Haw. Rev. Stat. § 236E-18.5
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Audit of return; procedure upon failure to file return; additional taxes; limitation period.
Official statutory text
(a) The director of taxation, or the director's designee, is authorized and empowered to examine all account books, bank books, bank statements, records, vouchers, copies of federal tax returns, and any and all other documents and evidence having any relevance to the determination of any amount relevant to the Hawaii transfer tax, as required to be returned under this chapter, and the director may employ the director's powers under section 231-7 for these purposes.
(b) If the department discovers from the examination of the return or otherwise that any amount has not been assessed or otherwise properly included in determining any amount relevant to the Hawaii transfer tax, it may assess those amounts.
(c) If the person required to file the return required under this chapter fails to file the return or declines to authenticate a return, the department shall make a return for the person based upon the best information obtainable and shall levy and assess against the person the tax as shown on the return.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the department shall give notice of the assessment to the person required to file the return required under this chapter. The person put on notice shall have thirty days to confer with the department as to the proposed assessment. After the expiration of thirty days from the notification, the department shall finalize the assessment and give notice to the person of the tax and interest and penalties, if any. The amount shall be paid within twenty days after the date the notice, properly addressed to the person required to file the return required to be filed under this chapter, is mailed to the person's last known address.
(e) In the case of an audit commenced under this section, the amount of Hawaii transfer tax imposed by this chapter shall be assessed or levied within three years after the return was filed, or within three years of the due date prescribed for the filing of that return, whichever is later. In the case of a false or fraudulent return with intent to evade tax, or of a failure to file a return, the tax may be assessed or levied at any time; provided that the burden of proof with respect to the issues of falsity or intent to evade tax shall be upon the State. The limitation period shall be suspended if the person required to file the return agrees to suspend the period. [L 2018, c 27, §5]
(b) If the department discovers from the examination of the return or otherwise that any amount has not been assessed or otherwise properly included in determining any amount relevant to the Hawaii transfer tax, it may assess those amounts.
(c) If the person required to file the return required under this chapter fails to file the return or declines to authenticate a return, the department shall make a return for the person based upon the best information obtainable and shall levy and assess against the person the tax as shown on the return.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the department shall give notice of the assessment to the person required to file the return required under this chapter. The person put on notice shall have thirty days to confer with the department as to the proposed assessment. After the expiration of thirty days from the notification, the department shall finalize the assessment and give notice to the person of the tax and interest and penalties, if any. The amount shall be paid within twenty days after the date the notice, properly addressed to the person required to file the return required to be filed under this chapter, is mailed to the person's last known address.
(e) In the case of an audit commenced under this section, the amount of Hawaii transfer tax imposed by this chapter shall be assessed or levied within three years after the return was filed, or within three years of the due date prescribed for the filing of that return, whichever is later. In the case of a false or fraudulent return with intent to evade tax, or of a failure to file a return, the tax may be assessed or levied at any time; provided that the burden of proof with respect to the issues of falsity or intent to evade tax shall be upon the State. The limitation period shall be suspended if the person required to file the return agrees to suspend the period. [L 2018, c 27, §5]
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