By Jay Peabody, Allison Fleet, Brian Reilly, and Madeline Ursini On June 17, 2025, the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved the state’s $13.9 billion budget for FY 2026, which includes a substantial 63% increase in the real estate transfer (conveyance) tax. Effective July 1, 2026, the transfer tax rate payable by sellers in Rhode Island will rise from...
By Jay Peabody, Allison Fleet, Brian Reilly, and Madeline Ursini Effective October 15, 2025, Massachusetts has adopted new home inspection regulations under 760 CMR 74.00 that prohibit sellers from accepting residential real estate offers containing preemptive inspection waivers, or conditioning a seller’s acceptance of an offer on the waiver, limitation, or other restriction of the...
By Alicia Samolis, Sean Fontes, Morgan Hedly, & Michael Gamboli It is that time of year again, when the Rhode Island legislature ends its session and passes a number of laws that affect businesses with Rhode Island employees. Unfortunately, this year the legislature has passed multiple laws that will increase the already burdensome state-specific requirements on employers, including requiring...
By Elizabeth Manchester, Madeline Ursini, and Kelley J. Decena The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces sweeping tax changes that will significantly impact nonprofit organizations. While the law aims to encourage charitable giving through a new universal deduction available to all taxpayers, including those who do not itemize, it simultaneously imposes new and higher...
By Elizabeth O. Manchester and Kelley J. Decena On June 26, 2025, Rhode Island enacted Bill 579 SUB A, Chapter 41, establishing new compliance and reporting requirements for nonprofit organizations operating within the state. Aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in the nonprofit sector, the law mandates that any nonprofit receiving more than $50,000 annually from the General...
By Elizabeth Manchester and Madeline Ursini Rhode Island nonprofits holding sales tax exemption certificates are reminded to file their renewal applications before the upcoming deadlines to maintain their tax-exempt status and comply with updated requirements. Sales tax exemption certificates issued by the Rhode Island Division of Taxation are valid for a period of four years...
By Allison Fleet and Kelley J. Decena The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (“DOR”) has proposed a new regulation, 830 CMR 62B.2.4, which introduces a significant change to the taxation of real estate transactions within the Commonwealth by non-resident sellers. The regulation mandates a withholding tax on the sale or transfer of Massachusetts real estate by...
By Elizabeth O. Manchester, James P. McGlone, and Kelley J. Decena A new lawsuit will test the legality of grant programs of the U.S. Department of Education for colleges and universities, charging that these programs unlawfully discriminate based on race or ethnicity. (Read the complaint here.) These programs, collectively referred to in the complaint as the “Hispanic-Serving Institutions...
By Alicia Samolis, Sean Fontes, Morgan Hedly, & Michael Gamboli The EEO-1 Report must be filed by covered employers by June 24, 2025 at 11:00pm EDT. The reporting requirement applies to private employers with 100 or more employees in one workweek in the fourth quarter of 2024 and certain federal contractors with over 50 employees. When counting employees, affiliated...
PROVIDENCE, RI, May 7, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a regional business law and litigation firm, announces that partner Amy T.M. Oakley has been named a 2025 Woman of Influence in the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Legal Counsel category by ALM/GlobeSt.com. This annual award celebrates the significant contributions of women in the commercial...
