Bill Text: HI HB58 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating To State Funds.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2021-07-06 - Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1279). [HB58 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2021-HB58-Amended.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	58
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1
		C.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 237, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§237-     Temporary suspension of exemption of certain amounts; levy of tax.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the exemption of the following amounts from taxation under this chapter shall be suspended from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023:

     (1)  Reimbursements received by federal cost-plus contractors for the costs of purchased materials, plant, and equipment as described under section 237‑13(3)(C);

     (2)  Gross receipts of home service providers acting as service carriers providing mobile telecommunications services to other home service providers as described under section 237‑13(6)(D);

     (3)  Amounts deducted from the gross income of real property lessees because of receipt from sublessees as described under section 237-16.5;

     (4)  Amounts received by sugarcane producers as described under section 237-24(14);

     (5)  Amounts received by exchanges and exchange members as described under section 237-24.5;

     (6)  Gross proceeds from the sale of the following:

          (A)  Intoxicating liquor, as described under section 237-25(a)(1), to the United States (including any agency or instrumentality of the United States that is wholly owned or otherwise so constituted as to be immune from the levy of a tax under chapter 238 or 244D, but not including national banks) or any organization to which the sale is permitted by the proviso of "Class 3" of section 281-31 that is located on any Army, Navy, or Air Force reservation;

          (B)  Tobacco products and cigarettes, as described under section 237-25(a)(2), to the United States (including any agency or instrumentality thereof that is wholly owned or otherwise so constituted as to be immune from the levy of tax under chapter 238 or 245, but not including national banks); and

          (C)  Other tangible personal property, as described under section 237-25(a)(3), to the United States (including any agency, instrumentality, or federal credit union thereof, but not including national banks) and any state‑chartered credit union;

     (7)  Gross proceeds received from the construction, reconstruction, erection, operation, use, maintenance, or furnishing of air pollution control facilities, as described under section 237‑27.5, that do not have valid certificates of exemption on July 1, 2021; and

     (8)  Amounts received by telecommunications common carriers from call center operators for interstate or foreign telecommunications services as described under section 237‑29.8.

     (b)  Except as otherwise provided under subsection (e), (f), or (g), there is levied, assessed, and collected annually against a taxpayer receiving or deriving previously exempt gross income or gross proceeds of sale from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023, a tax at the rate of four per cent on that previously exempt gross income or gross proceeds of sale.

     (c)  The taxpayer against whom the tax is levied and assessed under this section shall be responsible for payment of the tax to the director of taxation.

     (d)  Notwithstanding section 237‑8.6, no county surcharge shall be levied, assessed, or collected on any previously exempt gross income or gross proceeds of sale that is subject to taxation under subsection (b).

     (e)  This section shall not apply to gross income or gross proceeds from binding written contracts entered into prior to July 1, 2021, that do not permit the passing on of increased rates of taxes.

     (f)  This section shall not apply to gross income or gross proceeds from stevedoring services and related services, as defined in section 382-1, furnished to a company by its wholly owned subsidiary.

     (g)  The tax imposed under subsection (b) shall not apply to any gross income or gross proceeds of sale that cannot legally be so taxed under the Constitution or laws of the United States, but only so long as, and only to the extent, to which the State is without power to impose the tax.

     To the extent that any exemption, exclusion, or apportionment is necessary to comply with the preceding sentence, the director of taxation shall:

     (1)  Exempt or exclude the gross income or gross proceeds of sale from the tax under subsection (b); or

     (2)  Apportion the gross income or gross proceeds of sale derived within the State by persons engaged in business both within and without the State to determine the gross income or gross proceeds of sale that is subject to taxation under this chapter for the purposes of section 237‑21.

     (h)  This chapter shall apply to the payment, collection, enforcement, and appeal of the tax levied under this section.

     (i)  The director of taxation may establish additional requirements, procedures, and forms pursuant to rules adopted under chapter 91 to effectuate this section.

     (j)  As used in this section, "previously exempt gross income or gross proceeds of sale" means the amount of the gross income or gross proceeds of sale the exemption for which is suspended under subsection (a).

     §237-     Information reporting.  Beginning January 1, 2022, the director of taxation shall require information reporting on all exclusions or exemptions of all amounts, persons, or transactions from this chapter, except for the following:

     (1)  Amounts received that are exempt under section 237‑24(1) through (7); and

     (2)  Any other amounts, persons, or transactions as determined by the director to be in the best interest of tax administration and made by official pronouncement."

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 238, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§238-     Temporary suspension of exemption of certain amounts; levy of tax.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the exemption of the following from taxation under this chapter shall be suspended from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023:

     (1)  The use or sale of intoxicating liquor and cigarettes and tobacco products imported into the State and sold to any person or common carrier in interstate commerce, whether ocean‑going or air, for consumption out of State by the person, crew, or passengers on the shipper's vessels or airplanes, as described under section 238-3(g);

     (2)  The use of any vessel constructed under section 189‑25 prior to July 1, 1969, as described under section 238‑3(h); and

     (3)  The use of any air pollution control facility subject to section 237-27.5 as described under section 238‑3(k).

     (b)  Except as otherwise provided under subsection (e) or (f), there is levied, assessed, and collected annually against a taxpayer who imports or purchases previously exempt property, services, or contracting for use in this State that becomes subject to the State's taxing jurisdiction from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023, a tax at the rate of four per cent on the value of that previously exempt property, services, or contracting.

     (c)  The taxpayer against whom the tax is levied and assessed under this section shall be responsible for payment of the tax to the director of taxation.

