Bill Text: HI SB508 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Taxation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-07-10 - Act 122, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1223). [SB508 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SB508-Amended.html
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
508 |
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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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 subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Unless otherwise provided in this
section, every transferee shall deduct and withhold a tax equal to [five]
nine per cent of the amount realized on the disposition of 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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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, upon its approval, shall apply to real estate dispositions that occur on or after September 15, 2018.
Report Title:
Hawaii Real Property Tax Law; Income Taxation; Nonresidents
Description:
Increases the taxes withheld on the amount realized by nonresidents from the disposition of Hawaii real property from 5% to 9%. Applies to real estate dispositions that occur on or after 9/15/2018. (SD1 PROPOSED)
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