Bill Text: HI SB579 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Tax Credits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. [SB579 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB579-Amended.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 235-55.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) Each taxpayer with an adjusted gross income
of less than $30,000 who has paid more than $1,000 in rent during the taxable
year for which the credit is claimed may claim a tax credit of [$50] $
multiplied by the number of qualified exemptions to which the taxpayer is
entitled; provided that each taxpayer sixty-five years of age or over
may claim double the tax credit; [and] provided further that a
resident individual who has no income or no income taxable under this chapter
may also claim the tax credit as set forth in this section."
SECTION 2. Section 235-55.75, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
"(g) This section shall apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2017, but shall not apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, [2022.] 2029."
SECTION 3. Section 235-55.85, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Each individual taxpayer may claim a refundable food/excise tax credit multiplied by the number of qualified exemptions to which the taxpayer is entitled in accordance with the table below; provided that a husband and wife filing separate tax returns for a taxable year for which a joint return could have been filed by them shall claim only the tax credit to which they would have been entitled had a joint return been filed.
Adjusted gross income
for
taxpayers filing
a
single return Credit per exemption
Under $5,000 [$110] $
$5,000 under $10,000 [$100] $
$10,000 under $15,000 [$ 85] $
$15,000 under $20,000 [$ 70] $
$20,000 under $30,000 [$ 55] $
$30,000 and over [$ 0.] $ .
Adjusted gross income
for heads of household,
married individuals filing
separate returns, and
married couples filing
joint returns Credit per exemption
Under $5,000 [$110] $
$5,000 under $10,000 [$100] $
$10,000 under $15,000 [$ 85] $
$15,000 under $20,000 [$ 70] $
$20,000 under $30,000 [$ 55] $
$30,000 under $40,000 [$ 45] $
$40,000 under $50,000 [$ 35] $
$50,000 and over [$ 0.]
$ ."
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, 2050, and shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
Report Title:
Tax Credits; Income Tax Credit for Low-income Household Renters; Earned Income Tax Credit; Refundable Food/Excise Tax Credit
Description:
Increases the allowable income tax credit for low-income household renters to an unspecified amount. Extends the sunset date of the earned income tax credit to 12/31/2029. Increases the allowable amount of the refundable food/excise tax credit to an unspecified amount. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
