Bill Text: HI SB1196 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Withholding Tax.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-29 - Act 115, on 06/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217). [SB1196 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-SB1196-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO WITHHOLDING TAX.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 235-63, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§235-63 Statements to employees. (a) Every employer required to deduct and
withhold any tax on the wages of any employee shall furnish to each employee in
respect of the employee's employment during the calendar year, on or before
January 31 of the succeeding year, or if the employee's employment is
terminated before the close of a calendar year, within thirty days after the
date of receipt of a written request from the employee if [such] the
thirty-day period ends before January 31, a written statement, showing the
period covered by the statement, the wages paid by the employer to the employee
during [such] the period[,] covered by the statement,
and the amount of the tax deducted and withheld or paid in respect of [such]
those wages. Each [such]
employer required to furnish a statement under this section shall file on
or before [the last day of February] January 31 following
the close of the calendar year a duplicate copy of each [such]
statement. The department of taxation
may grant to any employer a reasonable extension of time, not in excess of
sixty days, with respect to any statement required by this section to be
furnished to an employee or filed, and may by regulation provide for the
furnishing or filing of statements at [such] other times and containing [such]
other information as may be required for the administration of this chapter. The department shall prescribe the form of the
statement required by this section and may adopt any federal form appropriate
for the purpose.
(b) In regard to the statement required under
subsection (a), an employer that:
(1) Wilfully fails to
furnish the statement to the employee by the prescribed due date;
(2) Fails to file
the statement with the department by the prescribed due date; or
(3) Fails to electronically
file the statement with the department if the employer is required to file
electronically under section 231-8.5;
shall be subject to a penalty of $25 per failure; provided that the penalty imposed under this section shall not exceed $50 per employee."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2022.
Report Title:
Withholding Tax; Penalty
Description:
Amends the due date for employers to file the wage and tax statement from the last day of February to January 31 following the close of the calendar year. Imposes a penalty on employers that fail to timely furnish and file the wage and tax statement. Effective 1/1/2022. (CD1)
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