The state Department of Taxation has finished its annual mailout of the 2006 Hawai'i income tax form and instruction packages to individual Hawai'i taxpayers.
Resident taxpayers should now have received the package for the same tax form they filed for the 2005 tax year unless they checked the box to request only a mailing label.
Earlier this month, mailing labels were sent in a postcard-sized mailing.
Nonresident taxpayers will receive a nonresident form and instruction package only if one was requested on their 2005 tax return.
The Department of Taxation provides several services to taxpayers needing tax forms, information, and assistance:
The department's Web site, www.hawaii.gov/tax, offers Hawai'i tax forms and other information. Forms for the 2006 tax year with writable fields that allow users to type in their entries before printing have already been posted, and a search feature helps taxpayers find specific information.
2006 Hawai'i Tax Information CD contains 2006 tax forms with writable fields, $10.
Forms by fax/mail service — Taxpayers may request state tax forms and publications 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All forms and publications can be mailed; selected forms can be faxed. On O'ahu, call 587-7572. From Neighbor Islands, Mainland U.S., and Canada, call toll-free at (800) 222-7572. The telephone number is for form and publication requests only — not tax information or assistance.
Telephone assistance — extended hours through June 29, 2007, for individual assistance Mondays through Fridays (except State holidays) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., taxpayers on O'ahu may call the Taxpayer Services Branch at 587-4242, or if calling from the neighbor islands or other states, toll-free at (800) 222-3229.
Taxpayers who are hearing impaired should call 587-1418, or toll-free at (800) 887-8974, for assistance. Generally, the best times to call are between 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Requests for general information and assistance (not confidential tax return or account information) may also be e-mailed to Taxpayer.Services@hawaii.gov.
On O'ahu, the most commonly requested forms and instruction packages are also available after hours on shelves located outside the Punchbowl Street entrance to the Princess Ruth Ke'elikolani Building.
District tax offices — Hawai'i tax forms, publications and assistance are available 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during business hours at all district tax offices. Free tax preparation services are available for those filing the Hawai'i resident short form, Form N-13, through April 20, 2007. This limited service is available at all district tax offices on a first-come, first-served basis, Mondays through Fridays (except state holidays), from 8 a.m. to noon.
