Bill Text: HI SB1355 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: GET; Out-of-State Business; In-State Business; Nexus Standard
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-04-28 - (S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 11:00AM in conference room 423. [SB1355 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-SB1355-Amended.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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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 231, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§231- Businesses domiciled out-of-state; nexus presumption. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person or entity conducting business in this State that has its commercial domicile in another state is presumed to be systematically and regularly engaging in business in this State and taxable under title 14 if, during any year:
(1) The person or entity engages in or solicits business with persons within this State; and
(2) The person or entity earns income, gross proceeds, gross rental, or gross rental proceeds attributable to sources in this State.
(b) Notwithstanding any requirement under title 14 that a person or entity remit tax on a monthly basis, if a person is taxable in this State by reason of this section, the person or entity may petition the director of taxation to allow the remitting of tax on a basis other than monthly for good cause. For purposes of this section, good cause includes compliance with the United States Constitution and the Hawaii State Constitution."
SECTION 2. Chapter 237, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§237- Businesses domiciled out-of-state; annual statement. (a) Any person or entity conducting business in this State that:
(1) Has its commercial domicile in another state;
(2) Is presumed to be systematically and regularly engaging in business in this State under section 231‑ ; and
(3) Does not pay or is not otherwise required to pay the tax imposed by this chapter for sales of tangible personal property to residents of this State,
shall file an annual statement with the department, as provided in this section.
(b) The annual statement required by this section shall be filed on forms provided or approved by the department on or before the fourth month following the close of the taxable year. The annual statement shall include the following information:
(1) Names and addresses of residents of this State to whom the out-of-state business sold tangible personal property during the taxable year;
(2) Dates of each sale;
(3) Zip code of the shipping address of each sale; and
(4) Dollar amount of each sale.
Except for the dollar amount required under paragraph (4), no information describing the tangible personal property sold shall be provided in the annual statement.
(c) Any person or entity that files an annual report with the department pursuant to this section shall be relieved of any duty to pay the tax imposed by this chapter for sales of tangible personal property to residents of this State for the taxable year for which the annual statement is filed.
(d) This section shall not apply to a person or entity that has a physical presence in the State.
For purposes of this subsection, a person or entity has a physical presence in the State if the person or entity's business activities during a taxable year include any of the following:
(1) Being an individual physically present in the State, or assigning one or more employees to be in the State;
(2) Using the services of an agent, excluding any employee, to establish or maintain the person or entity's business activities in the State, if the agent does not perform business services in the State for any other person or entity during the taxable year; or
(3) The leasing or owning tangible personal property or real property in the State.
§237- Businesses domiciled in the state; annual statement. (a) Any person or entity conducting business in this State that is presumed to be systematically and regularly engaging in business in this State, unless otherwise required to pay the tax imposed by this chapter for sales of tangible personal property to residents of this State, shall file an annual statement with the department of taxation, as provided in this section.
(b) The annual statement required by this section shall be filed on forms provided or approved by the department on or before the fourth month following the close of the taxable year. The annual statement shall include the following information:
(1) Names and addresses of residents of this State to whom the business in this State sold tangible personal property during the taxable year;
(2) Dates of each sale;
(3) Zip code of the shipping address of each sale; and
(4) Dollar amount of each sale.
Except for the dollar amount required under paragraph (4), no information describing the tangible personal property sold shall be provided in the annual statement.
(c) Any person or entity that files an annual report with the department pursuant to this section shall be relieved of any duty to pay the tax imposed by this chapter for sales of tangible personal property to residents of this State for the taxable year for which the annual statement is filed.
(d) This section shall not apply to a person or entity that has a physical presence in the State.
For purposes of this subsection, a person or entity has a physical presence in the State if the person or entity's business activities during a taxable year include any of the following:
(1) Being an individual physically present in the State, or assigning one or more employees to be in the State;
(2) Using the services of an agent, excluding any employee, to establish or maintain the person or entity's business activities in the State, if the agent does not perform business services in the State for any other person or entity during the taxable year; or
(3) The leasing or owning of tangible personal property or real property in the State."
SECTION 3. Section 237-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§237-2 "Business", "engaging" in business, defined. "Business" as used in this chapter, includes all activities (personal, professional, or corporate), engaged in or caused to be engaged in with the object of gain or economic benefit either direct or indirect, but does not include casual sales.
The term "engaging" as used in this
chapter with reference to engaging or continuing in business also includes [the]:
(1) The exercise of corporate or
franchise powers[.]; or
(2) The sale of tangible personal property by a person soliciting business through an independent contractor or other representative if the person enters into an agreement with a resident of this State under which the resident, for a commission or other consideration, directly or indirectly refers potential customers, whether by a link on an internet website or otherwise, to the person.
This presumption may be rebutted by proof that the resident with whom the person has an agreement did not engage in any solicitation in the State on behalf of the person that would satisfy the nexus requirement of the United States Constitution during the taxable year in question. Nothing in this section shall be construed to narrow the scope of the terms "person", "purchasing agent", or "representative" as defined in section 237-1."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2011, and shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.
Report Title:
GET; Out-of-State Business; In-State Business; Nexus Standard
Description:
Creates a nexus standard for taxing out-of-state businesses on their business activities in Hawaii. Includes local affiliate agreements under the General Excise Tax (GET). Allows out-of-state and in-state businesses to file information regarding sales to residents of the State instead of collecting GET. Effective July 1, 2011. (SB1355 HD2)
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