Qualified Residents Reminded to Submit Circuit Breaker Application

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i – August 10, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — The Department of Finance’s Real Property Tax Division is reminding all homeowners eligible for the Circuit Breaker Tax Credit must apply for it before the end of the year, December 31, 2015.

The Circuit Breaker Tax Credit is available to those residents who own and occupy their property as their principal residence with a homeowner exemption and whose real property taxes exceed two percent of their adjusted gross income. To apply for this credit homeowners must file an application.

The applications can be found on the Maui County website at www.mauicounty.gov/rpt; click on “Forms and Instructions” then “Circuit Breaker Application FY 2016-2017.”

Applications may also be picked up from the Real Property Tax Division Collections Office in the Maui Mall, at 70 East Kaahumanu Avenue, Suite A-18 next to the Division of Motor Vehicles and Licensing. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Saturdays, Sundays and County holidays.

For more information, please call the Real Property Tax Division at 270-7697 during normal business hours.