STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1814

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1882

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1882, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to reduce the tax burden for resident taxpayers of Hawaii by establishing a food tax credit.

     The Department of Taxation supported this bill.  The Tax Foundation of Hawaii submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its contents and inserting the provisions of House Bill No. 707, H.D. 1, with additional amendments.  As amended, this bill establishes a refundable Food Tax Credit for certain resident taxpayers using a graduated tax credit schedule based on adjusted gross income.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1882, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1882, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair