Town of Charlestown, RI
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2024-03-25
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 192 Taxation
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Article X Business Tangible Property Exemption
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Affordable Housing Commission
- Ch 4 Agriculture
- Ch 6 Charter Revision Advisory Committee
- Ch 11 Conservation Commission
- Ch 12 Climate Resiliency Commission
- Ch 15 Council, Town
- Ch 20 Economic Improvement Commission
- Ch 26 Juvenile Hearing Board
- Ch 27 Municipal Court
- Ch 30 Officers and Employees
- Ch 34 Ordinances
- Ch 36 Parks and Recreation Department
- Ch 37 Personnel
- Ch 40 Planning Commission
- Ch 44 Police Department
- Ch 51 Public Hearings
- Ch 54 Surplus Property
- Ch 58 Tax Assessment Review
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 71 Alarm Systems
- Ch 74 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 75 Cannabis
- Ch 78 Amusement Devices
- Ch 86 Boats and Waterways
- Ch 91 Building Construction
- Ch 93 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 96 Coastal Ponds and Mooring
- Ch 98 (Reserved)
- Ch 103 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 108 Entertainments
- Ch 111 Firearms
- Ch 114 Flea Markets
- Ch 117 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 128 Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 129 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 133 Iceboxes and Refrigerators
- Ch 138 Junkyards
- Ch 143 Land, Sale of
- Ch 147 Licenses and Business Regulations
- Ch 152 Noise
- Ch 155 Nuisances
- Ch 158 Parks, Beaches and Recreation Areas
- Ch 162 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 163 Public Trees
- Ch 165 Residential Collection Center
- Ch 167 Rooming and Boarding Houses
- Ch 172 Sanitary Facilities, Temporary
- Ch 174 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 175 (Reserved)
- Ch 179 Snowmobiles
- Ch 181 (Reserved)
- Ch 184 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 188 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 192 Taxation
- Ch 192 Art X Business Tangible Property Exemption
- § 192-41 Purpose.
- § 192-42 Eligibility.
- § 192-43 Exemptions.
- Ch 197 Trailers and Mobile Homes
- Ch 203 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 206 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 210 Wastewater Management District
- Ch 213 Yard Sales
- Ch 218 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 9-12-2016 by Ord. No. 374]
The purpose of this article shall be to provide a tangible property tax assessment exemption to businesses that have tangible business property within Charlestown, pursuant to R.I.G.L. Title 44, Chapter 3, Sections 3(48), 3.1 and 40.
Any business applying for this tangible tax exemption shall
be deemed eligible upon complying with the following:
A.
Complete and submit the Tangible Tax Declaration Form to the Town
Tax Assessor annually. Any business not submitting a Tangible Tax
Declaration Form will not be eligible for this exemption.
B.
Declare taxable property to the Assessor between December 31 and
January 31. If the taxpayer is unable to make such a declaration within
the prescribed time, they may submit written notice, prior to January
31, of intention to submit declaration by March 15. Failure to file
a true and full account within the prescribed time eliminates the
right to appeal and eliminates the eligibility for this exemption
A tax assessment exemption of ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
per business account.
