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1 GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAW 237- 1 (Unofficial Compilation) HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULESTITLE 18 DEPARTMENT OF TAXATIONCHAPTER 237 GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAWS ubchapter 1 Definitions; Administration 18-237-1 Definitions. 18-237-2 (Reserved.) 18-237-3 Gross income , gross proceeds of sale , defined. 18-237-4 Wholesaler , jobber , defined. Sales to eating or drinking retailers. 18-237-5 to 8 (Reserved.) Definitions. Allocation of gross income and gross proceeds from sales of tangible personal property. Allocation of gross income received by service businesses.

2 Allocation of gross income from commissions. Allocation of gross income from the rental or lease of tangible and intangible personal property. Allocation of gross income from the rental or lease of real property. Allocation of gross income from contracting. Allocation of gross income from interest. Allocation of gross income of theaters, amusements, etc. All 2 Licenses; Tax; Exemptions 18-237-9 to 12 (Reserved.) 18-237-13 Amended and Renumbered. 18-237-13-01 Tax on manufacturers. 18-237-13-02 Tax on business of selling tangible personal property; producing.

3 Tax on business of selling tangible personal property by an out-of-state seller, including drop shipments. 18-237-13-03 Tax upon contractors. 18-237-13-04 to 05 (Reserved.) (Reserved.) Tax on service business; fees and commissions received by a director, trustee, executor, or other fiduciary. Tax on service business; tire recapping services. Tax on service business; telecommunication services. 18-237-13-07 (Reserved.) 18-237-13-08 Professions. 18-237-13-09 (Reserved.) 18-237-13-10 Tax on other business. 18-237-13(6)-01 One-half per cent intermediary services rate, in general.

4 18-237-13(6)-02 Summary of the RULES . 18-237-13(6)-03 Definitions; generally. 18-237-13(6)-04 Service business, defined. 18-237-13(6)-05 Licensed person in this State, defined. 18-237-13(6)-06 Intermediary between Service Provider and Customer. 18-237-13(6)-07 Three parties required. GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAW 237- 2 (Unofficial Compilation) 18-237-13(6)-08 Gross income received from Customer by Intermediary subject to general excise tax at the four per cent rate. 18-237-13(6)-09 Burden of proof on Service Provider. 18-237-14 to 15 (Reserved.)

5 18-237-16 Tax on certain retailing. Definitions. Tax on written real property leases; deduction allowed. Deduction for sublease of real property or space. Allocation - sublease of less than one hundred per cent of the real property or space. Allocation - Various real property or space with different rental values; sublease of one hundred per cent of the real property or space. Allocation based upon fair rental value. Burden of proof on the taxpayer. 18-237-17 to 19 (Reserved.) 18-237-20-01 Reimbursement exemption, in general.

6 18-237-20-02 Summary of the RULES . 18-237-20-03 Definitions; generally. 18-237-20-04 Additional monetary consideration , defined. 18-237-20-05 Cost or advance , defined. 18-237-20-06 For or on behalf of Reimbursing Party , defined. 18-237-20-07 Burden of proof on Taxpayer. 18-237-21 to 29 (Reserved.)Subchapter 3 Returns and payments 18-237-30 Monthly, quarterly, or semiannual returns. 18-237-31 to 32 (Reserved.) 18-237-33-01 Annual return. 18-237-33-02 Short year return; change of ownership or cessation of business. 18-237-34-01 (Repealed.)

7 18-237-34-02 (Repealed.) 18-237-34-03 (Repealed.) 18-237-34-04 (Repealed.) 18-237-34-05 (Repealed.) 18-237-34-06 (Repealed.) 18-237-34-07 (Repealed.) 18-237-34-08 (Repealed.) 18-237-34-09 (Repealed.) 18-237-34-10 (Repealed.) 18-237-34-11 (Repealed.) 18-237-34-12 (Repealed.) 18-237-35 (Reserved.)Subchapter 4 Assessments, Refunds, and Records 18-237-36 to 40 (Reserved.) 18-237-41 Records to be kept; resale 5 (Reserved)Subchapter 6 (Reserved)This is an unofficial compilation of the HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULES . GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAW 18-237-1 237- 3 (Unofficial Compilation)Historical Note: Chapter 237 of TITLE 18, ADMINISTRATIVE RULES , is based substantially upon Regulation No.

8 57-1 of the DEPARTMENT of Taxation [Eff 6/4/57; R 2/16/82], Regulation No. 58-4 of the DEPARTMENT of Taxation [Eff 1/1/58; R 2/16/82], Regulation No. 59-2 of the DEPARTMENT of Taxation [Eff 1/1/76; R 2/16/82], Regulation No. 61-1 of the DEPARTMENT of Taxation [Eff 7/1/61; R 2/16/82], Regulation No. 64-3 of the DEPARTMENT of Taxation [Eff 7/1/67; R 2/16/82], Regulation No. 72-1 of the DEPARTMENT of Taxation [Eff 6/19/70; R 2/16/82], Regulation No. 74-10 of the DEPARTMENT of Taxation [Eff 1/1/75; R 2/16/82], Regulation No. 79-1 of the DEPARTMENT of Taxation [Eff 1/1/80; R 2/16/82].

9 Note: The RULES implement the statute and may not reflect changes to the statute. For example, HAR has not yet been amended to reflect Act 173, Session Laws of HAWAII (SLH) 1999, which clarified that sales to persons licensed under the general excise tax law of single-serving packets of condiments furnished to customers are subject to the .5% wholesale rate. HAR has not yet been amended to reflect Act 247, SLH 1998, which provides a general excise tax exemption for the sale of tangible personal property that is imported into the State from a foreign or domestic source to a licensed taxpayer for subsequent resale at wholesale.

10 HAR 18-237-13-03, relating to the subcontract deduction, has not yet been amended to reflect Act 169, SLH 1998, which relieved the general contractor of liability for the general excise taxes on the contract amounts paid by the general contractor to a 1 DEFINITIONS; ADMINISTRATION 18-237-1 Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: Asset used in a trade or business means tangible personal property, used in the trade or business, of a character which is or has been subject to the allowance for depreciation provided in section 167 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and which is not property of a kind which is ordinarily included in the merchandise inventory of the taxpayer if on hand at the close of the taxable year, or property held by the taxpayer primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business.