THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1133

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAII INCOME TAX LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to conform Hawaii income tax law to the Internal Revenue Code.

     SECTION 2.  Section 235-2.3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  For all taxable years beginning after December 31, [2013,] 2014, as used in this chapter, except as provided in section 235-2.35, "Internal Revenue Code" means subtitle A, chapter 1, of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, [2013,] 2014, as it applies to the determination of gross income, adjusted gross income, ordinary income and loss, and taxable income, except those provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and federal public laws which, pursuant to this chapter, do not apply or are otherwise limited in application and except for the provisions of Public Law 109-001 which apply to section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.  The provisions of Public Law 109-001 to accelerate the deduction for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami are applicable for the calendar year that ended December 31, 2004, and the calendar year ending December 31, 2005.

     Sections 235-2, 235-2.1, and 235-2.2 shall continue to be used to determine:

     (1)  The basis of property, if a taxpayer first determined the basis of property in a taxable year to which these sections apply, and if the determination was made before January 1, 1978; and

     (2)  Gross income, adjusted gross income, ordinary income and loss, and taxable income for a taxable year to which these sections apply where the taxable year begins before January 1, 1978."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act, upon its approval, shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST


 


 

Report Title:

Income Tax; Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code for 2014

 

Description:

Conforms Hawaii income tax law with amendments made to the Internal Revenue Code as of December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

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