Is Hawaii sales tax exempt?

The state does not have a sales tax; instead it assesses a General Excise Tax (GET) and a Transient Accomodation Tax (TAT) on merchants. Individually billed accounts (IBA) are not exempt from GET or TAT. Centrally billed accounts (CBA) may be exempt from GET.



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