HB 2306: Income Tax; Income Tax Brackets; Household and Dependent Care Services Tax Credit; Disallowance Period; Earned Income Tax Credit; Food/Excise Tax Credit
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-03-05
Current Status:
Failed
(2026-03-12: Referred to WAM.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Repeals future adjustments to income tax brackets. For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026, increases the income tax rates for the three highest income tax brackets by one percentage point each. Increases a taxpayer's applicable percentage of employment-related expenses that is used to calculate the household and dependent care services tax credit. Establishes certain disallowance periods following a final decision that a claim for the credit was due to fraud and that the claim was disallowed. Extends the sunset for amendments made by Act 163, SLH 2023, to the Household and Dependent Care Services Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and Food/Excise Tax Credit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Repeals future adjustments to the standard deduction and income tax brackets. Increases the applicable percentage of the employment-related expenses for which the child and dependent care tax credit may be claimed; provides for a disallowance period when there is a final administrative or judicial decision finding that the claim was due to fraud or disallowing the credit; and defines "adjusted gross income" for purposes of the child and dependent care tax credit as adjusted gross income as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Extends the sunset for amendments made by Act 163, SLH 2023 to the child and dependent care tax credit, earned income tax credit, and food/excise tax credit.
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO INCOME TAX.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"(a) There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every:
(1) Taxpayer who files a joint return under section 235−93; and
(2) Surviving spouse,
a tax determined in accordance with the following table:
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $4,800 1.40% of taxable income
Over $4,800 but $67.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $9,600 excess over $4,800
Over $9,600 but $221.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $19,200 excess over $9,600
Over $19,200 but $749.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $28,800 excess over $19,200
Over $28,800 but $1,363.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $38,400 excess over $28,800
Over $38,400 but $2,016.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $48,000 excess over $38,400
Over $48,000 but $2,707.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $72,000 excess over $48,000
Over $72,000 but $4,531.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $96,000 excess over $72,000
Over $96,000 but $6,427.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $300,000 excess over $96,000
Over $300,000 but $23,257.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $350,000 excess over $300,000
Over $350,000 but $27,757.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $400,000 excess over $350,000
Over $400,000 $32,757.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $400,000.
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $19,200 1.40% of taxable income
Over $19,200 but $269.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $28,800 excess over $19,200
Over $28,800 but $576.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $38,400 excess over $28,800
Over $38,400 but $1,104.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $48,000 excess over $38,400
Over $48,000 but $1,718.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $72,000 excess over $48,000
Over $72,000 but $3,350.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $96,000 excess over $72,000
Over $96,000 but $5,078.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $250,000 excess over $96,000
Over $250,000 but $16,782.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $350,000 excess over $250,000
Over $350,000 but $24,682.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $450,000 excess over $350,000
Over $450,000 but $32,932.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $550,000 excess over $450,000
Over $550,000 but $41,932.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $650,000 excess over $550,000
Over $650,000 $51,932.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $650,000.
[In the case of any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2026:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $28,800 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $28,800 but $403.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $38,400 excess
over $28,800
Over $38,400 but $710.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $48,000 excess
over $38,400
Over $48,000 but $1,238.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $72,000 excess
over $48,000
Over $72,000 but $2,774.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $96,000 excess
over $72,000
Over $96,000 but $4,406.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $250,000 excess
over $96,000
Over $250,000 but $15,494.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $350,000 excess
over $250,000
Over $350,000 but $23,094.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $450,000 excess
over $350,000
Over $450,000 but $30,994.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $550,000 excess
over $450,000
Over $550,000 but $39,244.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $650,000 excess
over $550,000
Over $650,000 but $48,244.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $800,000 excess
over $650,000
Over $800,000 $63,244.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $800,000.
In the case of any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2028:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $38,400 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $38,400 but $538.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $48,000 excess
over $38,400
Over $48,000 but $845.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $72,000 excess
over $48,000
Over $72,000 but $2,165.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $96,000 excess
over $72,000
Over $96,000 but $3,701.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $250,000 excess
over $96,000
Over $250,000 but $14,173.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $350,000 excess
over $250,000
Over $350,000 but $21,373.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $450,000 excess
over $350,000
Over $450,000 but $28,973.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $550,000 excess
over $450,000
Over $550,000 but $36,873.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $650,000 excess
over $550,000
Over $650,000 but $45,123.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $800,000 excess
over $650,000
Over $800,000 but $58,623.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $950,000 excess
over $800,000
Over $950,000 $73,623.00
plus 11.00% of
excess over $950,000.]
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2026:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $19,200 1.40% of taxable income
Over $19,200 but $269.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $28,800 excess over $19,200
Over $28,800 but $576.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $38,400 excess over $28,800
Over $38,400 but $1,104.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $48,000 excess over $38,400
Over $48,000 but $1,718.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $72,000 excess over $48,000
Over $72,000 but $3,350.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $96,000 excess over $72,000
Over $96,000 but $5,078.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $250,000 excess over $96,000
Over $250,000 but $16,782.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $350,000 excess over $250,000
Over $350,000 but $24,682.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $450,000 excess over $350,000
Over $450,000 but $32,932.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $550,000 excess over $450,000
Over $550,000 but $42,932.00 plus 11.00% of
not over $650,000 excess over $550,000
Over $650,000 $53,932.00 plus 12.00% of
excess over $650,000.
(b) There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household a tax determined in accordance with the following table:
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $3,600 1.40% of taxable income
Over $3,600 but $50.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $7,200 excess over $3,600
Over $7,200 but $166.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $14,400 excess over $7,200
Over $14,400 but $562.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $21,600 excess over $14,400
Over $21,600 but $1,022.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $28,800 excess over $21,600
Over $28,800 but $1,512.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $36,000 excess over $28,800
Over $36,000 but $2,030.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $54,000 excess over $36,000
Over $54,000 but $3,398.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $72,000 excess over $54,000
Over $72,000 but $4,820.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $225,000 excess over $72,000
Over $225,000 but $17,443.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $262,500 excess over $225,000
Over $262,500 but $20,818.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $300,000 excess over $262,500
Over $300,000 $24,568.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $300,000.
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $14,400 1.40% of taxable income
Over $14,400 but $202.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $21,600 excess over $14,400
Over $21,600 but $432.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $28,800 excess over $21,600
Over $28,800 but $828.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $36,000 excess over $28,800
Over $36,000 but $1,289.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $54,000 excess over $36,000
Over $54,000 but $2,513.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $72,000 excess over $54,000
Over $72,000 but $3,809.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $187,500 excess over $72,000
Over $187,500 but $12,587.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $262,500 excess over $187,500
Over $262,500 but $18,512.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $337,500 excess over $262,500
Over $337,500 but $24,699.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $412,500 excess over $337,500
Over $412,500 but $31,449.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $487,500 excess over $412,500
Over $487,500 $38,949.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $487,500.
[In the case of any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2026:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $21,600 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $21,600 but $302.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $28,800 excess
over $21,600
Over $28,800 but $533.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $36,000 excess
over $28,800
Over $36,000 but $929.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $54,000 excess
over $36,000
Over $54,000 but $2,081.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $72,000 excess
over $54,000
Over $72,000 but $3,305.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $187,500 excess
over $72,000
Over $187,500 but $11,621.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $262,500 excess
over $187,500
Over $262,500 but $17,321.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $337,500 excess
over $262,500
Over $337,500 but $23,246.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $412,500 excess
over $337,500
Over $412,500 but $29,433.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $487,500 excess
over $412,500
Over $487,500 but $36,183.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $600,000 excess
over $487,500
Over $600,000 $47,433.00
plus 11.00% of
excess over $600,000.
In the case of any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2028:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $28,800 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $28,800 but $403.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $36,000 excess
over $28,800
Over $36,000 but $634.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $54,000 excess
over $36,000
Over $54,000 but $1,624.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $72,000 excess
over $54,000
Over $72,000 but $2,776.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $187,500 excess
over $72,000
Over $187,500 but $10,630.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $262,500 excess
over $187,500
Over $262,500 but $16,030.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $337,500 excess
over $262,500
Over $337,500 but $21,730.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $412,500 excess
over $337,500
Over $412,500 but $27,655.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $487,500 excess
over $412,500
Over $487,500 but $33,842.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $600,000 excess
over $487,500
Over $600,000 but $43,967.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $712,500 excess
over $600,000
Over $712,500 $55,217.00
plus 11.00% of
excess over $712,500.]
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2026:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $14,400 1.40% of taxable income
Over $14,400 but $202.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $21,600 excess over $14,400
Over $21,600 but $432.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $28,800 excess over $21,600
Over $28,800 but $828.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $36,000 excess over $28,800
Over $36,000 but $1,289.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $54,000 excess over $36,000
Over $54,000 but $2,513.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $72,000 excess over $54,000
Over $72,000 but $3,809.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $187,500 excess over $72,000
Over $187,500 but $12,587.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $262,500 excess over $187,500
Over $262,500 but $18,512.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $337,500 excess over $262,500
Over $337,500 but $24,699.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $412,500 excess over $337,500
Over $412,500 but $32,199.00 plus 11.00% of
not over $487,500 excess over $412,500
Over $487,500 $40,449.00 plus 12.00% of
excess over $487,500.
(c) There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of (1) every unmarried individual (other than a surviving spouse, or the head of a household) and (2) on the taxable income of every married individual who does not make a single return jointly with the individual's spouse under section 235-93 a tax determined in accordance with the following table:
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $2,400 1.40% of taxable income
Over $2,400 but $34.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $4,800 excess over $2,400
Over $4,800 but $110.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $9,600 excess over $4,800
Over $9,600 but $374.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $14,400 excess over $9,600
Over $14,400 but $682.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $19,200 excess over $14,400
Over $19,200 but $1,008.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $24,000 excess over $19,200
Over $24,000 but $1,354.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $36,000 excess over $24,000
Over $36,000 but $2,266.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $48,000 excess over $36,000
Over $48,000 but $3,214.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $150,000 excess over $48,000
Over $150,000 but $11,629.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $175,000 excess over $150,000
Over $175,000 but $13,879.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $200,000 excess over $175,000
Over $200,000 $16,379.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $200,000.
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024:
If the taxable income is The tax shall be:
Not over $9,600 1.40% of taxable income
Over $9,600 but $134.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $14,400 excess over $9,600
Over $14,400 but $288.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $19,200 excess over $14,400
Over $19,200 but $552.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $24,000 excess over $19,200
Over $24,000 but $859.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $36,000 excess over $24,000
Over $36,000 but $1,675.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $48,000 excess over $36,000
Over $48,000 but $2,539.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $125,000 excess over $48,000
Over $125,000 but $8,391.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $175,000 excess over $125,000
Over $175,000 but $12,341.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $225,000 excess over $175,000
Over $225,000 but $16,466.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $275,000 excess over $225,000
Over $275,000 but $20,966.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $325,000 excess over $275,000
Over $325,000 $25,966.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $325,000.
[In
the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2026:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $14,400 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $14,400 but $202.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $19,200 excess
over $14,400
Over $19,200 but $355.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $24,000 excess
over $19,200
Over $24,000 but $619.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $36,000 excess
over $24,000
Over $36,000 but $1,387.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $48,000 excess
over $36,000
Over $48,000 but $2,203.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $125,000 excess
over $48,000
Over $125,000 but $7,747.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $175,000 excess
over $125,000
Over $175,000 but $11,547.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $225,000 excess
over $175,000
Over $225,000 but $15,497.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $275,000 excess
over $225,000
Over $275,000 but $19,622.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $325,000 excess
over $275,000
Over $325,000 but $24,122.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $400,000 excess
over $325,000
Over $400,000 $31,622.00
plus 11.00% of
excess over $400,000.
In
the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2028:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $19,200 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $19,200 but $269.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $24,000 excess
over $19,200
Over $24,000 but $422.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $36,000 excess
over $24,000
Over $36,000 but $1,082.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $48,000 excess
over $36,000
Over $48,000 but $1,850.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $125,000 excess
over $48,000
Over $125,000 but $7,086.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $175,000 excess
over $125,000
Over $175,000 but $10,686.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $225,000 excess
over $175,000
Over $225,000 but $14,486.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $275,000 excess
over $225,000
Over $275,000 but $18,436.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $325,000 excess
over $275,000
Over $325,000 but $22,561.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $400,000 excess
over $325,000
Over $400,000 but $29,311.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $475,000 excess
over $400,000
Over $475,000 $36,811.00
plus 11.00% of
excess over $475,000.]
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2026:
If the taxable income is The tax shall be:
Not over $9,600 1.40% of taxable income
Over $9,600 but $134.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $14,400 excess over $9,600
Over $14,400 but $288.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $19,200 excess over $14,400
Over $19,200 but $552.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $24,000 excess over $19,200
Over $24,000 but $859.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $36,000 excess over $24,000
Over $36,000 but $1,675.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $48,000 excess over $36,000
Over $48,000 but $2,539.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $125,000 excess over $48,000
Over $125,000 but $8,391.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $175,000 excess over $125,000
Over $175,000 but $12,341.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $225,000 excess over $175,000
Over $225,000 but $16,466.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $275,000 excess over $225,000
Over $275,000 but $21,466.00 plus 11.00% of
not over $325,000 excess over $275,000
Over $325,000 $26,966.00 plus 12.00% of
excess over $325,000."
SECTION 2. Section 235-55.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§235-55.6 Expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment. (a) Allowance of credit.
(1) In general. For each resident taxpayer, who files an individual income tax return for a taxable year, and who is not claimed or is not otherwise eligible to be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer for federal or Hawaii state individual income tax purposes, who maintains a household which includes as a member one or more qualifying individuals (as defined in subsection (b)(1)), there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the employment-related expenses (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) paid by the individual during the taxable year. If the tax credit claimed by a resident taxpayer exceeds the amount of income tax payment due from the resident taxpayer, the excess of the credit over payments due shall be refunded to the resident taxpayer; provided that tax credit properly claimed by a resident individual who has no income tax liability shall be paid to the resident individual; and provided further that no refunds or payment on account of the tax credit allowed by this section shall be made for amounts less than $1.
(2) Applicable
percentage. For purposes of paragraph
(1), the taxpayer's applicable percentage shall be determined as follows:
Adjusted gross income Applicable percentage
Not over [$25,000] $80,000 [25%] 50%
Over [$25,000] $80,000
but [24%] 45%
not
over [$30,000] $90,000
Over [$30,000] $90,000
but [23%] 40%
not
over [$35,000] $100,000
Over [$35,000] $100,000
but [22%] 35%
not over [$40,000] $110,000
Over [$40,000] $110,000
but [21%] 30%
not over [$45,000] $120,000
Over [$45,000] $120,000
but [20%] 25%
not over [$50,000] $130,000
Over [$50,000] $130,000
but [15%.] 20%
not over $140,000
Over $140,000 but 15%
not over $150,000
Over $150,000 but 10%
not over $160,000
Over $160,000 5%.
(b) Definitions of qualifying individual and employment-related expenses. For purposes of this section:
(1) Qualifying individual. The term "qualifying individual" means:
(A) A
dependent of the taxpayer who is under the age of thirteen and with respect to
whom the taxpayer is entitled to a deduction under section 235-54(a)[,];
(B) A
dependent of the taxpayer who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for
oneself[,]; or
(C) The spouse of the taxpayer, if the spouse is physically or mentally incapable of caring for oneself.
(2) Employment-related expenses.
(A) In general. The term "employment-related expenses" means amounts paid for the following expenses, but only if such expenses are incurred to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed for any period for which there are one or more qualifying individuals with respect to the taxpayer:
(i) Expenses for household services[,]; and
(ii) Expenses for the care of a qualifying individual.
Such term shall not include any amount paid for services outside the taxpayer's household at a camp where the qualifying individual stays overnight.
(B) Exception. Employment-related expenses described in subparagraph (A) which are incurred for services outside the taxpayer's household shall be taken into account only if incurred for the care of:
(i) A qualifying individual described in paragraph (1)(A)[,];
or
(ii) A qualifying individual (not described in paragraph (1)(A)) who regularly spends at least eight hours each day in the taxpayer's household.
(C) Dependent care centers. Employment-related expenses described in subparagraph (A) which are incurred for services provided outside the taxpayer's household by a dependent care center (as defined in subparagraph (D)) shall be taken into account only if:
(i) Such center complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations of this State, if the center is located within the jurisdiction of this State; or
(ii) Such center complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the jurisdiction in which the center is located, if the center is located outside the State; and
(iii) The requirements of subparagraph (B) are met.
(D) Dependent
care center defined. For purposes of
this paragraph, the term "dependent care center" means any facility [which:]
that:
(i) Provides care for more than six individuals (other than individuals
who reside at the facility)[,]; and
(ii) Receives a fee, payment, or grant for providing services for any of the individuals (regardless of whether such facility is operated for profit).
(1) $10,000
if there is one qualifying individual with respect to the taxpayer for such
taxable year[,]; or
(2) $20,000 if there are two or more qualifying individuals with respect to the taxpayer for such taxable year.
The amount determined under paragraph (1) or (2) (whichever is applicable) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount excludable from gross income under section 129 (with respect to dependent care assistance programs) of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year.
(d) Earned income limitation.
(1) In general. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amount of the employment-related expenses incurred during any taxable year which may be taken into account under subsection (a) shall not exceed:
(A) In
the case of an individual who is not married at the close of such year, such
individual's earned income for such year[,]; or
(B) In the case of an individual who is married at the close of such year, the lesser of such individual's earned income or the earned income of the individual's spouse for such year.
(2) Special rule for spouse who is a student or incapable of caring for oneself. In the case of a spouse who is a student or a qualified individual described in subsection (b)(1)(C), for purposes of paragraph (1), such spouse shall be deemed for each month during which such spouse is a full-time student at an educational institution, or is such a qualifying individual, to be gainfully employed and to have earned income of not less than:
(A) $200
if subsection (c)(1) applies for the taxable year[,]; or
(B) $400 if subsection (c)(2) applies for the taxable year.
In the case of any husband and wife, this paragraph shall apply with respect to only one spouse for any one month.
(e) Special rules. For purposes of this section:
(1) Maintaining household. An individual shall be treated as maintaining a household for any period only if over half the cost of maintaining the household for the period is furnished by the individual (or, if the individual is married during the period, is furnished by the individual and the individual's spouse).
(2) Married couples must file joint return. If the taxpayer is married at the close of the taxable year, the credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) only if the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse file a joint return for the taxable year.
(3) Marital status. An individual legally separated from the individual's spouse under a decree of divorce or of separate maintenance shall not be considered as married.
(4) Certain married individuals living apart. If:
(A) An individual who is married and who files a separate return:
(i) Maintains as the individual's home a household that constitutes for
more than one-half of the taxable year the principal place of abode of a
qualifying individual[,]; and
(ii) Furnishes over half of the cost of maintaining the household during
the taxable year[,]; and
(B) During the last six months of the taxable year the individual's spouse is not a member of the household,
the individual shall not be considered as married.
(5) Special dependency test in case of divorced parents, etc. If:
(A) Paragraph
(2) or (4) of section 152(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
applies to any child with respect to any calendar year[,]; and
(B) The child is under age thirteen or is physically or mentally incompetent of caring for the child's self,
in the case of any taxable year beginning in the calendar year, the child shall be treated as a qualifying individual described in subsection (b)(1)(A) or (B) (whichever is appropriate) with respect to the custodial parent (within the meaning of section 152(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), and shall not be treated as a qualifying individual with respect to the noncustodial parent.
(6) Payments to related individuals. No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any amount paid by the taxpayer to an individual:
(A) With
respect to whom, for the taxable year, a deduction under section 151(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (relating to deduction for personal
exemptions for dependents) is allowable either to the taxpayer or the
taxpayer's spouse[,]; or
(B) Who
is a child of the taxpayer (within the meaning of section [151(c)(3)] 152(c)(1)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) who has not attained the age
of nineteen at the close of the taxable year.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term "taxable year" means the taxable year of the taxpayer in which the service is performed.
(7) Student. The term "student" means an individual who, during each of five calendar months during the taxable year, is a full-time student at an educational organization.
(8) Educational organization. The term "educational organization" means a school operated by the department of education under chapter 302A, an educational organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a university, college, or community college.
(9) Identifying information required with respect to service provider. No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any amount paid to any person unless:
(A) The
name, address, taxpayer identification number, and general excise tax license
number of the person are included on the return claiming the credit[,];
(B) If
the person is located outside the State, the name, address, and taxpayer
identification number, if any, of the person and a statement indicating that
the service provider is located outside the State and that the general excise
tax license and, if applicable, the taxpayer identification numbers are not
required[,]; or
(C) If the person is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the name and address of the person are included on the return claiming the credit.
In the case of a failure to provide the information required under the preceding sentence, the preceding sentence shall not apply if it is shown that the taxpayer exercised due diligence in attempting to provide the information so required.
(f) No credit shall be allowed under this section for any taxable year in the disallowance period. For purposes of this subsection, the disallowance period is:
(1) The period of ten taxable years after the most recent taxable year for which there was a final administrative or judicial decision that the taxpayer's claim for credit under this section was due to fraud; and
(2) The period of two taxable years after the most recent taxable year for which there was a final administrative or judicial decision disallowing the taxpayer's claim for credit.
[(f)] (g) Rules.
The director of taxation shall prescribe such rules under chapter 91 as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section."
SECTION 3. Act 163, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, is amended by amending section 5 to read as follows:
"This
Act, upon its approval, shall apply to taxable years beginning after December
31, 2022; provided that on December 31, [2027,] 2032, this Act
shall be repealed and sections 235-55.6(c), 235-55.75(a), and 235-55.85(b), Hawaii
Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form in which they read on the day
prior to the effective date of this Act."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000; provided that section 2 of this Act shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026; provided further that on December 31, 2032, section 2 of this Act shall be repealed and section 235-55.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form in which it read on the day prior to the effective date of Act 163, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023.
Report Title:
Income Tax; Income Tax Brackets; Household and Dependent Care Services Tax Credit; Disallowance Period; Earned Income Tax Credit; Food/Excise Tax Credit
Description:
Repeals future adjustments to income tax brackets. For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026, increases the income tax rates for the three highest income tax brackets by one percentage point each. Increases a taxpayer's applicable percentage of employment-related expenses that is used to calculate the household and dependent care services tax credit. Establishes certain disallowance periods following a final decision that a claim for the credit was due to fraud and that the claim was disallowed. Extends the sunset for amendments made by Act 163, SLH 2023, to the Household and Dependent Care Services Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and Food/Excise Tax Credit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO INCOME TAX.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"(a) Section 63 (with respect to taxable income defined) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be operative for the purposes of this chapter, subject to the following:
(1) Section 63(c)(1)(B) (relating to the additional standard deduction), 63(c)(1)(C) (relating to the real property tax deduction), 63(c)(1)(D) (relating to the disaster loss deduction), 63(c)(1)(E) (relating to the motor vehicle sales tax deduction), 63(c)(4) (relating to inflation adjustments), 63(c)(7) (defining the real property tax deduction), 63(c)(8) (defining the disaster loss deduction), 63(c)(9) (defining the motor vehicle sales tax deduction), and 63(f) (relating to additional amounts for the aged or blind) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not be operative for purposes of this chapter;
(2) Section 63(c)(2) (relating to the basic standard deduction) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be operative, except that the standard deduction amounts provided therein shall instead mean:
(A) $4,400 in the case of:
(i) A joint return as provided by section 235-93; or
(ii) A surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a) of the Internal Revenue Code);
(B) $3,212 in the case of a head of household (as defined in section 2(b) of the Internal Revenue Code);
(C) $2,200 in the case of an individual who is not married and who is not a surviving spouse or head of household;
(D) $2,200 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return;
(E) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023:
(i) $8,800 in the case of a joint return as provided by section 235-93 or a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a) of the Internal Revenue Code);
(ii) $6,424 in the case of a head of household (as defined in section 2(b) of the Internal Revenue Code);
(iii) $4,400 in the case of an individual who is not married and who is not a surviving spouse or head of household; or
(iv) $4,400 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return; and
(F) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025:
(i) $16,000 in the case of a joint return as provided by section 235-93 or a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a) of the Internal Revenue Code);
(ii) $12,000 in the case of a head of household (as defined in section 2(b) of the Internal Revenue Code);
(iii) $8,000 in the case of an individual who is not married and who is not a surviving spouse or head of household; or
(iv) $8,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return;
[(G) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2027:
(i) $18,000 in the case of a joint return as provided by section
235-93 or a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code);
(ii) $13,500 in the case of a head of household (as defined in
section 2(b) of the Internal Revenue Code);
(iii) $9,000 in the case of an individual who is not married and who
is not a surviving spouse or head of household; or
(iv) $9,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate
return;
(H) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2029:
(i) $20,000 in the case of a joint return as provided by section
235-93 or a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code);
(ii) $15,000 in the case of a head of household (as defined in
section 2(b) of the Internal Revenue Code);
(iii) $10,000 in the case of an individual who is not married and who
is not a surviving spouse or head of household; or
(iv) $10,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate
return; and
(I) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2030:
(i) $24,000 in the case of a joint return as provided by section
235-93 or a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code);
(ii) $18,000 in the case of a head of household (as defined in
section 2(b) of the Internal Revenue Code);
(iii) $12,000 in the case of an individual who is not married and who
is not a surviving spouse or head of household; or
(iv) $12,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate
return;]
(3) Section 63(c)(5) (limiting the basic standard deduction in the case of certain dependents) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be operative, except that the limitation shall be the greater of $500 or the individual's earned income; and
(4) The standard deduction amount for nonresidents shall be calculated pursuant to section 235-5."
SECTION 2. Section 235-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a), (b), and (c) to read as follows:
"(a) There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every:
(1) Taxpayer who files a joint return under section 235−93; and
(2) Surviving spouse,
a tax determined in accordance with the following table:
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $4,800 1.40% of taxable income
Over $4,800 but $67.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $9,600 excess over $4,800
Over $9,600 but $221.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $19,200 excess over $9,600
Over $19,200 but $749.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $28,800 excess over $19,200
Over $28,800 but $1,363.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $38,400 excess over $28,800
Over $38,400 but $2,016.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $48,000 excess over $38,400
Over $48,000 but $2,707.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $72,000 excess over $48,000
Over $72,000 but $4,531.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $96,000 excess over $72,000
Over $96,000 but $6,427.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $300,000 excess over $96,000
Over $300,000 but $23,257.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $350,000 excess over $300,000
Over $350,000 but $27,757.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $400,000 excess over $350,000
Over $400,000 $32,757.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $400,000.
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $19,200 1.40% of taxable income
Over $19,200 but $269.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $28,800 excess over $19,200
Over $28,800 but $576.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $38,400 excess over $28,800
Over $38,400 but $1,104.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $48,000 excess over $38,400
Over $48,000 but $1,718.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $72,000 excess over $48,000
Over $72,000 but $3,350.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $96,000 excess over $72,000
Over $96,000 but $5,078.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $250,000 excess over $96,000
Over $250,000 but $16,782.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $350,000 excess over $250,000
Over $350,000 but $24,682.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $450,000 excess over $350,000
Over $450,000 but $32,932.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $550,000 excess over $450,000
Over $550,000 but $41,932.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $650,000 excess over $550,000
Over $650,000 $51,932.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $650,000.
[In the case of any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2026:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $28,800 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $28,800 but $403.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $38,400 excess over $28,800
Over $38,400 but $710.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $48,000 excess over $38,400
Over $48,000 but $1,238.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $72,000 excess over $48,000
Over $72,000 but $2,774.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $96,000 excess over $72,000
Over $96,000 but $4,406.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $250,000 excess over $96,000
Over $250,000 but $15,494.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $350,000 excess over $250,000
Over $350,000 but $23,094.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $450,000 excess over $350,000
Over $450,000 but $30,994.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $550,000 excess over $450,000
Over $550,000 but $39,244.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $650,000 excess over $550,000
Over $650,000 but $48,244.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $800,000 excess over $650,000
Over $800,000 $63,244.00
plus 11.00% of
excess over $800,000.
In the case of any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2028:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $38,400 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $38,400 but $538.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $48,000 excess over $38,400
Over $48,000 but $845.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $72,000 excess over $48,000
Over $72,000 but $2,165.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $96,000 excess over $72,000
Over $96,000 but $3,701.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $250,000 excess over $96,000
Over $250,000 but $14,173.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $350,000 excess over $250,000
Over $350,000 but $21,373.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $450,000 excess over $350,000
Over $450,000 but $28,973.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $550,000 excess over $450,000
Over $550,000 but $36,873.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $650,000 excess over $550,000
Over $650,000 but $45,123.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $800,000 excess over $650,000
Over $800,000 but $58,623.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $950,000 excess over $800,000
Over $950,000 $73,623.00
plus 11.00% of
excess over $950,000.]
(b) There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household a tax determined in accordance with the following table:
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $3,600 1.40% of taxable income
Over $3,600 but $50.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $7,200 excess over $3,600
Over $7,200 but $166.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $14,400 excess over $7,200
Over $14,400 but $562.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $21,600 excess over $14,400
Over $21,600 but $1,022.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $28,800 excess over $21,600
Over $28,800 but $1,512.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $36,000 excess over $28,800
Over $36,000 but $2,030.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $54,000 excess over $36,000
Over $54,000 but $3,398.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $72,000 excess over $54,000
Over $72,000 but $4,820.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $225,000 excess over $72,000
Over $225,000 but $17,443.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $262,500 excess over $225,000
Over $262,500 but $20,818.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $300,000 excess over $262,500
Over $300,000 $24,568.00 plus 11.00% of
excess
over $300,000.
