Bill Text: HI HB1376 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Taxation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. [HB1376 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB1376-Introduced.html
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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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. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part III to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§46- County surcharge on transient accommodations tax. (a) Each county may establish a surcharge on transient accommodations tax at the rate enumerated in section 237D- .
(b) A county electing to exercise the authority granted under this section shall notify the director of taxation within ten days after the county has established a surcharge on transient accommodations tax and, beginning no earlier than one hundred eighty days after the establishment of the surcharge authorized under this section, the director of taxation shall levy, assess, collect, and otherwise administer the county surcharge on transient accommodations tax."
SECTION 2. Chapter 237D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§237D- County surcharge on transient accommodations tax; administration. (a) The county surcharge on transient accommodations tax, in accordance with the requirements of section 46- , shall be levied, assessed, and collected as provided in this section on all gross rental, gross rental proceeds, and fair market rental value taxable under this chapter. No county shall set the surcharge on transient accommodations tax at a rate greater than per cent of all gross rental, gross rental proceeds, and fair market rental value taxable under this chapter. All provisions of this chapter shall apply to the county surcharge on transient accommodations tax. With respect to the surcharge, the director of taxation shall have all the rights and powers provided under this chapter. In addition, the director of taxation shall have the exclusive rights and power to determine the county or counties in which a person is engaged in the business of furnishing transient accommodations and, in the case of a person engaged in the business of furnishing transient accommodations in more than one county, the director shall determine, through apportionment or other means, that portion of the surcharge on transient accommodations tax attributable to business conducted in each county.
(b) Each county surcharge on transient
accommodations tax that may be established pursuant to section 46-
shall be levied beginning in the taxable year after the surcharge is
established; provided that no surcharge on transient accommodations tax may be
levied less than one hundred eighty days after the establishment of the
surcharge authorized under section 46‑ .
(c) The county surcharge on transient
accommodations tax, if adopted, shall be imposed on the gross rental, gross
rental proceeds, and fair market rental value of all written contracts that
require the passing on of the taxes imposed under this chapter; provided that
if the gross rental, gross rental proceeds, and fair market rental value are
received as payments beginning in the taxable year in which the taxes become
effective, on contracts entered into before June 30 of the year prior to the
taxable year in which the taxes become effective, and the written contracts do
not provide for the passing on of increased rates of taxes, the county
surcharge on transient accommodations tax shall not be imposed on the gross
rental, gross rental proceeds, and fair market rental value covered under the
written contracts. The county surcharge
on transient accommodations tax shall be imposed on the gross rental, gross
rental proceeds, and fair market rental value from all contracts entered into
on or after June 30 of the year prior to the taxable year in which the taxes
become effective, regardless of whether the contract allows for the passing on
of any tax or any tax increases.
(d) No county surcharge on transient
accommodations tax shall be established on any form of accommodation exempt
from the taxes imposed by this chapter pursuant to section 237D-3.
(e) The director of taxation shall revise the
transient accommodations tax forms to provide for the clear and separate
designation of the imposition and payment of the county surcharge on transient
accommodations tax.
(f) The taxpayer shall designate the taxation
district to which the county surcharge on transient accommodations tax is
assigned, in accordance with rules adopted by the director of taxation under
chapter 91. The taxpayer shall file a
schedule with the taxpayer's periodic and annual transient accommodations tax returns
summarizing the amount of taxes assigned to each taxation district.
(g) The penalties provided by section 231-39 for
failure to file a tax return shall be imposed on the amount of surcharge due on
the return being filed for the failure to file the schedule required to
accompany the return. In addition, there
shall be added to the tax an amount equal to ten per cent of the amount of the
surcharge and tax due on the return being filed for the failure to file the
schedule or the failure to correctly report the assignment of the transient
accommodations tax by taxation district on the schedule required under subsection
(f).
(h) All taxpayers who file on a fiscal year basis whose fiscal year ends after December 31 of the year prior to the taxable year in which the taxes become effective, shall file a short period annual return for the period preceding January 1 of the taxable year in which the taxes become effective. Each fiscal year taxpayer shall also file a short period annual return for the period starting on January 1 of the taxable year in which the taxes become effective, and ending before January 1 of the following year."
