STAND. COM. REP. NO.  865-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3191

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 3191, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAII INCOME TAX LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to amend Hawaii's income tax laws to conform with changes to the federal Internal Revenue Code.

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

     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 H.B. No. 3191, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading 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