 393, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 410, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 34, § 3.