SECTION 3. Chapter 248, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§248- County surcharge on transient accommodations tax; disposition of proceeds. (a) If adopted by county ordinance, all county surcharges on transient accommodations tax collected by the director of taxation shall be paid into the state treasury quarterly, within ten working days after collection, and shall be placed by the director of finance in special accounts. Out of the revenues generated by county surcharges on transient accommodations tax paid into each respective state treasury special account, the director of finance shall deduct per cent of the gross proceeds of a respective county's surcharge on transient accommodations tax to reimburse the State for the costs of assessment, collection, disposition, and oversight of the county surcharge on transient accommodations tax incurred by the State. Amounts retained shall be general fund realizations of the State.
(b) The amounts deducted for costs of assessment, collection,
and disposition of the county surcharge on transient accommodations tax shall be
withheld from payment to the counties by the State out of the county surcharges
on transient accommodations tax collected for the current calendar year.
(c) For the purpose of this section, the costs of
assessment, collection, disposition, and oversight of the county surcharges on transient
accommodations tax shall include any and all costs, direct or indirect, that
are deemed necessary and proper to effectively administer this section and section
237D‑ .
(d) After the deduction and withholding of the costs under subsections (a) and (b), the director of finance shall pay the remaining balance on a quarterly basis to the director of finance of each county that has adopted a county surcharge on transient accommodations tax under section 46- . The payments shall be made after the county surcharges on transient accommodations tax have been paid into the state treasury special accounts. All county surcharges on transient accommodations tax collected shall be distributed by the director of finance to the county in which the county surcharge on transient accommodations tax is generated and shall be a general fund realization of the county."
SECTION 4. Section 237D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending subsection (a) to read:
"(a) There is levied and shall be assessed and collected each month a tax of:
(1) Five per cent for the period beginning on January 1, 1987, to June 30, 1994;
(2) Six per cent for the period beginning on July 1, 1994, to December 31, 1998;
(3) 7.25 per cent for the period beginning on January 1, 1999, to June 30, 2009;
(4) 8.25 per cent for
the period beginning on July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010; [and]
(5) 9.25 per cent for
the period beginning on July 1, 2010, [and thereafter;] to June 30,
2019; and
(6) Six per cent for the period beginning on July 1, 2019, and thereafter;
on the gross rental or gross rental proceeds derived from furnishing transient accommodations."
2.
By amending subsection (c) to read:
"(c) There is levied and shall be assessed and collected each month, on the occupant of a resort time share vacation unit, a transient accommodations tax of:
(1) 7.25 per cent on the fair market rental value until December 31, 2015;
(2) 8.25 per cent on
the fair market rental value for the period beginning on January 1, 2016, to
December 31, 2016; [and]
(3) 9.25 per cent on
the fair market rental value for the period beginning on January 1, 2017, [and
thereafter.] to June 30, 2019; and
(4) Six per cent on the fair market rental value for the period beginning on July 1, 2019, and thereafter."
3.
By amending subsection (e) to read:
"(e) Notwithstanding the tax rates established in
subsections [(a)(5)] (a) and [(c)(3),] (c), the tax
rates levied, assessed, and collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (c) shall
be 10.25 per cent for the period beginning on January 1, 2018, to [December
31, 2030;] June 30, 2019, and seven per cent for the period beginning on
July 1, 2019, to December 31, 2030; provided that:
(1) The tax revenues
levied, assessed, and collected pursuant to this subsection that are in excess
of the revenues realized from the levy, assessment, and collection of tax at
the [9.25 per cent] rate established in subsections (a) and (c)
shall be deposited quarterly into the mass transit special fund established
under section 248-2.7; and
(2) If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the amount of county surcharge on state tax revenues deducted and withheld by the State, pursuant to section 248-2.6, violates statutory or constitutional law and, as a result, awards moneys to a county with a population greater than five hundred thousand, then an amount equal to the monetary award shall be deducted and withheld from the tax revenues deposited under paragraph (1) into the mass transit special fund, and those funds shall be a general fund realization of the State.
