Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1470 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 1470 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 1470
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13	13	THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	RELATING TO INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. Section 235-61, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) For each withholding period (whether weekly, biweekly, monthly, or otherwise) the amount of tax to be withheld under this section shall be at a rate that, for the taxable year, will yield the tax imposed by section 235-51 upon each employee's annual wage, as estimated from the employee's current wage in any withholding period[, but for the purposes of this subsection of the rates provided by section 235-51 the maximum to be taken into consideration shall be eight per cent]. The tax for the taxable year shall be calculated upon the following assumptions: (1) That the employee's annual wage, as estimated from the employee's current wage in the withholding period, will be the employee's sole income for the taxable year; (2) That there will be no deductions therefrom in determining adjusted gross income; (3) That in determining taxable income there shall be a standard deduction allowance, which shall be an amount equal to one exemption (or more or less than one exemption if so prescribed by the director) unless the taxpayer: (A) Is married and the taxpayer's spouse is an employee receiving wages subject to withholding; or (B) Has withholding exemption certificates in effect with respect to more than one employer. [For the purposes of this section, any standard deduction allowance under this paragraph shall be treated as if it were denominated a withholding exemption;] (4) That in determining taxable income there also will be deducted the amount of exemptions and withholding allowances granted to the employee in the computation of taxable income, as shown by a certificate to be filed with the employer as provided by subsection (f); and (5) If it appears from the certificate filed pursuant to subsection (f) that the employee, under section 235-93, is entitled to make a joint return, that the employee and the employee's spouse will so elect." 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 taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ BY REQUEST
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49	49	SECTION 1. Section 235-61, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
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51	51	"(c) For each withholding period (whether weekly, biweekly, monthly, or otherwise) the amount of tax to be withheld under this section shall be at a rate that, for the taxable year, will yield the tax imposed by section 235-51 upon each employee's annual wage, as estimated from the employee's current wage in any withholding period[, but for the purposes of this subsection of the rates provided by section 235-51 the maximum to be taken into consideration shall be eight per cent]. The tax for the taxable year shall be calculated upon the following assumptions:
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53	53	(1) That the employee's annual wage, as estimated from the employee's current wage in the withholding period, will be the employee's sole income for the taxable year;
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55	55	(2) That there will be no deductions therefrom in determining adjusted gross income;
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57	57	(3) That in determining taxable income there shall be a standard deduction allowance, which shall be an amount equal to one exemption (or more or less than one exemption if so prescribed by the director) unless the taxpayer:
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59	59	(A) Is married and the taxpayer's spouse is an employee receiving wages subject to withholding; or
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61	61	(B) Has withholding exemption certificates in effect with respect to more than one employer.
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63	63	[For the purposes of this section, any standard deduction allowance under this paragraph shall be treated as if it were denominated a withholding exemption;]
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65	65	(4) That in determining taxable income there also will be deducted the amount of exemptions and withholding allowances granted to the employee in the computation of taxable income, as shown by a certificate to be filed with the employer as provided by subsection (f); and
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67	67	(5) If it appears from the certificate filed pursuant to subsection (f) that the employee, under section 235-93, is entitled to make a joint return, that the employee and the employee's spouse will so elect."
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69	69	SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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71	71	SECTION 3. This Act, upon its approval, shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
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88	88	Report Title: Income Taxation; Withholding; Exemptions Description: For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, (1) repeals the maximum tax rate that may be considered in determining the amount of income tax that must be withheld and the requirement that a standard deduction allowance be treated as if it was denominated as a withholding exemption, and (2) for the purpose of income tax withholding, permits the Director of Taxation to prescribe a standard deduction allowance in an amount more or less than one whole exemption. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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104	104	For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, (1) repeals the maximum tax rate that may be considered in determining the amount of income tax that must be withheld and the requirement that a standard deduction allowance be treated as if it was denominated as a withholding exemption, and (2) for the purpose of income tax withholding, permits the Director of Taxation to prescribe a standard deduction allowance in an amount more or less than one whole exemption.
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112	112	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.