THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TAXATION

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair

Senator Will Espero, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Tuesday, January 29, 2008)

 

SB 2158

Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds to support the statewide economic development program of the Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network hosted by the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

 

EDT, WAM

HB 1755, HD1

(HSCR1169)

Testimony

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Clarifies that the reduced general excise tax rate of 0.5 per cent on business-to-business services applies to dealers furnishing goods or services to the purchaser of tangible personal property to fulfill a warranty obligation of the manufacturer of the property.  (HB1755 HD1)

 

EDT, WAM

SB 2153

Testimony

RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Provides a mandatory tax credit to taxpayers pursuant to article VII, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution.

 

EDT, WAM

SB 2240

Testimony

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Creates a refundable state earned income tax credit for individual taxpayers' which is equal to 20% of the federal earned income tax credit.

 

EDT, WAM

SB 2391

Testimony

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Exempts from the general excise tax, commissions earned by a manufacturer's representative for the direct purchase of imported tangible personal property from the manufacturer by a customer.

 

EDT, WAM

SB 2495

Testimony

RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Provides for a tax credit of $        for taxable year 2008 pursuant to article VII, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

 

EDT, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6890.