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $14,400 1.40% of taxable income
Over $14,400 but $202.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $21,600 excess over $14,400
Over $21,600 but $432.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $28,800 excess over $21,600
Over $28,800 but $828.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $36,000 excess over $28,800
Over $36,000 but $1,289.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $54,000 excess over $36,000
Over $54,000 but $2,513.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $72,000 excess over $54,000
Over $72,000 but $3,809.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $187,500 excess over $72,000
Over $187,500 but $12,587.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $262,500 excess over $187,500
Over $262,500 but $18,512.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $337,500 excess over $262,500
Over $337,500 but $24,699.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $412,500 excess over $337,500
Over $412,500 but $31,449.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $487,500 excess over $412,500
Over $487,500 $38,949.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $487,500.
[In the case of any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2026:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $21,600 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $21,600 but $302.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $28,800 excess over $21,600
Over $28,800 but $533.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $36,000 excess over $28,800
Over $36,000 but $929.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $54,000 excess over $36,000
Over $54,000 but $2,081.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $72,000 excess over $54,000
Over $72,000 but $3,305.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $187,500 excess over $72,000
Over $187,500 but $11,621.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $262,500 excess over $187,500
Over $262,500 but $17,321.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $337,500 excess over $262,500
Over $337,500 but $23,246.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $412,500 excess over $337,500
Over $412,500 but $29,433.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $487,500 excess over $412,500
Over $487,500 but $36,183.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $600,000 excess over $487,500
Over $600,000 $47,433.00
plus 11.00% of
excess
over $600,000.
In the case of any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2028:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $28,800 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $28,800 but $403.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $36,000 excess over $28,800
Over $36,000 but $634.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $54,000 excess over $36,000
Over $54,000 but $1,624.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $72,000 excess over $54,000
Over $72,000 but $2,776.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $187,500 excess over $72,000
Over $187,500 but $10,630.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $262,500 excess over $187,500
Over $262,500 but $16,030.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $337,500 excess over $262,500
Over $337,500 but $21,730.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $412,500 excess over $337,500
Over $412,500 but $27,655.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $487,500 excess over $412,500
Over $487,500 but $33,842.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $600,000 excess over $487,500
Over $600,000 but $43,967.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $712,500 excess over $600,000
Over $712,500 $55,217.00
plus 11.00% of
excess over $712,500.]
(c) There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of (1) every unmarried individual (other than a surviving spouse, or the head of a household) and (2) on the taxable income of every married individual who does not make a single return jointly with the individual's spouse under section 235-93 a tax determined in accordance with the following table:
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $2,400 1.40% of taxable income
Over $2,400 but $34.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $4,800 excess over $2,400
Over $4,800 but $110.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $9,600 excess over $4,800
Over $9,600 but $374.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $14,400 excess over $9,600
Over $14,400 but $682.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $19,200 excess over $14,400
Over $19,200 but $1,008.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $24,000 excess over $19,200
Over $24,000 but $1,354.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $36,000 excess over $24,000
Over $36,000 but $2,266.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $48,000 excess over $36,000
Over $48,000 but $3,214.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $150,000 excess over $48,000
Over $150,000 but $11,629.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $175,000 excess over $150,000
Over $175,000 but $13,879.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $200,000 excess over $175,000
Over $200,000 $16,379.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $200,000.
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024:
If the taxable income is The tax shall be:
Not over $9,600 1.40% of taxable income
Over $9,600 but $134.00 plus 3.20% of
not over $14,400 excess over $9,600
Over $14,400 but $288.00 plus 5.50% of
not over $19,200 excess over $14,400
Over $19,200 but $552.00 plus 6.40% of
not over $24,000 excess over $19,200
Over $24,000 but $859.00 plus 6.80% of
not over $36,000 excess over $24,000
Over $36,000 but $1,675.00 plus 7.20% of
not over $48,000 excess over $36,000
Over $48,000 but $2,539.00 plus 7.60% of
not over $125,000 excess over $48,000
Over $125,000 but $8,391.00 plus 7.90% of
not over $175,000 excess over $125,000
Over $175,000 but $12,341.00 plus 8.25% of
not over $225,000 excess over $175,000
Over $225,000 but $16,466.00 plus 9.00% of
not over $275,000 excess over $225,000
Over $275,000 but $20,966.00 plus 10.00% of
not over $325,000 excess over $275,000
Over $325,000 $25,966.00 plus 11.00% of
excess over $325,000.
[In the case of any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2026:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $14,400 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $14,400 but $202.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $19,200 excess over $14,400
Over $19,200 but $355.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $24,000 excess over $19,200
Over $24,000 but $619.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $36,000 excess over $24,000
Over $36,000 but $1,387.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $48,000 excess over $36,000
Over $48,000 but $2,203.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $125,000 excess over $48,000
Over $125,000 but $7,747.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $175,000 excess over $125,000
Over $175,000 but $11,547.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $225,000 excess over $175,000
Over $225,000 but $15,497.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $275,000 excess over $225,000
Over $275,000 but $19,622.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $325,000 excess over $275,000
Over $325,000 but $24,122.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $400,000 excess over $325,000
Over $400,000 $31,622.00
plus 11.00% of
excess over $400,000.
In the case of any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2028:
If the taxable income is: The tax shall be:
Not over $19,200 1.40%
of taxable income
Over $19,200 but $269.00
plus 3.20% of
not over $24,000 excess over $19,200
Over $24,000 but $422.00
plus 5.50% of
not over $36,000 excess over $24,000
Over $36,000 but $1,082.00
plus 6.40% of
not over $48,000 excess over $36,000
Over $48,000 but $1,850.00
plus 6.80% of
not over $125,000 excess over $48,000
Over $125,000 but $7,086.00
plus 7.20% of
not over $175,000 excess over $125,000
Over $175,000 but $10,686.00
plus 7.60% of
not over $225,000 excess over $175,000
Over $225,000 but $14,486.00
plus 7.90% of
not over $275,000 excess over $225,000
Over $275,000 but $18,436.00
plus 8.25% of
not over $325,000 excess over $275,000
Over $325,000 but $22,561.00
plus 9.00% of
not over $400,000 excess over $325,000
Over $400,000 but $29,311.00
plus 10.00% of
not over $475,000 excess over $400,000
Over $475,000 $36,811.00
plus 11.00% of
excess
over $475,000.]"
SECTION 3. Section 235-55.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§235-55.6 Expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment. (a) Allowance of credit.
