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Saturday, August 11, 2018 |
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New rail taxes after election?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:09 AM :: 5064 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...talk of “recovery plans,” new bonds and property tax dollars allocated to rail inevitably raises the spectre of new rail taxes....
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018 |
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Hawaii -- 4th-Highest Gas Taxes in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 1:21 PM :: 4313 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii gas taxes average $0.4788 per gallon ....
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Sunday, August 5, 2018 |
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Wayfair – Playing Catch-Up
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5212 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...One good thing is that Hawaii has made its position known early, so that those businesses who choose to compete in our marketplace will know what the rules are....
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Thursday, August 2, 2018 |
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Grassroot Institute releases report on fixing pension debt crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:29 PM :: 5570 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...how to bring under control the almost $13 billion in unfunded liabilities of Hawaii’s public pension system....
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Sunday, July 29, 2018 |
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The Wayfair Switch in Time
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4625 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the Wayfair v. South Dakota case. It was a huge turning point in constitutional law involving the ability of states to tax “online sellers”....
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Friday, July 27, 2018 |
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How to resolve Hawaii’s public pension debt crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:33 PM :: 7192 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is releasing a new report that outlines how policymakers could resolve Hawaii’s financially dangerous public pension crisis....
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018 |
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Indictment: 24 New Jersey Residents Allegedly Defraud Hawaii DoTax
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 7979 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...The defendants, led by a tax preparer and her husband, allegedly attempted to steal over $400,000....
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Sunday, July 22, 2018 |
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Who Can We Beat Up with Property Tax?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3870 Views :: Taxes
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....the possibility of new state-mandated property taxes....
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Friday, July 13, 2018 |
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Retroactive Internet Sales Tax--DoTax Chickens Out
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 5469 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...“To avoid any constitutional concerns, the department will not retroactively administer Act 41....”
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Ige Vetoes Eight -- Allows Law Enforcement Standards Board to Become Law
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 7152 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police, Taxes
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...Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers that he is vetoing eight out of 11 bills on his Intent to Veto list....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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GEMS for Insiders: Polynesian Cultural Center First to Take Advantage of On-Bill Financing
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 8305 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...PCC will finance systems totaling 413 kilowatts (kw), with flexibility to install additional systems and features. The agreement marks the first commercial on-bill financing project in Hawaii using the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority's recently launched Green Energy Money $aver (GEM$)On-Bill program....
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018 |
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To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes?
By Tax Foundation @ 5:13 PM :: 3909 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii Ranks 27th --Income taxes account for 22.8% of spending ....
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Thursday, June 28, 2018 |
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Hawaii 9th-Most Reliant on Sales Taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 9:30 AM :: 3937 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...36.9% of State and Local Revenues come from the GE Tax....
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Sunday, June 24, 2018 |
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Pray I Don’t Alter It Any Further
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 3744 Views :: Taxes
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...when our Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) was adopted in 1986, vocal and strident opposition from the Neighbor Islands and from the tourist industry was quelled by promises that the TAT would only be needed to fund the convention center....
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Friday, June 22, 2018 |
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PUC Orders $107M Hawaii Electric Rate CUT--Thanks to President Donald J Trump
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 6095 Views :: Energy, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...This rate decrease reflects the impacts of the recently enacted federal “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”....
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Friday, June 22, 2018 |
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Supreme Court Legalizes Internet Sales Tax--And Hawaii May Get Nothing
By Selected News Articles @ 6:15 PM :: 9748 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...despite Hawaii’s new e-commerce law in anticipation of the court ruling, local tax attorneys caution the state could still face legal challenges in collecting those taxes because of its unique tax structure and what now look like flaws in signed legislation....
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018 |
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To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Property Taxes?
By Tax Foundation @ 2:32 PM :: 4129 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...17.6% of State and Local government revenue comes from property taxes in Hawaii....
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Thursday, June 14, 2018 |
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Mapping 2018 Tax Reform
By Tax Foundation @ 4:23 AM :: 4272 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by Congressional District....
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Friday, June 8, 2018 |
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Tax Collections Soar for FY2018
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 3901 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...general fund tax deposits are up by 8.5% compared with the same period in FY 2017....
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Thursday, June 7, 2018 |
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Hawaii #3 in Sin Taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 4:09 PM :: 5431 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...The State of Hawaii is the senior partner in the sin business....
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Sunday, June 3, 2018 |
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The California Stupidity Fund, Part 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5284 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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...Now, the IRS and the U.S. Treasury have indicated that they are going to weigh in....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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$0.15 Bag Tax Hits Oahu Starting July 1
By News Release @ 10:18 PM :: 9789 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Taxes
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...Caldwell in 2017, amended the plastic bag ban ordinance to require businesses to charge a minimum 15 cent fee per bag starting July 1, 2018....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Volcano
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 4291 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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...DoTAX today issued a Tax Announcement describing various forms of relief that are available to taxpayers who are affected by the disaster....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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State Income Tax Collections--Hawaii Takes $1389 Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 3:44 AM :: 4010 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii income taxes 10th-highest in USA....
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Monday, May 28, 2018 |
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Brian Schatz: Tax Reform Was A Conspiracy To Make People Lose Their Jobs
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 5960 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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...somebody's gotta stop this Schatz guy from tweeting....
