Bill Text: HI SB2624 | 2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Tax Credit; School Personnel; Reimbursement for Expenses; Travel
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-04-29 - The conference committee deferred the measure. [SB2624 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SB2624-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TAXATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that in a survey of teachers conducted by the Hawaii state teachers association, forty-seven per cent of the respondents cited annual personal expenditures of between $250 and $500 each year on classroom supplies, with many claiming expenditures in excess of $1,000.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a state income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred by school teachers, special education teachers, school librarians, and counselors for supplementary materials used in the classroom and for travel expenses incurred while accompanying and supporting students on an educational trip.
SECTION 2. Chapter 235, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§235- Certain classroom expenses; tax credit. (a) There shall be allowed to each qualified taxpayer subject to the tax imposed by this chapter a tax credit for certain expenses that shall be deductible from the taxpayer's net income tax liability, if any, imposed by this chapter for the taxable year in which the credit is properly claimed.
(b) The amount of the tax credit shall be equal to the amounts expended for certain expenses in a taxable year; provided that the credit shall not exceed $ per taxable year.
(c) If the tax credit under this section exceeds the taxpayer's net income tax liability, the excess of credit over liability may be used as a tax credit against the taxpayer's net income tax liability in subsequent years until exhausted. 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.
(d) No other tax credit or deduction may be claimed under this chapter for the certain expenses used to properly claim a tax credit under this section for the taxable year.
(e) 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 reasonable information to ascertain the validity of the claim for credit made under this section and may adopt rules necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section pursuant to chapter 91.
(f) For purposes of this section:
"Certain expenses" means expenses paid or incurred by a qualifying taxpayer in connection with books, supplies other than athletic supplies for courses of instruction in health or physical education, computer equipment including related software and services, supplementary materials used by the qualifying taxpayer in the classroom, and travel expenses incurred by the qualifying taxpayer while the taxpayer is supervising, chaperoning, or providing educational guidance to students on an educational trip.
"Qualifying taxpayer" means a
school teacher, special education teacher, school librarian, or
counselor employed by the department of education, a charter school, or a
private school in the State who instructs students in any grade from
prekindergarten through twelfth grade."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2030, and shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
Report Title:
Tax Credit; School Personnel; Reimbursement for Expenses; Travel
Description:
Establishes a state income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred by school teachers, special education teachers, school librarians, and counselors for supplementary materials used in the classroom as well as for accompanying students for educational travel. Effective for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2017. (SB2624 HD1)
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