GOVERNOR’S PACKAGE – TAX (Department of Taxation)
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HB No. |
SB No. |
Title |
Description |
Relating to Conformity of the Hawaii Income Tax Law to the Internal Revenue Code |
Amends Hawaii's Income Tax Law to conform with the changes to the Internal Revenue Code. |
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Relating to the Integrated Tax Information Management Systems Acquisition by the Department of Taxation |
Allows the department to meet, in a timely manner, its financial obligations under the integrated tax information management systems performance-based contract. |
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Relating to the Department of Taxation |
Establishes fees for research and reproduction of records in response to investigative subpoenas issued by the department's criminal tax investigation unit. |
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Proposing an Amendment to Article VII, Section 3, of the State Constitution to Provide for the Appointment of a Tax Review Commission Every Ten Years (ConAm) |
Changes the appointment of a Hawaii tax review commission from every five years to every ten years starting in 2005. |
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Relating to the General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Reporting Dates |
Changes the dates on which the Council must report its estimates of total state personal income to the director of finance, the governor, the chief justice, and the legislature. |
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Relating to Filing of Tax Returns |
Centralizes the filing and the processing of tax returns within the State. |
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Relating to Public Service Company Tax |
Clarifies that the statutory imposition of the public service company tax on public utilities is not a real property tax. |
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Relating to Taxation |
Clarifies the law for the GET exported services exemption and pyramiding relief. Provides GET pyramiding relief on the sale of amusements. Proposes a 1/2% PSC tax rate for a PSC taxpayer on the sale of telecommunications and transportation services. Imposes the use tax on imported contracting. |
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Relating to Taxation Appeals |
Eliminates requirement of paying tax assessed prior to appealing the assessment tot he district board of review. |
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Relating to Disclosure of Tax Information |
Permits the disclosure of general excise/use tax return and tax return information to a person contractually obligated to pay general excise and use taxes assessed against another. |
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Relating to High Technology |
Expands and clarifies high technology business incentives provisions. |