General Excise and Use Tax

General Excise and Use Tax Forms
Form No. Name Instructions e-File Fillable Hand Writeable Prior Years
BB-1 Packet State of Hawaii Basic Business Application, Instructions and Payment Vouchers
Contains BB-1 (Rev. 2025), VP-1 (Rev. 2025), and VP-2 (Rev. 2023).
Link to Hawaii Tax Online Rev. 2025 Rev. 2025
G-6 Information Required To File For An Exemption From General Excise Taxes Rev. 2021 Link to Hawaii Tax Online Rev. 2020
G-8A Report of Bulk Sale or Transfer Rev. 2024
G-15 Information Return for Unlicensed Contractors on Federal Construction Projects Rev. 2016
G-17 Resale Certificate General Form 1 Rev. 2016
G-18 Resale Certificate General Form 2 Rev. 2016
G-19 Resale Certificate Special Form Rev. 2016
G-26 Use Tax Return – Imports for Consumption Rev. 2025 Link to Hawaii Tax Online Rev. 2019
G-27 Motor Vehicle Use Tax Certification Rev. 2025
G-27A Motor Vehicle Use Tax Certification – Affidavit in Support of a Claim for Exemption from Use Tax for a Motor Vehicle Transferred as a Gift (Attach to Form G-27) Rev. 2004
G-37 General Excise/Use Tax Exemption For Certified or Approved Housing Projects Rev. 2025
G-37 Sch. A General Excise/Use Tax Exemption For Certified or Approved Housing Projects
Schedule A – List of Unlicensed Suppliers and Subcontractors
Rev. 2016
G-45 Periodic General Excise / Use Tax Return

Use Rev. 2025 form for taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026.

CAUTION: Fillable form generates a taxpayer specific 2D barcode. Please do not copy and reproduce for mass distribution.

Rev. 2025
Video Tutorial
Link to Hawaii Tax Online Rev. 2025 Prior
G-45/G-49 Sch. GE General Excise / Use Tax Schedule of Exemptions and Deductions
Excel Workbook of the General Excise Tax Exemptions/Deductions by Activity Code as of June 13, 2025 (XLSX)
Rev. 2025 Rev. 2025
G-45 OT Instructions for filing a ONE TIME USE General Excise / Use Tax Return (G-45) Rev. 2025
G-49 Annual Return & Reconciliation of General Excise / Use Tax Return

Use Rev. 2025 form for tax years ending on or after January 1, 2026.

Rev. 2025
Video Tutorial
Link to Hawaii Tax Online Rev. 2025 Prior
G-50 General Excise Branch License Maintenance Form Rev. 2021
G-61 Export Exemption Certificate Rev. 2025
G-65 OBSOLETE – Disability Deduction Worksheet (Rev. 2006). No longer needed. See G-45 Part I line 6.
G-71 General Excise Sublease Deduction Certificate Rev. 2025
G-72 Sublease Deduction Worksheet Rev. 2025
G-75 Schedule of Assignment of General Excise/Use Taxes by Districts Rev. 2025 Rev. 2025 Prior
G-81 Wholesale Amusements Deduction Worksheet Rev. 2025
G-82 Certificate For Sales of Services and Amusements Which Qualify as Wholesale Transactions Rev. 2016
GEW-TA-RV-1 Notification of Cancellation of Tax Licenses and Tax Permits Link to Hawaii Tax Online Rev. 2022
ITPS-COA Change of Address Link to Hawaii Tax Online Rev. 2018
GEW-TA-RV-6 Application For Extension of Time to File the GE/Use Tax Annual Return & Reconciliation (Form G-49), the TA Tax Annual Return & Reconciliation (Form TA-2), or the RVST Annual Return & Reconciliation (Form RV-3) Link to Hawaii Tax Online Rev. 2025 Rev. 2025
L-80 Tracer Request For Tax Year ______ Rev. 2025
L-82 Refund Change Request for Tax Year ______ Rev. 2025
N-848 Power of Attorney
Beginning July 1, 2017, the Department will require any person who represents a taxpayer in a professional capacity to register as a “verified practitioner”. Any person who is not required to register as a “verified practitioner” must use their full social security number on Form N-848 or register for a “tax matter representative” identification number. The Department will not accept prior versions of Form N-848 after June 30, 2017. Please see Tax Announcement 2017-03 for more details.
Rev. 2024 Rev. 2025
VP-1 Tax Payment Voucher Link to Hawaii Tax Online Rev. 2025 Rev. 2025
VP-2 Miscellaneous Taxes Payment Voucher Link to Hawaii Tax Online Rev. 2023
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