STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1547

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2021

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 130

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 130 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF TAXATION TO WAIVE PENALTIES AND INTEREST SOUGHT FROM SMALL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS AS A RESULT OF UNDUE HARDSHIP RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Director of Taxation to waive penalties and interest sought from small businesses and individual taxpayers as a result of undue hardship related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 130 and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair