(a) Sections 237-36 to 237-40 of the general excise tax law are hereby made applicable to the taxes imposed by this chapter, to the refunding of overpayments thereof, and to assessments, investigations, and audits in connection therewith, for which purpose any references therein to “gross income” or “gross proceeds of sale” shall be deemed to refer to the purchase price or value, as the case may be, subject to tax under this chapter, and any references to the “annual return” shall, if the taxpayer is not required to file an annual return under this chapter, be deemed to refer to the monthly return mentioned in the first paragraph of § 238-5.
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 238-7
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- General excise tax law: means chapter 237, as amended from time to time. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 238-1
- Price: means the total amount for which property, services, or contracting are purchased, valued in money, whether paid in money or otherwise, and wheresoever paid; provided that cash discounts allowed and taken on sales shall not be included. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 238-1
- Value: means fair and reasonable cash value at the time of accrual of the tax. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 238-1
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this section, the limitation on collection after assessment in this section shall be suspended for the period:
(1) The taxpayer agrees to suspend the period;
(2) The assets of the taxpayer are in control or custody of a court in any proceeding before any court of the United States or any state, and for six months thereafter;
(3) An offer in compromise under section 231-3(10) is pending; and
(4) During which the taxpayer is outside the State if the period of absence is for a continuous period of at least six months; provided that if at the time of the taxpayer’s return to the State the period of limitations on collection after assessment would expire before the expiration of six months from the date of the taxpayer’s return, the period shall not expire before the expiration of the six months.
