(a) The personal representative of every estate subject to the estate tax imposed by this chapter who is required by the laws of the United States to file a federal estate tax return shall file with the department on or before the date the federal estate tax return is required to be filed, including any extension of time for filing the federal estate tax return:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 236D-5

  • Department: means the department of taxation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 236D-2
  • Federal credit: means :

    (1) For a transfer, the maximum amount of the credit for state death taxes allowed by section 2011 of the Internal Revenue Code, as it existed on December 31, 2000, for the decedent's adjusted taxable estate;

    (2) For a generation-skipping transfer, the maximum amount of the credit for state taxes allowed by section 2604 of the Internal Revenue Code as it existed on December 31, 2000; and

    (3) For a noncitizen transfer, the maximum amount of the credit for state death taxes allowed by section 2102 of the Internal Revenue Code, as it existed on December 31, 2000, for the decedent's adjusted taxable estate. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 236D-2

  • Generation-skipping transfer: means a generation-skipping transfer as defined and used in section 2611 of the Internal Revenue Code. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 236D-2
  • Person: means any individual, estate, trust, receiver, cooperative association, club, corporation, company, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, or other entity and, to the extent permitted by law, any federal, state, or other governmental unit or subdivision or agency, department, or instrumentality thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 236D-2
  • Personal representative: means the personal representative of a decedent appointed under chapter 560, and includes an executor (as defined under section 2203 of the Internal Revenue Code), administrator, successor personal representative, special administrator, and persons who perform substantially the same function under the law governing their status. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 236D-2
  • Release: means a document issued by the department which certifies that all taxes have either been paid or which releases the estate from all taxes due under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 236D-2
  • Transfer: means transfer as defined and used in section 2001 of the Internal Revenue Code. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 236D-2
(1) A report for the estate taxes due under this chapter; and
(2) A true copy of the federal estate tax return.
(b) The person required to report and pay the federal generation-skipping transfer tax to which the federal credit applies shall file with the department on or before the date the federal generation-skipping transfer tax return is required to be filed, including any extension of time for filing the federal return:

(1) A report for the generation-skipping transfer tax due under section 236D-3.5; and
(2) A true copy of the federal generation-skipping transfer tax return.
(c) If the person required to file the return has obtained an extension of time for filing the federal return, the filing required by subsection (a) or (b) shall be extended similarly until the end of the time period granted in the extension of time for the federal return. A true copy of the extension shall be filed with the department within thirty days of issuance.
(d) No Hawaii report need be filed if the estate is not subject to the estate tax imposed by this chapter.
(e) If the estate is not subject to the estate tax imposed by this chapter, the personal representative may apply to the department for the issuance of the release provided in this chapter. The release, when issued, shall indicate that it has been determined that the estate is not subject to the estate tax and that the estate and the personal representative are free of any claim by the State for estate taxes owed under this chapter.