Hawaii Tax News
Hawaii State Tax Refund Delay
Gov. Lingle’s tax refund delay is her way of trying to fix a shortfall in the states budget. By holding state tax refunds until July which starts the 2011 fiscal year.
“The government has made it very clear they are gonna use your money for the first six months of the year to balance the [...]
Hawaii’s Tax Fresh Start Program
The State of Hawaii Department of Taxation (“DOTAX”) announced that it is offering a “Tax Fresh Start Program”, running from May 27, 2009 through June 26, 2009. The program provides an opportunity for eligible taxpayers to pay their back taxes to the state while avoiding penalties and potentially avoiding referral for criminal prosecution. It also offers a 50% reduction in interest from the statutory rate of 8% per annum to 4% per annum. The program is available to all eligible taxpayers owing eligible Hawaii tax(es) for any taxable period ending…
Hawaii Easier General Excise Tax Form
HONOLULU- The State Department of Taxation announced that starting January 5,
2009, taxpayers will find it easier to complete the General Excise (GE) periodic tax return
Form G-45 electronically or to use the web-fillable version of this form. Both new versions
will perform math calculations for the taxpayer. Taxpayers only need to fill in the
necessary information and the [...]
Hawaii State Tax Dept to Assist Residents and Businesses Affected by Storms
Hawaii State Tax Department To Assist Residents and
Businesses Affected By Storms
Filing extensions, penalty waivers to be considered on case-by-case basis
In light of the heavy winds, rain and flooding this past week that have caused substantial damage to homes and businesses in the counties of Kaua‘i, Maui and the City and County of Honolulu, the state [...]
Hawaii Taxes Year End Workshop Schedules
HONOLULU—The Hawaii Department of Taxation’s Year-End Workshops for 2008 will begin on
Kaua`i on Monday, November 24. Workshops on Maui and O`ahu, and in Kona and
Hilo, will be held within the following weeks (see schedule on the following page).
All workshops begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. Topics include 2009 possible
tax legislation proposals, case [...]
IRS Seeking to Pay Hawaii Taxpayers $1.2 Million in Stimulis Payments
The IRS reported Thursday that over 2,000 economic stimulus checks totaling $1.2 million dollars in economic stimulus checks are due to Hawaii taxpayers. They also stated that over $900,000 of tax refund checks were returned by the US Postal Service with address errors.
The deadline for taxpayers to update their addresses is Nov. 28.
Economic stimulus checks [...]
