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Compliance and filings in Hawaii

A Delaware corporation registers with DCCA and files a $15 annual report in its registration quarter, holds a $20 GET license, and files Form N-30 by the 20th day of the fourth month.

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
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Checked
October 12, 2026
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Key figures

Hawaii compliance

2026, with sources

GET license
$20One-time registration fee.
Annual business report
$15Profit corporation filing fee.
Annual report timing
Registration quarterFiled any time in the quarter linked to the registration date.
Corporate return
Form N-3020th day of the 4th month.

Registrations

A Delaware corporation registers with DCCA’s Business Registration Division and files an annual business report each year in the quarter tied to its registration date ($15 for a profit corporation). With DOTAX it gets a Hawaii Tax ID and a GET license — a one-time $20 fee — and a withholding account once it has Hawaii employees.

Hawaii’s tax calendar runs on the 20th: GET periodic returns on the 20th of the following month, the annual GET return and Form N-30 on the 20th day of the fourth month after year end.

An example

A seed-stage company hires a remote engineer in Honolulu in January 2026 and has a handful of Hawaii customers. It registers with DCCA and files its annual report in the first quarter each year; gets a GET license and files GET returns; registers with DLIR for UI and arranges TDI, Prepaid Health Care and workers’ compensation coverage; and files Form N-30 by April 20, 2027.

Deadlines

  1. In the registration quarter each yearDCCA annual report, filed during the quarter tied to the registration dateAnnual business report
  2. 20th day of the month after the periodPeriodic general excise tax returnsGET returns
  3. 20th day of the 4th month after year endAnnual GET returnForm G-49

The federal baseline

This page covers what Hawaii adds. The federal rules underneath it apply here too.

FederalFederal compliance for startupsThe federal compliance calendar is short but unforgiving: Form 1120 and its extension, estimated tax once there is a profit, 83(b) elections, Form 3921 and Form D around equity events, and Form 5472 if the owners are foreign. BOI reporting no longer applies to US companies.

Common questions

What registrations does a Delaware corporation need in Hawaii?

Register with DCCA’s Business Registration Division as a foreign corporation, then get a Hawaii Tax ID and GET license from DOTAX (a one-time $20 fee) on Form BB-1 or online. Payroll needs DLIR registration for unemployment insurance plus TDI, Prepaid Health Care and workers’ compensation coverage.

When is the Hawaii annual report due?

In the calendar quarter linked to the date the business registered in Hawaii — January–March, April–June, July–September or October–December — and it can be filed any time in that quarter. The fee for a profit corporation is $15.

How Hawaii compares

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Sources

Checked against each agency’s own page on . Rates and thresholds change, usually on January 1.

General information for US companies, not tax, legal or accounting advice for yours. Rules and thresholds change; confirm the specifics with a CPA or the agency before you act on them.

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