HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

AMENDMENT TO:			H.B. No. 2341
OFFERED BY:		Representative Gene Ward
DATE:	March 4, 2014

 

 

            SECTION 1.  House Bill No. 2341 is amended to read follows:

           

SECTION 1.  Section 231-9.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§231-9.4  Credit or debit card remittances.[]]  In addition to sections 237-31, 237D-6.5, and 251-5, as well as any other form of payment allowed under provisions of title 14 administered by the department, the director, by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, may permit the use of credit or debit cards for remittances made to the department.  A service fee shall not be [required] assessed by the department for the use of debit cards [for remittances, but may be required by the department for the use of] or credit cards for remittances.

     For purposes of this section:

     "Credit card" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 478-1.

     "Debit card" means any card, plate, or other single credit device issued with or without a fee to a cardholder to purchase goods or services or to obtain cash that is debited from the cardholder's checking or other bank account."

SECTION 2.  Section 231-9.9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  The director of taxation is authorized to require every person whose tax liability for any one taxable year exceeds [$100,000] $25,000 and who files a tax return for any tax, including consolidated filers, to remit taxes by one of the means of electronic funds transfer approved by the department; provided that for withholding taxes under section 235-62, electronic funds transfers shall apply to annual tax liabilities that exceed [$40,000.] $25,000.  Notwithstanding the tax liability thresholds in this subsection, the director of taxation is authorized to require any person who is required to electronically file a federal return or electronically remit any federal taxes to the federal government, to electronically file a state return and electronically remit any state taxes under title 14 to the department.  The director is authorized to grant an exemption to the electronic filing and payment requirements for good cause."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act, upon its approval, shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

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