§237-17 Persons with impaired sight, hearing, or who are totally disabled. Anything in section 237-13 to the contrary notwithstanding, the privilege tax levied, assessed, and collected on account of the business or other activities of individuals who are blind, deaf, or totally disabled, corporations all of whose outstanding shares are owned by individuals who are blind, deaf, or totally disabled, general, limited, or limited liability partnerships, all of whose partners are blind, deaf, or totally disabled, or limited liability companies, all of whose members are blind, deaf, or totally disabled, shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the proceeds, sales, income, or other receipts subject to tax. For the purpose of this chapter "blind", "deaf", or "totally disabled" is defined as in section 235-1. The impairment of sight or hearing, or the disability, shall be certified to as provided in section 235-1. [L 1947, c 213, §8; am L 1953, c 139, §4; RL 1955, §117-15; am L 1959, c 246, §12; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; am L 1960, c 4, §5; am L 1961, c 177, §2; am L 1966, c 28, §7; HRS §237-17; am L 1973, c 91, §2; am L 1988, c 81, §2; am L 2002, c 110, §2]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
237-2 "Business", "engaging" in business, defined.
237-2.5 Engaging in business in the State.
237-3 "Gross income", "gross proceeds of sale", defined.
237-4 "Wholesaler", "jobber", defined.
237-4.5 Marketplace facilitators.
237-6 "Contractor", "contracting", "federal cost-plus contractor", defined.
237-7 "Service business or calling", defined.
237-8 Administration and enforcement by department.
237-9.3 General excise tax benefits; denial of tax benefits for failure to properly claim.
237-9.5 No separate licensing, filing, or liability for certain revocable trusts.
237-10.5 Reporting requirement for contractors on federal construction projects.
237-12 Tax cumulative; extent of license.
237-13.5 Assessment on generated electricity.
237-13.8 Sales of telecommunications services through prepaid telephone calling service.
237-14 Segregation of gross income, etc., on records and in returns.
237-16.5 Tax on written real property leases; deduction allowed.
237-16.8 Exemption of certain convention, conference, and trade show fees.
237-17 Persons with impaired sight, hearing, or who are totally disabled.
237-18 Further provisions as to application of tax.
237-20 Principles applicable in certain situations.
237-22 Conformity to Constitution, etc.
237-23 Exemptions, persons exempt, applications for exemption.
237-24.3 Additional amounts not taxable.
237-24.5 Additional exemptions.
237-24.7 Additional amounts not taxable.
237-24.75 Additional exemptions.
237-24.8 Amounts not taxable for financial institutions.
237-24.9 Aircraft service and maintenance facility.
237-25 Exemptions of sales and gross proceeds of sales to federal government, and credit unions.
237-26 Exemption of certain scientific contracts with the United States.
237-27 Exemption of certain petroleum refiners.
237-27.5 Air pollution control facility.
237-27.6 Solid waste processing, disposal, and electric generating facility; certain amounts exempt.
237-28.1 Exemption of certain shipbuilding and ship repair business.
237-29 Exemptions for certified or approved housing projects.
237-29.5 Exemption for sales of tangible personal property shipped out of the State.
237-29.53 Exemption for contracting or services exported out of State.
237-29.57 Exemption for intangible property used outside the State.
237-29.7 Exemption of insurance companies.
237-29.8 Call centers; exemption; engaging in business; definitions.
237-30 Monthly, quarterly, or semiannual return, computation of tax, payment.
237-33 Annual return, payment of tax.
237-34 Filing of returns; disclosure of returns unlawful, penalty; destruction of returns.
237-35 Consolidated reports; interrelated business.
237-36 Erroneous returns, disallowance of exemption, payment.
237-38 Failure to make return.
237-39 Audits; procedure, penalties.
237-41 Records to be kept; examination.
237-41.5 Certain amounts held in trust; liability of key individuals.
237-43 Bulk sales; transfers; penalties.
237-44 Entertainment business.
237-46 Collection by suit; injunction.
237-47 District judges; concurrent civil jurisdiction in tax collections.