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Sunday, September 30, 2018 |
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Guess Which Agency Can Impose State Tax?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7496 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...This law, which we have discussed before, recently has been used to create a “school impact district” that goes from Kalihi to Ala Moana....
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Saturday, September 29, 2018 |
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HSTA Rent Tax: 14 Groups Support Counties Appeal to Supreme Court
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:36 PM :: 4969 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...The Tax Foundation of Hawaii, a nonprofit taxpayer watchdog organization, together with 14 other organizations, businesses, and individuals, submitted a court filing supporting the Counties’ request that the Hawaii Supreme Court void the ballot measure for school funds....
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Thursday, September 27, 2018 |
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Business Tax Climate--Hawaii Ranks 38th
By Tax Foundation @ 4:58 PM :: 5123 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...Hawaii 4th-worst 'Individual Income Tax'....
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
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'Education Tax' -- $21K per House
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:52 PM :: 5578 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...A proposed state “surcharge” on “investment real property” to fund public education could result in county property taxes statewide going up by an average of $21,005....
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Monday, September 24, 2018 |
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No way new tax won’t cost us
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:57 PM :: 4871 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...advocates of the so-called education tax have been strangely quiet about how much it will be....
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Sunday, September 23, 2018 |
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Say It’s a Tax!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5595 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Taxes
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...the ballot question doesn’t say anything at all about tax. Does that make the ballot question misleading or deceptive?....
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018 |
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Hawaii State Taxes $6,084 per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 3:06 PM :: 4467 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...How High Are State and Local Tax Collections in Your State?....
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Sunday, September 16, 2018 |
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Historic Homes--$2M Tax Exemption Gift to 342 Households
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4442 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...the City is giving the exemption to 342 homes and forgoing taxation on $600 million in property value, translating to a revenue loss exceeding $2 million....
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Friday, September 14, 2018 |
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VIDEO: 'Problematic' HSTA Rental Tax
By Video @ 5:40 PM :: 7355 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...Two public forums have been set to help educate voters....
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 |
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July-Aug 2018: GE Tax Collections up 0.4%
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 3902 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...For FY 2019, cumulative collections of the GET are up by 0.4% from last fiscal year....
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 |
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Hawaii Sales Taxes Highest Per Capita in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 4:56 PM :: 4475 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii’s sales tax base is broader than economists recommend, applying not just to final consumer products and services, but also to many business-to-business transactions. This results in multiple layers of taxation on the same product or service....
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Sunday, September 9, 2018 |
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Taking Exemptions Without Really Knowing
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3516 Views :: Taxes
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...These days, our General Excise Tax (GET) contains exemptions and reduced rates that are supposed to reflect commercial reality but often contain leaps of faith....
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Saturday, September 8, 2018 |
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Friday, September 7, 2018 |
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‘Education tax’ a Pandora's box
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:26 PM :: 5926 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...The best laid plans, we are told, often go awry ... “Especially when it comes to politicians counting on revenue from tax hikes.”....
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 |
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HSTA Rental Tax: Expedited Hearing for Counties Lawsuit
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 7351 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Office of Elections, Taxes
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...After amended complaints were filed, the state Office of Elections said the ballot will not have a title....
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Sunday, September 2, 2018 |
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Kauai Cash Grab: Long wait for Homeowners Property Tax Exemption
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6143 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Taxes
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...How long do you think it takes between buying a home on Kauai and having the “home exemption” effective for real property tax there?....
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 |
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November Ballot: Understanding the constitutional amendment questions
By Video @ 5:22 PM :: 7005 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Understanding the constitutional amendment questions on the ballot....
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 |
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Arizona ruling shows Hawaii ballot question vulnerable
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:47 PM :: 4778 Views :: Higher Education, Taxes
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...An "education tax" proposal similar to Hawaii's was held back from voters for being vague....
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 |
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State tax first of many?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:13 AM :: 5965 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...In Hawaii, we are now looking at one of the most popular of all tax solutions: passing the costs to a nebulous “other.”....
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018 |
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Is Hawaii Ready to Tax Internet Sellers?
By Tax Foundation @ 2:40 PM :: 4478 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...State should proceed only after making legislative changes....
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018 |
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DoE to Impose Multi-Million Dollar Housing Tax Kalihi to Ala Moana Starting October 1
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 7703 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes
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...To date, HIDOE has collected a combined $4.7 million in school impact fees in Leeward Oahu, West Maui and Central Maui....
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Sunday, August 26, 2018 |
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Raising Taxes Means Decreasing Prices?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5483 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Maybe it’s just a question of semantics....
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Sunday, August 12, 2018 |
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Weekends Safe from Cackling Lawyers?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5257 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Taxes
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Back in 2014, we wrote in this space about a nasty Honolulu City & County rule involving real property tax appeals....
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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 :: 5350 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 :: 4562 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 :: 5523 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 :: 5888 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 :: 4907 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 :: 7530 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 :: 8400 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 :: 4079 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 :: 5817 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 :: 7618 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 :: 8781 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 :: 4203 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 :: 4242 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 :: 3937 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 :: 6428 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 :: 10188 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 :: 4398 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 :: 4583 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 :: 4148 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 :: 5771 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 :: 5534 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 :: 10188 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 :: 4593 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 :: 4268 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 :: 6253 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 :: 5309 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...HB 2416 applies Hawaii Use Tax to intangible property....
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