HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2005
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to taxes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 235-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

"(d) To qualify for this tax credit, a production shall:

(1) Meet the definition of a qualified production specified in subsection (o);

(2) Have qualified production costs totaling at least $100,000;

(3) Provide the State a qualified Hawaii promotion, which shall be at a minimum, a shared-card, end-title screen credit, where applicable;

(4) Provide evidence of reasonable efforts to hire local talent and crew;

(5) Provide evidence when making any claim for products or services acquired or rendered outside of this State that reasonable efforts were unsuccessful to secure and use comparable products or services within this State;

(6) Provide evidence of financial or in-kind contributions or educational or workforce development efforts, in partnership with related local industry labor organizations, educational institutions, or both, toward the furtherance of the local film and television and digital media industries;

(7) [Be compliant] Provide evidence of reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable requirements under title 14, including tax return filing and payments; and

(8) Provide complete responses to the department of taxation's inquiries and document requests, in the form prescribed by the department, no later than ninety days from the inquiry or request[.];

provided that a taxpayer shall be given notice of and an opportunity to cure any failure to meet the requirements of this subsection."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act, upon its approval, shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Compliance; Cure

Description:

Requires productions to provide evidence of reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable requirements to qualify for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit. Requires taxpayers be given notice of and an opportunity to cure any failure to meet the requirements for the tax credit.

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