STAND. COM. REP. NO. 901-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2395

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2395 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the efficiency of tax administration by allowing the Department of Taxation to require certain taxpayers in certain circumstances to file their tax returns electronically.

The Department of Taxation supported this measure. 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. 2395 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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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair