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HI HR15

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/5/2017

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Souki

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Taxation to adopt rules requiring that any assessment of penalties or interest on taxes include a written explanation and calculations showing how the amount was determined.

  • Notes that the Department currently provides taxpayers with statements showing penalty and interest amounts but without explanatory language or supporting calculations.

  • Addresses taxpayer concerns that they lack understanding of how penalty and interest assessments are calculated under Hawaii Revised Statutes section 231-39.

  • Requires a certified copy of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of Taxation.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Taxation To Adopt Rules To Require That Any Assessment Of Penalty Or Interest On Taxes Be Accompanied By An Explanation, Including Calculations, Of How The Amount Of The Penalty Or Interest Was Determined.

Department of Taxation

Last Action

Resolution adopted in final form.

4/5/2017

Committee Referrals

Finance2/10/2017

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