     (d)  Notwithstanding section 238-2.6, no county surcharge shall be levied, assessed, or collected on the value of any previously exempt property, services, or contracting that is subject to taxation under subsection (b).

     (e)  This section shall not apply to any property, services, or contracting imported or purchased under binding written contracts entered into prior to July 1, 2021, that do not permit the passing on of increased rates of taxes.

     (f)  The tax imposed under subsection (b) shall not apply to any property, services, or contracting or to any use of the property, services, or contracting that cannot legally be so taxed under the Constitution or laws of the United States, but only so long as, and only to the extent to which, the State is without power to impose the tax.

     To the extent that any exemption, exclusion, or apportionment is necessary to comply with the preceding sentence, the director of taxation shall:

     (1)  Exempt or exclude the property, services, or contracting or the use of the property, services, or contracting, from the tax under subsection (b); or

     (2)  Apportion the gross value of services or contracting sold to customers within the State by persons engaged in business both within and without the State to determine the value of that portion of the services or contracting that is subject to taxation under chapter 237 for the purposes of section 237-21.

     (g)  This chapter shall apply to the payment, collection, enforcement, and appeal of the tax levied under this section.

     (h)  The director of taxation may establish additional requirements, procedures, and forms pursuant to rules adopted under chapter 91 to effectuate this section.

     (i)  As used in this section, "previously exempt property, services, or contracting" means property, services, or contracting, the exemption for which is suspended under subsection (a).

     §238-     Information reporting.  Beginning January 1, 2022, the director of taxation shall require information reporting on all exclusions or exemptions of all amounts, persons, or transactions from this chapter, except for any amounts, persons, or transactions as determined by the director to be in the best interest of tax administration and made by official pronouncement."

     SECTION 3.  Section 247-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§247-2  Basis and rate of tax.  The tax imposed by section 247-1 shall be based on the actual and full consideration (whether cash or otherwise, including any promise, act, forbearance, property interest, value, gain, advantage, benefit, or profit), paid or to be paid for all transfers or conveyance of realty or any interest therein, that shall include any liens or encumbrances thereon at the time of sale, lease, sublease, assignment, transfer, or conveyance, and shall be at the following rates:

     (1)  Except as provided in [paragraph (2):] paragraphs (2) and (3):

          (A)  [Ten cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of less than $600,000[;]: ten cents per $100;

          (B)  [Twenty cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of at least $600,000, but less than $1,000,000[;]: twenty cents per $100;

          (C)  [Thirty cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of at least $1,000,000, but less than $2,000,000[;]: thirty cents per $100;

          (D)  [Fifty cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of at least $2,000,000, but less than $4,000,000[;]: fifty cents per $100;

          (E)  [Seventy cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of at least $4,000,000, but less than $6,000,000[;]: $1.40 per $100;

          (F)  [Ninety cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of at least $6,000,000, but less than $10,000,000[; and]: $2.70 per $100; and

          (G)  [One dollar per $100 for] For properties with a value of $10,000,000 or greater[; and]: $4.00 per $100;

     (2)  For the sale of a condominium or single family residence for which the purchaser is ineligible for a county homeowner's exemption on property tax:

          (A)  [Fifteen cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of less than $600,000[;]: fifteen cents per $100;

          (B)  [Twenty-five cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of at least $600,000, but less than $1,000,000[;]: twenty-five cents per $100;

          (C)  [Forty cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of at least $1,000,000, but less than $2,000,000[;]: forty cents per $100;

          (D)  [Sixty cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of at least $2,000,000, but less than $4,000,000[;]: sixty cents per $100;

          (E)  [Eighty-five cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of at least $4,000,000, but less than $6,000,000[;]: $1.70 per $100;

          (F)  [One dollar and ten cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of at least $6,000,000, but less than $10,000,000[; and]: $3.30 per $100; and

          (G)  [One dollar and twenty-five cents per $100 for] For properties with a value of $10,000,000 or greater[,]: $5.00 per $100; and

     (3)  For the sale of commercial properties:

          (A)  Ten cents per $100 for properties with a value of less than $600,000;

          (B)  Twenty cents per $100 for properties with a value of at least $600,000, but less than $1,000,000;

          (C)  Thirty cents per $100 for properties with a value of at least $1,000,000, but less than $2,000,000;

          (D)  Fifty cents per $100 for properties with a value of at least $2,000,000, but less than $4,000,000;

          (E)  Seventy cents per $100 for properties with a value of at least $4,000,000, but less than $6,000,000;

          (F)  Ninety cents per $100 for properties with a value of at least $6,000,000, but less than $10,000,000; and

          (G)  One dollar per $100 for properties with a value of $10,000,000 or greater,

of such actual and full consideration; provided that in the case of a lease or sublease, this chapter shall apply only to a lease or sublease whose full unexpired term is for a period of five years or more, and in those cases, including [(where appropriate)], where appropriate, those cases where the lease has been extended or amended, the tax in this chapter shall be based on the cash value of the lease rentals discounted to present day value and capitalized at the rate of six per cent, plus the actual and full consideration paid or to be paid for any and all improvements, if any, that shall include on-site as well as off-site improvements, applicable to the leased premises; and provided further that the tax imposed for each transaction shall be [not] no less than $1.

     For the purposes of this section, "commercial properties" means property classified as "commercial" for county real property tax purposes."

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

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2022.

 

Report Title:

General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Conveyance Tax

 

Description:

From 1/1/2022 through 12/31/2023, temporarily suspends certain general excise and use tax exemptions.  Increases conveyance taxes for the sale of non-commercial properties valued at $4,000,000 or greater.  Effective 1/1/2022.  (HB58 CD1)

 

 

 

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