CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 13-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    S.B. No. 2838

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2838, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to allow an individual taxpayer who files an electronic income tax return to request the Department of Taxation to deposit electronically the taxpayer's income tax refund into an unspecified maximum number of checking or savings accounts. 

     In addition, the measure:

     (1)  Authorizes the Department of Taxation to modify and revise forms and computer systems to implement the new refund procedure; and

     (2)  Requires the Director of Taxation to continue to visit low-income communities to assist in the preparation of tax filings.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that a taxpayer may indicate up to a maximum of three checking or savings accounts for receipt of an anticipated tax refund; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2838, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2838, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair	____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair	____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair
	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair