Bill Text: HI HB1178 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Tax Credits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-01 - Referred to HHH, FIN, referral sheet 3 [HB1178 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB1178-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to tax credits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 235, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part III to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§235- Refundable
child tax credit. (a) Each qualifying individual taxpayer may claim
a refundable child tax credit. The tax
credit, for the appropriate taxable year, shall be twenty per cent of the
federal child tax credit allowed and properly claimed under the Internal
Revenue Code and reported as such on the individual's federal income tax
return.
(b) For a part-year resident, the tax credit shall
equal the amount of the tax credit calculated in subsection (a) multiplied by
the ratio of Hawaii adjusted gross income to federal adjusted gross income.
(c) For purposes of this section,
"qualifying individual taxpayer" means a taxpayer who:
(1) Files a federal
income tax return for the taxable year claiming the child tax credit under the
Internal Revenue Code; and
(2) Files a Hawaii income tax return using the filing status used on the federal income tax return for the taxable year and claiming the same dependents claimed on the federal income tax return for the taxable year.
(d) The credit allowed under this section shall
be claimed against the net income tax liability for the taxable year. If the tax credit under this section exceeds
the taxpayer's income tax liability, the excess of the tax credit over
liability shall be refunded to the taxpayer; provided that the tax credit
claimed by a taxpayer who has no income tax liability shall be paid to the
taxpayer; provided further that no refunds or payment on account of the tax
credit allowed by this section shall be made for amounts less than $1. All claims, including amended claims, for a
tax credit 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 credit may
be claimed. Failure to comply with the
foregoing provision shall constitute a waiver of the right to claim the 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 administrative or judicial decision that the taxpayer's claim for 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 administrative or judicial decision disallowing the taxpayer's claim for
credit.
(f) 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 adjusted gross income falls
within various income ranges; and
(5) May adopt rules
pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate this section.
(g) This section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act, upon its approval, shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.
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Report Title:
Tax Credits; Refundable Child Tax Credit; Federal Child Tax Credit
Description:
Establishes a refundable income tax credit equal to twenty per cent of the federal child tax credit allowed and properly claimed on a taxpayer's federal tax return. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2020.
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
