Fifty state college and university employees were mailed corrected tax forms on the afternoon of April 15 — the very day they were due to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Rhode Island’s Division of Taxation.
Department of Administration spokesperson Karen Greco confirmed to Rhode Island Current that the state issued corrected W-2s because of excess contributions made for some employees’ 403(b) retirement plans — something that would have been blocked under the state’s old payroll system before transitioning to a new one late last year.
Administration officials learned of the error in mid-March, Greco said…