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HRS §238-8

Appealing a tax assessment

If you paid the tax on a return and disagree with the tax director's assessment, you can appeal it. The appeal must follow the same rules, deadlines, and procedures as income tax appeals. The hearing and cost decisions are handled under the general tax appeal rules.

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The statute, as written — Appeal, correction of assessment

If any person having made the return and paid the tax as provided by this chapter feels aggrieved by the assessment so made upon the person by the director of taxation, the person may appeal the assessment in the manner and within the time and in all other respects as provided in section 235-114, for which purpose the word "income" shall be deemed to refer to purchase price or value, as the case may be. The hearing and disposition of the appeal, including the distribution of costs shall be as provided in chapter 232.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§235-114 How to appeal a tax assessment

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