(1) In general. For each resident taxpayer, who files an individual income tax return for a taxable year, and who is not claimed or is not otherwise eligible to be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer for federal or Hawaii state individual income tax purposes, who maintains a household which includes as a member one or more qualifying individuals (as defined in subsection (b)(1)), there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the employment-related expenses (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) paid by the individual during the taxable year. If the tax credit claimed by a resident taxpayer exceeds the amount of income tax payment due from the resident taxpayer, the excess of the credit over payments due shall be refunded to the resident taxpayer; provided that tax credit properly claimed by a resident individual who has no income tax liability shall be paid to the resident individual; and provided further that no refunds or payment on account of the tax credit allowed by this section shall be made for amounts less than $1.
(2) Applicable
percentage. For purposes of paragraph
(1), the taxpayer's applicable percentage shall be [determined as follows:
Adjusted
gross income Applicable
percentage
Not
over $25,000 25%
Over
$25,000 but 24%
not
over $30,000
Over
$30,000 but 23%
not
over $35,000
Over
$35,000 but 22%
not
over $40,000
Over
$40,000 but 21%
not
over $45,000
Over
$45,000 but 20%
not
over $50,000
Over
$50,000 15%.]
equal to fifty per cent reduced by one percentage point for each $3,000, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000; provided that the applicable percentage shall not be reduced below fifteen per cent.
(b) Definitions of qualifying individual and employment-related expenses. For purposes of this section:
(1) Qualifying individual. The term "qualifying individual" means:
(A) A dependent of the taxpayer who is under the age of thirteen and with respect to whom the taxpayer is entitled to a deduction under section 235-54(a),
(B) A dependent of the taxpayer who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for oneself, or
(C) The spouse of the taxpayer, if the spouse is physically or mentally incapable of caring for oneself.
(2) Employment-related expenses.
(A) In general. The term "employment-related expenses" means amounts paid for the following expenses, but only if such expenses are incurred to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed for any period for which there are one or more qualifying individuals with respect to the taxpayer:
(i) Expenses for household services, and
(ii) Expenses for the care of a qualifying individual.
Such term shall not include any amount paid for services outside the taxpayer's household at a camp where the qualifying individual stays overnight.
(B) Exception. Employment-related expenses described in subparagraph (A) which are incurred for services outside the taxpayer's household shall be taken into account only if incurred for the care of:
(i) A qualifying individual described in paragraph (1)(A), or
(ii) A qualifying individual (not described in paragraph (1)(A)) who regularly spends at least eight hours each day in the taxpayer's household.
(C) Dependent care centers. Employment-related expenses described in subparagraph (A) which are incurred for services provided outside the taxpayer's household by a dependent care center (as defined in subparagraph (D)) shall be taken into account only if:
(i) Such center complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations of this State, if the center is located within the jurisdiction of this State; or
(ii) Such center complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the jurisdiction in which the center is located, if the center is located outside the State; and
(iii) The requirements of subparagraph (B) are met.
(D) Dependent care center defined. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "dependent care center" means any facility which:
(i) Provides care for more than six individuals (other than individuals who reside at the facility), and
(ii) Receives a fee, payment, or grant for providing services for any of the individuals (regardless of whether such facility is operated for profit).
(c) Dollar limit on amount creditable. The amount of the employment-related expenses incurred during any taxable year which may be taken into account under subsection (a) shall not exceed:
(1) $10,000 if there is one qualifying individual with respect to the taxpayer for such taxable year, or
(2) $20,000 if there are two or more qualifying individuals with respect to the taxpayer for such taxable year.
The amount determined under paragraph (1) or (2) (whichever is applicable) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount excludable from gross income under section 129 (with respect to dependent care assistance programs) of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year.
(d) Earned income limitation.
(1) In general. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amount of the employment-related expenses incurred during any taxable year which may be taken into account under subsection (a) shall not exceed:
(A) In the case of an individual who is not married at the close of such year, such individual's earned income for such year, or
(B) In the case of an individual who is married at the close of such year, the lesser of such individual's earned income or the earned income of the individual's spouse for such year.
(2) Special rule for spouse who is a student or incapable of caring for oneself. In the case of a spouse who is a student or a qualified individual described in subsection (b)(1)(C), for purposes of paragraph (1), such spouse shall be deemed for each month during which such spouse is a full-time student at an educational institution, or is such a qualifying individual, to be gainfully employed and to have earned income of not less than:
(A) $200 if subsection (c)(1) applies for the taxable year, or
(B) $400 if subsection (c)(2) applies for the taxable year.
In the case of any husband and wife, this paragraph shall apply with respect to only one spouse for any one month.
(e) Special rules. For purposes of this section:
(1) Maintaining household. An individual shall be treated as maintaining a household for any period only if over half the cost of maintaining the household for the period is furnished by the individual (or, if the individual is married during the period, is furnished by the individual and the individual's spouse).
(2) Married couples must file joint return. If the taxpayer is married at the close of the taxable year, the credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) only if the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse file a joint return for the taxable year.
(3) Marital status. An individual legally separated from the individual's spouse under a decree of divorce or of separate maintenance shall not be considered as married.
(4) Certain married individuals living apart. If:
(A) An individual who is married and who files a separate return:
(i) Maintains as the individual's home a household that constitutes for more than one-half of the taxable year the principal place of abode of a qualifying individual, and
(ii) Furnishes over half of the cost of maintaining the household during the taxable year, and
(B) During the last six months of the taxable year the individual's spouse is not a member of the household, the individual shall not be considered as married.
(5) Special dependency test in case of divorced parents, etc. If:
(A) Paragraph (2) or (4) of section 152(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applies to any child with respect to any calendar year, and
(B) The child is under age thirteen or is physically or mentally incompetent of caring for the child's self,
in the case of any taxable year beginning in the calendar year, the child shall be treated as a qualifying individual described in subsection (b)(1)(A) or (B) (whichever is appropriate) with respect to the custodial parent (within the meaning of section 152(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), and shall not be treated as a qualifying individual with respect to the noncustodial parent.
