Tax Information
- Are nonresidents exempt from paying the GET on goods purchased in Hawaii?
- Are businesses required to charge GET?
- Can businesses charge more than the maximum rates?
- My management agreement states that the managing agent will pay the general excise and transient accommodations taxes for me. If the managing agent doesn’t do all the paperwork and pay these taxes for me, will I be penalized?
- My parents had a rental property which they gave to me. Do I need to apply for my own general excise and transient accommodations tax identification number, or can their number be transferred to me?
- Instead of a written agreement, an oral rental collection agreement was made. What must the rental agent do in order to comply with this law?
- What is included in gross rental income?
- Are there any registration fees?
- Does renting out my house mean that I am in business?
- Do I have to include as income penalties I charge my tenant when the rent payment is late or when my tenant breaks the lease?
- My managing agent collects the rent for me, deducts his/her management fee, and sends me the rest. Do I pay the general excise and/or transient accommodations taxes on only the net amount I receive or on the total rent paid by the tenant?
- My tenant is going to be on a trip when the rent is due so he gave me the January rent in December. Do I report the rent payment based on when I received the payment (December) or based on the month the rent was paid for (January)?
- My wife and I will be leaving on an extended vacation for 3 months. The house will be rented to a friend who also will do some yard work and take care of the dog. Must we pay the general excise and transient accommodations taxes on the value of the yard w
- Under our rental agreement, my tenant pays the maintenance fee directly to the homeowner’s association and pays the property tax directly to the City. Since I don’t actually receive the money, may I exclude these amounts from my gross income?
- May I charge my tenant for the general excise and transient accommodations taxes I need to pay?
- Who is a “transient” person?
- Who is a “transient” person?