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  • What must I do if I sell my rental property?
  • Is the GET a sales tax?
  • Because of all of my expenses, depreciation, etc., I always show a loss on my income tax return. Do I still have to file a Hawaii income tax return?
  • Is there any minimum amount of tax I have to pay? If I only rent out one room in my house, will I still have to pay the general excise and transient accommodations taxes?
  • If the general excise and transient accommodations taxes are levied on gross rental income, does that mean that nothing is deductible?
  • If I rent an accommodation to relatives such as my son and his family, is the rental income I receive subject to the general excise and transient accommodations taxes?
  • Will it make a difference if I visibly pass on the general excise and transient accommodation taxes?
  • What percent of my gross rental income will I have to pay as general excise and transient accommodations taxes?
  • What do I need to do to register for the general 5 excise and transient accommodations taxes?
  • Will I be issued one identification number for the general excise tax and a separate identification number for the transient accommodations tax?
  • If I have more than one rental property, must I apply for a separate general excise and transient accommodations tax identification number for each property?
  • My wife and I jointly own a rental property. Do we have to apply for separate general excise and transient accommodations identification numbers?
  • Must managing agents comply with any special 7 Department of Taxation requirements?
  • If I place my rental property in a revocable living trust, do I register for the general excise and transient accommodations number under my name as an individual or under the trust’s name?
  • If I am currently registered for the general excise tax because of various other business activities, can I add my rental activity to my current license?
  • If I am currently registered for the general excise tax because of various other business activities, can I add my rental activity to my current license?
  • What kind of general excise tax return forms must I file?
  • What kind of transient accommodations tax return forms must I file?
  • Where do I file my general excise and transient accommodations tax returns?
  • How does paying the general excise and transient accommodations taxes affect my state income tax?
  • I am a nonresident. Are there any special requirements if I sell my Hawaii rental property?
  • Where can I get information on the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants?
  • Is the security deposit received from a tenant considered income?
  • Is there a deadline for filing this information with the Department of Taxation?
  • Who is responsible for applying for a license and paying the general excise and transient accommodations taxes for property held in a trust?
  • When are general excise and transient accommodations tax returns due?
  • What income tax forms do I file to report my rental income and expenses?
  • Where can I get additional information regarding the general excise and transient accommodations taxes?
  • If a wholesaler sells an item to a retailer who then sells that same item to me, isn’t that double taxation?
  • Can businesses charge GET to tax‑exempt organizations such as nonprofits, government agencies, and credit unions?
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