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HRS §237D-12

Keeping business records for tax checks

You must keep records about your rental business in English, inside Hawaii, for three years. These records must be available for the tax department or the Multistate Tax Commission to look at anytime.

The statute, as written — Records to be kept; examination

Every taxpayer shall keep in the English language within the State, and preserve for a period of three years, suitable records of gross rental, gross rental proceeds, or fair market rental value relating to the business taxed under this chapter, and such other books, records of account, and invoices as may be required by the department, and all such books, records, and invoices shall be open for examination at any time by the department or the Multistate Tax Commission pursuant to chapter 255, or the authorized representative thereof.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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