STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 288
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: H.B. No. 1044
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was referred H.B. No. 1044 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Authorize the Department of Taxation to mandate the electronic filing for certain partnerships, S‑corporations, and individual tax returns;
(2) Require certain tax return preparers to file returns electronically;
(3) Amend the requirements for filing and payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer;
(4) Amend the penalty for failure to file electronically;
(5) Remove the fee for certified copies of tax clearances;
(6) Authorize the limited disclosure of liquor licensees' tax clearances; and
(7) Clarify the interest rate for payments made to taxpayers out of the Litigated Claims Fund.
Your Committee finds that electronic filing
of tax returns improves accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency. This measure is intended to encourage
increased usage of electronic filing by entities having the ability and
sophistication to easily comply with electronic filing requirements. Additionally, this measure is intended to
provide clarification by establishing fixed interest rates for payments made to
taxpayers out of the Litigated Claims Fund.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1044, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1044, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development,
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____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN, Chair |