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  • How to Get a Tax ID Number in Hawaii for a New Business

    • April 5, 2026
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    How to Get a Tax ID Number in Hawaii for a New Business What “Tax ID Number” Means for a Hawaii Business For a new business in Hawaii, “tax ID number” can refer to more than one identifier, depending on what your business does and whether you have employees: Federal EIN (Employer Identification Number): Issued

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  • Hawaii GET: Is There a Traditional Resale Certificate?

    • April 4, 2026
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    Hawaii GET: Is There a Traditional Resale Certificate? How Hawaii GET Differs From a Typical Sales Tax Hawaii does not operate a traditional retail sales tax system. Instead, Hawaii imposes a General Excise Tax (GET) on the gross income of businesses for the privilege of doing business in the state. Because GET is a business

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  • How to Get a Resale Certificate in Hawaii

    • April 4, 2026
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    How to Get a Resale Certificate in Hawaii What a Hawaii Resale Certificate Is (and When You Need One) A Hawaii resale certificate is a document a business provides to a seller to buy goods for resale without paying certain taxes at the time of purchase. In Hawaii, the state imposes the General Excise Tax

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  • Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET): Registration for New Businesses

    • April 2, 2026
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    Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET): Registration for New Businesses What Hawaii GET Is (and How It Differs From Sales Tax) Hawaii does not impose a traditional retail sales tax. Instead, Hawaii uses the General Excise Tax (GET), a broad-based tax on business activity. GET generally applies to gross receipts from doing business in Hawaii, which

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  • How to Register for a Sales Tax ID in Hawaii

    • April 2, 2026
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    How to Register for a Sales Tax ID in Hawaii What a “Sales Tax ID” Means in Hawaii Hawaii does not impose a traditional retail sales tax. Instead, Hawaii uses a General Excise Tax (GET) that applies broadly to business activity, including many sales of goods and services. When people say “sales tax ID” in

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