No. I thought I made it clear that they acted within the
law. In fact the CT law is stricter than the RI law being
discussed, and they had to fit within those tighter
restrictions

Tax avoidance (like draft avoidance) is not illegal. Indeed, I believe
the IRS still includes a statement in the front of its 1040
instruction booklet (I haven't used one in years) reminding people
that they don't have to pay any more taxes than--well, than they have
to pay!

I don't know about other states, but I've found the tax authorities in
New Hampshire to be especially helpful and forthcoming. (Perhaps this
is because the New Hampshire tax system is based on the principal that
taxes and fees are something that the folks from Massachusetts should
pay.) It's good that this is so, because the New Hampshire tax forms
are mysteriously opaque. Indeed, the Interest and Dividends tax form
once got into The New Yorker for its instruction, on Page One: "Do Not
Begin With This Page".


all the best -- Dan Ford
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