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Sunday, May 27, 2018 |
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We Can’t See It or Touch It, But We Can Tax It!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5056 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...HB 2416 applies Hawaii Use Tax to intangible property....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Hawaii Tax Revenue up 20.2% Since Great Recession
By Selected News Articles @ 7:02 PM :: 4353 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Pew's analysis compares state tax receipts from when the Great Recession began in December 2007 to the fourth quarter of 2017....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Hawaii 5th-Highest Beer Tax in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 6:49 PM :: 4225 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...$0.93 per gallon....
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Sunday, May 20, 2018 |
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Finding the Magic Bullet: City’s Share of Rail Administrative Costs
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5975 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes
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...In a recent hearing in the Honolulu City Council’s Budget Committee, council leaders say that they might have found a “magic bullet”....
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Sunday, May 13, 2018 |
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Reactionary Reaction to Resort Fees
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4907 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...SB 2699 proposes to make “resort fees” subject to our Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT)....
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Saturday, May 12, 2018 |
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Property Taxes Cost Hawaii $1070 per Person
By Tax Foundation @ 3:45 AM :: 4686 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Average Per Capita Property Taxes: How Does Your State Compare?....
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Sunday, May 6, 2018 |
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Letting the Genie Out of the Bottle…for Our Keiki?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4903 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...The amendment, if approved by the voters, does not define what investment real property is. Nor does it contain any limitations on the taxing power. Almost all the details are left up to the state legislature....
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Friday, May 4, 2018 |
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Was 2018 Hawaii Legislature a success?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:05 PM :: 5024 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Saiki said that after passing last year’s rail tax hike, he feels like “the Legislature can do anything.”....
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Sunday, April 29, 2018 |
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HB2432: The Tax Office Said So, So It Must Be True!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4802 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...HB 2432, one of the bills actively being considered this session, proposes to hike the “transient occupancy tax,” or TOT, by an as-yet-unspecified amount....
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Monday, April 23, 2018 |
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HSTA: Our Slush Fund is on the Ballot Nov 6
By News Release @ 5:25 PM :: 6854 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...HSTA Slush Fund Unlimited Tax Increases in Your Future....
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Sunday, April 22, 2018 |
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Mighty Morphin Power Bills!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4592 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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...lots of surprises as lawmakers press forward....
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Sunday, April 22, 2018 |
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Green Energy Plan: $2.3B Tax and Rate Hike to Send Even More Money to Elon Musk
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 10839 Views :: Energy, Environment, Land Use, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Over the past 15 years, the people of Hawaii have paid 260% more for electricity than the US average, while gasoline prices consistently hover close to $1-per-gallon higher. (But we can go even higher)....
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Friday, April 20, 2018 |
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Hawaii Legislature wants to vacuum up your tax savings
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:11 PM :: 3839 Views :: Taxes
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...In the latest edition of “Rich States, Poor States,” Hawaii ranked 45th overall. One of the biggest reasons for that low ranking was Hawaii’s high level of taxation....
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Sunday, April 15, 2018 |
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220% Conveyance Tax Hike: HB207 Gut n Replace
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4975 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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...The Feds Gave You a Break? Now We, the State, Can Turn the Screws!....
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Friday, April 13, 2018 |
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Hawaii schools need flexibility, not centralization
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:09 PM :: 4884 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...At a time when many advocates of education reform are promoting greater local involvement in schools, Hawaii appears to be moving in the opposite direction....
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 |
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Does Your State Tax Manufacturing Machinery?
By Tax Foundation @ 4:38 PM :: 4990 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...the sales tax bases in Hawaii, New Mexico, and South Dakota are incredibly broad, so it’s not surprising that they would tax these types of transactions....
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 |
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Tax Freedom Day Hawaii -- April 20
By Tax Foundation @ 3:39 PM :: 3955 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...last year Hawaii Tax Freedom Day was April 19....
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Monday, April 9, 2018 |
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Tax Burden: Hawaii Ranks #2
By Selected News Articles @ 12:17 PM :: 3936 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...only New York State is higher....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Death Tax: Hawaii One of Only a Few States
By Tax Foundation @ 4:28 PM :: 4548 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Recently, states have moved away from these taxes or raised the exemption levels....
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Monday, April 2, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Worst Taxpayer ROI in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 4503 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...where do taxpayers get the least bang for their buck?....
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Sunday, April 1, 2018 |
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Financial Planning for a $200M Per Year Deficit?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3469 Views :: Taxes
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...why do we have a current state financial plan that spends more than $200 million every year over available revenues?....
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 |
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Republican Tax Cuts Help Hawaii's Middle Class
By Selected News Articles @ 1:05 PM :: 4558 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...projected to increase overall after-tax income in every quintile of taxpayers....
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Sunday, March 25, 2018 |
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The California Stupidity Fund
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4307 Views :: Taxes
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...California is now trying to enact a workaround, and some Hawaii lawmakers are actively considering similar legislation....
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Saturday, March 24, 2018 |
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Maui Tax and Spend: Massive Property Tax Hikes to Cover $114M in New Spending
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 6181 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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...Spending would increase by $114.8 million, or 16.3%, over current period....
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