Bill Text: HI HB2371 | 2014 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Refundable Food/Excise Tax Credit; Income Tax Credit for Low-Income Household Renters; Low-Income Tax Credit; Earned Income Tax Credit

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-2)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2014-04-25 - Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-14 at 3:10PM in Conference Room 229. [HB2371 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2014-HB2371-Amended.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2371

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO TAXATION.

 

 

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

 


PART I

     SECTION 1.  Section 235-55.85, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  Each resident individual taxpayer may claim a refundable food/excise tax credit multiplied by the number of qualified exemptions to which the taxpayer is entitled in accordance with the table below; provided that a husband and wife filing separate tax returns for a taxable year for which a joint return could have been filed by them shall claim only the tax credit to which they would have been entitled had a joint return been filed.

     Adjusted gross income       Credit per exemption

     Under [$5,000] $                               [$85] $    

     [$5,000]  $           under [$10,000] $              [75] $   

     [$10,000] $           under [$15,000] $              [65] $   

     [$15,000] $           under [$20,000] $              [55] $   

     [$20,000] $           under [$30,000] $              [45] $   

     [$30,000] $           under [$40,000] $              [35] $   

     [$40,000] $           under [$50,000] $              [25] $   

     [$50,000] $           and over        0"

PART II

     SECTION 2.  Section 235-55.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

     "(c)  Each taxpayer with an adjusted gross income of less than [$30,000] $           who has paid more than $1,000 in rent during the taxable year for which the credit is claimed may claim a tax credit of [$50] $           multiplied by the number of qualified exemptions to which the taxpayer is entitled; provided that each taxpayer sixty-five years of age or over may claim double the tax credit; and provided further that a resident individual who has no income or no income taxable under this chapter may also claim the tax credit as set forth in this section."

PART III

     SECTION 3.  Chapter 235, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§235-     Low-income tax credit.  (a)  There shall be allowed to each taxpayer subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter, a tax credit to reduce or eliminate the state income tax liability for low-income taxpayers.  After completing the income tax calculations required by this chapter, a taxpayer with a federal adjusted gross income below the federal poverty guidelines and with a state income tax liability shall receive a credit that eliminates the taxpayer's state income tax liability.  A taxpayer with a federal adjusted gross income of at least          but not more than          per cent of the federal poverty guidelines and with a state income tax liability shall receive a credit that reduces the taxpayer's state income tax liability by fifty per cent.  A taxpayer with a federal adjusted gross income above          per cent of the federal poverty guidelines shall be ineligible for the credit.

     (b)  All claims for a tax credit under this section, including amended claims, shall be filed on or before the end of the twelfth month following the close of the taxable year for which the tax credit may be claimed.  Failure to comply with the foregoing provision shall constitute a waiver of the right to claim the tax credit.

     (c)  The director of taxation shall prepare any forms that may be necessary to claim a credit under this section.  The director may also require the taxpayer to furnish information to ascertain the validity of the claim for the tax credit made under this section and may adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.

     (d)  For purposes of this section:

     "Federal poverty guidelines" means the guidelines set forth by the United States Department of Health and Human Services each year for Hawaii.

     §235-     Earned income tax credit.  (a)  Each individual taxpayer who:

     (1)  Files an individual income tax return for a taxable year; and

     (2)  Is not claimed or is not eligible to be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer for income tax purposes,

may claim a refundable earned income tax credit.  The tax credit, for the appropriate taxable year, shall be       per cent of the federal earned income tax credit allowed under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code and reported as such on the individual's federal income tax return.  If the tax credit claimed by a taxpayer exceeds the amount of income tax payment due from the taxpayer, the excess of credit over payment due shall be refunded to the taxpayer; provided that a tax credit properly claimed by an individual who has no income tax liability shall be paid to the individual; and provided further that no refund or payment on account of the tax credit allowed by this section shall be made for an amount less than $1.

     (b)  In the case of a part-year resident, the tax credit shall equal the amount of the tax credit calculated in subsection (a) multiplied by the ratio of adjusted gross income attributed to this State to the entire adjusted gross income computed without regard to source in the State pursuant to section 235-5.

     (c)  To claim the tax credit allowed under this section, an individual taxpayer shall use the same filing status on the taxpayer's Hawaii income tax return as used on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the taxable year.

     (d)  Any claim, including any amended claim, for tax credits under this section shall be filed on or before the end of the twelfth month following the close of the taxable year for which the tax credit may be claimed.  Failure to comply with this subsection shall constitute a waiver of the right to claim the tax credit.

     (e)  No credit shall be allowed under this section for any taxable year in the disallowance period.  For purposes of this subsection, the disallowance period is:

     (1)  The period of ten taxable years after the most recent taxable year for which there was a final determination that the taxpayer's claim of credit under this section was due to fraud; and

     (2)  The period of two taxable years after the most recent taxable year for which there was a final determination that the taxpayer's claim of credit under this section was due to the reckless or intentional disregard of rules and regulations to qualify for the tax credit, but not due to fraud.

     (f)  Any person who is a tax return preparer, as defined under section 231-36.5(h), shall be subject to regulations referred to in section 231-36.5.  Any tax return preparer who fails to comply with due diligence requirements under the regulations with respect to determining eligibility for, or the amount of, the credit allowable by section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code shall pay a penalty of $100 for each failure.

     (g)  The director of taxation:

     (1)  Shall prepare any forms necessary to claim a tax credit under this section;

     (2)  May require proof of the claim for the tax credit;

     (3)  Shall alert eligible taxpayers of the tax credit using appropriate and available means;

     (4)  Shall prepare an annual public report to the legislature and the governor containing the:

          (A)  Number of credits granted for the prior calendar year;

         (B)  Total amount of the credits granted; and

         (C)  Average value of the credits granted to taxpayers whose earned income falls within various income ranges; and

     (5)  May adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate this section."

PART IV

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050, and shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,     .


 


 

Report Title:

Refundable Food/Excise Tax Credit; Income Tax Credit for Low-Income Household Renters; Low-Income Tax Credit; Earned Income Tax Credit

 

Description:

Amends the amount and threshold of the refundable food/excise tax credit and income tax credit for low-income household renters.  Creates a new low-income tax credit and earned income tax credit.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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