2016 ProSeries/Hawaii

Release 2016.220

Contents

Items addressed in this release

Items addressed in previous releases

What's new for ProSeries/Hawaii

Forms

Electronic filing

Additional Information

Items addressed in this release

The following items have been addressed in this release:

• Error checking - Improved data validation and error checking to assist in preparing Hawaii tax returns.

Items addressed in previous release

The following forms and worksheets have been addressed in previous releases:

• Form N-101A, Application for Extension of Time to File Individual Income Tax Return
• Form N-210, Underpayment of Estimated Tax
• Form N-15, Individual Income Tax Return for Nonresidents/Part-Year Residents
• Form N-312, Capital Goods Excise Tax Credit
• Form N-342, Renewable Energy Technologies Income Tax Credit
• Form N-103, Sale of Your Home
• Schedule X, Tax Credits for Hawaii Residents.
• Form N-1, Individual Estimated Income Tax
• Schedule AMD, Explanation of Changes on Amended Return
• Form N-11, Individual Income Tax Return for Residents
• Form N-311, Refundable Food/Excise Tax Credit
• Form N-139, Moving Expense
• Schedule CR, Schedule of Tax Credits.

What's new for ProSeries/Hawaii

The following items are new for tax year 2016:

• The amount of the military reserve or Hawaii national guard duty pay exclusion increased to $6,279 for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. (Act 197, SLH 2004)
• For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015, the income tax rates for the three highest income brackets are repealed.
• For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015, your personal exemptions will no longer be reduced if your adjusted gross income is above a certain amount. (Act 14, 1st SSLH 2009)
• For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015, your itemized deductions will no longer be capped if your federal adjusted gross income is above a certain amount. (Act 97, SLH 2011)
• Form N-13 is obsolete for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
• The Refundable Food/Excise Tax Credit is amended for taxable years 2016 to 2017 to (1) increase the tax credit amount, and (2) delete the residency requirement. (Act 223, SLH 2015)
• Hawaii has adopted the federal provision that makes permanent (1) the $250 deduction for educator expenses (but does not adopt the inflation adjustment), (2) the election to deduct state and local general sales taxes instead of state and local income taxes, and (3) the tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans for charitable purposes. (Act 33, SLH 2016)
• Hawaii has adopted the federal provision that extends through 2016 (1) the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums, and (2) the exclusion from gross income of discharge from qualified principal residence indebtedness. (Act 33, SLH 2016)
• The Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses is amended to change the percentages and adjusted gross income ranges for calculating the credit for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. (Act 235, SLH 2016)
• The Cesspool Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection Income Tax Credit is a new credit for taxable years 2016 to 2020 for the costs to upgrade or convert a cesspool into a septic system or an aerobic treatment unit system, or to connect a cesspool to a sewer system. (Act 120, SLH 2015 and Act 182, SLH 2016)

Forms

All forms/schedules for Hawaii are final and ready to file.

Electronic filing

General information for electronic filing:

You can file returns electronically with this version of ProSeries/Hawaii.

For a list of forms that can be e-filed, first open a state return, and then go to What's New This Year in Help Center.

Additional Information

Check all returns after printing

The Hawaii Department of Taxation scans computer-generated forms to quickly process the income tax returns it receives. To meet the requirements for producing computer-generated forms, ProSeries is required to limit the width of the tax information printed on forms that are scanned. In certain cases, data you entered may be truncated. After completing a tax return, review the information that prints (for example, mailing address information), make any necessary changes, and reprint the return before mailing it.

End of ReadMe file for ProSeries/Hawaii