HRS §237-9.3
Rules for getting general excise tax benefits
To get any general excise tax benefit, you must have a business license and file your annual tax reconciliation return on time. The tax director can ask for proof and may deny benefits if you don't comply, but can waive denial for good cause. Nonprofits get a written warning and 90 days to fix the problem.
businesses
The statute, as written — General excise tax benefits; denial of tax benefits for failure to properly claim
(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a person shall not be entitled to any general excise tax benefit under this chapter unless the person claiming the general excise tax benefit: (1) Obtains a license to engage in and conduct business as required under section 237-9; and (2) Files the annual general excise tax reconciliation tax return as provided under this chapter or chapter 231 not later than twelve months from the due date prescribed for the return. (b) The director may require any taxpayer to furnish information to determine the validity of any general excise tax benefit and may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. (c) The director may waive the denial of the general excise tax benefit under subsection (a) if the failure to comply is due to reasonable cause and not to the wilful neglect of the taxpayer. (d) The director shall first give written notice to a nonprofit organization to comply with the requirements of this section before imposing a denial of any general excise tax benefit under this chapter, and the organization shall have ninety days from the date of the receipt of the notice to comply with the requirements. (e) For purposes of this section: "General excise tax benefit" means any tax exemption, exclusion of a taxable amount, a reduction from the measure of a tax imposed, a tax deduction, a tax credit, a lower rate of tax, a segregation or division of taxable amounts between multiple taxpayers involved in the same transaction, or any income splitting allowed under this chapter. "Nonprofit organization" means a corporate entity, association, or other duly chartered entity that is registered with the State and is exempt from the application of this chapter pursuant to section 237-23(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), or (7).
Sections this one refers to
§237-23 Who is exempt from this tax and how to apply
§237-9 Getting a business license and what happens if you don't
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