The remaining tax revenues levied,
assessed, and collected at the [9.25 per cent] tax rate established
pursuant to subsections (a) and (c) shall be distributed in accordance with
section 237D-6.5(b)."
SECTION 5. Section 237D-6.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§237D-6.5 Remittances[; distribution to counties]. (a)
All remittances of taxes imposed under this chapter shall be made by
cash, bank drafts, cashier's check, money order, or certificate of deposit to
the office of the taxation district to which the return was transmitted.
(b) Except for the revenues collected pursuant to section 237D-2(e), revenues collected under this chapter shall be distributed in the following priority, with the excess revenues to be deposited into the general fund:
(1) $1,500,000
shall be allocated to the Turtle Bay conservation easement special fund
beginning July 1, 2015, for the reimbursement to the state general fund of debt
service on reimbursable general obligation bonds, including ongoing expenses related to the issuance of the
bonds, the proceeds of which were used to acquire the conservation easement and
other real property interests in Turtle Bay, Oahu, for the protection,
preservation, and enhancement of natural resources important to the State,
until the bonds are fully amortized;
(2) $26,500,000 shall be allocated to the convention center enterprise special fund established under section 201B-8;
(3) $82,000,000 shall be allocated to the tourism special fund established under section 201B-11; provided that:
(A) Beginning on July 1, 2012, and ending on June 30, 2015, $2,000,000 shall be expended from the tourism special fund for development and implementation of initiatives to take advantage of expanded visa programs and increased travel opportunities for international visitors to Hawaii;
(B) Of the $82,000,000 allocated:
(i) $1,000,000 shall be allocated for the operation of a Hawaiian center and the museum of Hawaiian music and dance at the Hawaii convention center; and
(ii) 0.5 per cent of the $82,000,000 shall be transferred to a sub-account in the tourism special fund to provide funding for a safety and security budget, in accordance with the Hawaii tourism strategic plan 2005-2015; and
(C) Of the revenues remaining in the tourism special fund after revenues have been deposited as provided in this paragraph and except for any sum authorized by the legislature for expenditure from revenues subject to this paragraph, beginning July 1, 2007, funds shall be deposited into the tourism emergency special fund, established in section 201B-10, in a manner sufficient to maintain a fund balance of $5,000,000 in the tourism emergency special fund;
[(4) $103,000,000
shall be allocated as follows: Kauai
county shall receive 14.5 per cent, Hawaii county shall receive 18.6 per cent,
city and county of Honolulu shall receive 44.1 per cent, and Maui county shall
receive 22.8 per cent; provided that commencing with fiscal year 2018-2019, a
sum that represents the difference between a county public employer's annual
required contribution for the separate trust fund established under section
87A-42 and the amount of the county public employer's contributions into that
trust fund shall be retained by the state director of finance and deposited to
the credit of the county public employer's annual required contribution into
that trust fund in each fiscal year, as provided in section 87A-42, if the
respective county fails to remit the total amount of the county's required
annual contributions, as required under section 87A-43;] and
[(5)] (4) $3,000,000 shall be allocated to the
special land and development fund established under section 171-19; provided
that the allocation shall be expended in accordance with the Hawaii tourism
authority strategic plan for:
(A) The protection, preservation, maintenance, and enhancement of natural resources, including beaches, important to the visitor industry;
(B) Planning, construction, and repair of facilities; and
(C) Operation and maintenance costs of public lands, including beaches, connected with enhancing the visitor experience.
All transient accommodations taxes shall be paid into the state treasury each month within ten days after collection and shall be kept by the state director of finance in special accounts for distribution as provided in this subsection.
As used in this subsection, "fiscal year" means the twelve-month period beginning on July 1 of a calendar year and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year.
[(c) On or before January or July 1 of each year
or after the disposition of any tax appeal with respect to an assessment for
periods after June 30, 1990, the state director of finance shall compute and pay
the amount due as provided in subsection (b) to the director of finance of each
county to become a general realization of the county expendable as such, except
as otherwise provided by law.]"
SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Transit Accommodations Tax; County Surcharge
Description:
Authorizes each county to impose a surcharge on transient accommodations tax. Changes the transient accommodations tax rate to 7%. Repeals the distribution of transit accommodations tax revenues to the counties.
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