Two cities in Rhode Island can’t intervene separately in a state tax refund lawsuit brought by Verizon New England Inc. out of concern that another city could agree to a settlement they don’t like, the state Supreme Court said.
The city of Providence can adequately represent Cranston and Pawtucket as an intervenor in the case, the court said, affirming a lower court ruling. Verizon is seeking a $21 million refund for overpayment of tax on tangible personal property from 2010 to 2014, arguing the Department of Revenue’s tax administrator failed to use the proper depreciation formula.
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