How do I claim the Hawaii credit for taxes paid to another state or country?

If you report out-of-state income that is taxed by another state or foreign country and also by Hawaii, you may claim a credit against your Hawaii income for the tax paid to the other state/country if you meet the following requirements: 

• "The income was earned while you were a Hawaii resident (or you are married and filing a joint resident or joint part-year resident return) and was not exempt from Hawaii income tax;
• The income on which the state or foreign tax is imposed was derived or received from sources outside Hawaii;
• You were liable for and paid tax to the foreign jurisdiction (net amount of tax paid to a foreign jurisdiction after all credits, reductions, and refunds allowed or allowable by the laws of the foreign jurisdiction have been deducted);
• The tax paid to the other state or foreign country is an income-based tax that is imposed on both residents and nonresidents of the other state or foreign country, rather than a sales, gross receipts, withholding, or value added tax (i.e., taxes withheld on dividends paid from foreign investments do not qualify);
• No credit is allowed if the foreign income is excluded on the federal return;
• No credit is allowed if the foreign tax credit is allowed on the federal return;
• The income must be taxed by the other state or foreign country for the same taxable year for which the Hawaii credit is claimed;
• No credit is allowed for penalties or interest paid to the other state or foreign country; and
• No credit is allowed for city or local income taxes paid to another state." (Schedule CR Instructions)

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1. State Section
2. Credits
3. Non-Refundable Credits
4. Credits for Taxes Paid to Another State

For more information please see the Hawaii Department of Taxation website here