(6) Payments to related individuals. No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any amount paid by the taxpayer to an individual:
(A) With respect to whom, for the taxable year, a deduction under section 151(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (relating to deduction for personal exemptions for dependents) is allowable either to the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse, or
(B) Who is a child of the taxpayer (within the meaning of section 151(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) who has not attained the age of nineteen at the close of the taxable year.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term "taxable year" means the taxable year of the taxpayer in which the service is performed.
(7) Student. The term "student" means an individual who, during each of five calendar months during the taxable year, is a full-time student at an educational organization.
(8) Educational organization. The term "educational organization" means a school operated by the department of education under chapter 302A, an educational organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a university, college, or community college.
(9) Identifying information required with respect to service provider. No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any amount paid to any person unless:
(A) The name, address, taxpayer identification number, and general excise tax license number of the person are included on the return claiming the credit,
(B) If the person is located outside the State, the name, address, and taxpayer identification number, if any, of the person and a statement indicating that the service provider is located outside the State and that the general excise tax license and, if applicable, the taxpayer identification numbers are not required, or
(C) If the person is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the name and address of the person are included on the return claiming the credit.
In the case of a failure to provide the information required under the preceding sentence, the preceding sentence shall not apply if it is shown that the taxpayer exercised due diligence in attempting to provide the information so required.
(f) No credit shall be allowed under this section for any taxable year in the disallowance period. For purposes of this subsection, the disallowance period is:
(1) The period of ten taxable years after the most recent taxable year for which there was a final administrative or judicial decision that the taxpayer's claim for credit under this section was due to fraud; and
(2) The period of two taxable years after the most recent taxable year for which there was a final administrative or judicial decision disallowing the taxpayer's claim for credit.
[(f)] (g) Rules.
The director of taxation shall prescribe such rules under chapter 91 as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(h) As used in this section, "adjusted gross income" means adjusted gross income as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended."
SECTION 4. Act 163, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, is amended by amending section 5 to read as follows:
"This Act, upon its approval, shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022; provided that on
December 31, [2027,] 2032, this Act shall be repealed and sections
235-55.6(c), 235-55.75(a), and 235-55.85(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be
reenacted in the form in which they read on the day prior to the effective date
of this Act."
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that section 3 of this Act shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026; provided further that on December 31, 2032, section 3 of this Act shall be repealed and section 235-55.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form in which it read on the day prior to the effective date of Act 163, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023.
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Report Title:
Income Tax; Standard Deduction; Income Tax Brackets; Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
Description:
Repeals future adjustments to the standard deduction and income tax brackets. Increases the applicable percentage of the employment-related expenses for which the child and dependent care tax credit may be claimed; provides for a disallowance period when there is a final administrative or judicial decision finding that the claim was due to fraud or disallowing the credit; and defines "adjusted gross income" for purposes of the child and dependent care tax credit as adjusted gross income as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Extends the sunset for amendments made by Act 163, SLH 2023 to the child and dependent care tax credit, earned income tax credit, and food/excise tax credit.
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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| Mar 12, 2026 | Referred to WAM. |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Passed First Reading. |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 394). |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting no (11) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (9) and Representative(s) Hashem, Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (4). |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1018-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| Mar 4, 2026 | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| Mar 3, 2026 | The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-04-26. |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Referred to FIN, referral sheet 5 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Pending introduction. |
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| Mar 10, 2026 | Third Reading | House Floor |
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| Mar 4, 2026 | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS | House Standing Committee on Finance |
Passed |
This list shows positions taken on this bill by organizations on the date displayed, which is linked to the original source.
Positions by individuals are not included.
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| Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi | ** Support | |
| Chamber of Sustainable Commerce | ** Support | |
| Department of Taxation | ** Support | |
| Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | *** Against | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice | ** Support | |
| Hawaii Food Industry Association | *** Against | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute | ** Support | |
| Hawaiʻi Children's Action Network Speaks! | ** Support | |
| Hawaiʻi Tax Fairness Coalition | ** Support | |
| Hawai‘i Tax Fairness Coalition | *** Support | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Indivisible Hawaiʻi | ** Support | |
| Kauai Women's Caucus | *** Support | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Kauaʻi Women's Caucus | ** Support | |
| Office of the Governor | *** Support | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Office of the Governor | ** Support |
STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1018-26
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2026
RE: H.B. No. 2306
H.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2026
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2306 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INCOME TAX,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Repeal future adjustments to the standard deduction for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2027, and income tax brackets for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026;
(2) Amend provisions related to the Household and Dependent Care Services Tax Credit, including:
(A) Increasing the applicable percentage of the employment-related expenses for which the tax credit may be claimed;
(B) Providing for a disallowance period when there is a final administrative or judicial decision finding that the claim was due to fraud or disallowing the credit; and
(C) Defining "adjusted gross income"; and
(3) Extend the sunset date to December 31, 2032, for amendments made by Act 163, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, to the Household and Dependent Care Services Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and Food/Excise Tax Credit.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of the Governor; Department of Taxation; one member of the Maui County Council; Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi; Chamber of Sustainable Commerce; Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice; Indivisible Hawaiʻi; Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute; Hawaiʻi Children's Action Network Speaks!; Kauaʻi Women's Caucus; Hawaiʻi Tax Fairness Coalition; and numerous individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Food Industry Association; Grassroot Institute of Hawaii; and numerous individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii.
Your Committee finds that the tax relief scheduled to take effect pursuant to Act 46, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, particularly the income tax bracket amendments, would provide significant benefits to a broad base of taxpayers but create substantial, recurring reductions in general revenues during a time of mounting fiscal pressures. By repealing portions of the scheduled income tax relief at this time, this measure protects the State's long-term fiscal stability. Your Committee further finds that this measure proposes instead tailored tax relief to low- and moderate-income families by enhancing and extending previous enhancements to the Household and Dependent Care Services Tax Credit and extending enhancements to the Earned Income Tax Credit and Food/Excise Tax Credit.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Removing the repeal of future adjustments to the standard deduction;
(2) Increasing the income tax rates for the top three highest income tax brackets in each filing category by one percentage point each for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026;
(3) Increasing eligibility for and the amount of the Household and Dependent Care Services Tax Credit claimable by amending the applicable percentage used to calculate the credit;
(4) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2306, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2306, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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