Section 18-231-9.9-07 - Payment transmission, errors and omissions; penalties(a) A taxpayer which transmits an incorrect payment amount to the Data Collection Center shall, on the nearest business day to the date on which the error is discovered, contact the department for specific instructions. (1) If the taxpayer error involves an overpayment of tax, the taxpayer may either elect to have the overpayment applied against the liability for the next reporting period or apply for a refund under the provisions of the applicable tax law.(2) If the taxpayer error involves an underpayment of tax, the taxpayer must make appropriate arrangements to initiate payment for the amount of the underpayment.(b) If a taxpayer using the ACH debit method communicates payment information to the Data Collection Center after the call-in period on the business day before the due date, the payment shall be posted to the taxpayer's account on the next business day following the due date and shall constitute late payment.(c) Except as otherwise provided in sections 18-231-9.9-01 to 18-231-9.9-11, failure to make a timely EFT payment shall result in assessment of appropriate penalties and interest, unless the failure is due to reasonable cause and not to neglect. See section 18-231-9.9-09 for examples of reasonable cause.(d) If an EFT transfer is rejected by the taxpayer's financial institution, such as because of insufficient funds in the taxpayer's account, the department shall assess the processing fee authorized by section 40-35.5, HRS.Haw. Code R. § 18-231-9.9-07
[Eff 12/16/95] (Auth: HRS § 231-3(9)) (Imp: HRS §§ 40-35.5, 231-9.9)