Bill Text: HI HB890 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Taxation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [HB890 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB890-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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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. Section 235-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"§235-68 Withholding of tax on the disposition of real property by nonresident persons. (a) As used in this section:
"Nonresident person" means every person other than a resident person.
"Property" or "real property" has the meaning as the same term is defined in section 231-1.
"Resident person" means any:
(1) Individual included in the definition of resident in section 235-1;
(2) Corporation incorporated or granted a certificate of authority under chapter 414, 414D, or 415A;
(3) Partnership formed or registered under chapter 425 or 425E;
(4) Foreign partnership qualified to transact business pursuant to chapter 425 or 425E;
(5) Limited liability company formed under chapter 428 or any foreign limited liability company registered under chapter 428; provided that if a single member limited liability company has not elected to be taxed as a corporation, the single member limited liability company shall be disregarded for purposes of this section and this section shall be applied as if the sole member is the transferor;
(6) Limited liability partnership formed under chapter 425;
(7) Foreign limited liability partnership qualified to transact business under chapter 425;
(8) Trust included in the definition of resident trust in section 235-1; or
(9) Estate included in the definition of resident estate in section 235-1.
"Residential
real property" means fee simple or leasehold real property upon which is
situated:
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From one to four dwelling units; or
(2) A residential condominium or cooperative apartment, the primary use of which is occupancy as a resident by any natural person or persons, regardless of whether the property owner resides on the property.
"Transferee" means any person, the State and the counties and their respective subdivisions, agencies, authorities, and boards, acquiring real property which is located in Hawaii.
"Transferor" means any person disposing real property that is located in Hawaii.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in this section,
every transferee shall deduct and withhold a tax equal to 7.25 per cent of the
amount realized on the disposition of Hawaii real property [.];
provided that, if the retail property being disposed of is residential real
property, the transferee shall instead deduct and withhold a tax equal to
seventy-five per cent of the amount realized on the disposition of the Hawaii
real property.
Every person required to withhold a tax under this section is made liable for the tax and is relieved of liability for or upon the claim or demand of any other person for the amount of any payments to the department made in accordance with this section."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Hawaii Real Property Tax Law; Income Taxation; Residential Real Property; Nonresidents
Description:
Amends the taxes withheld on the amount realized by nonresidents from the disposition of Hawaii residential real property from 7.25% to 75%. Applies to real estate dispositions that occur on or after 9/15/2023.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
