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Monday, April 9, 2018 |
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Tax Burden: Hawaii Ranks #2
By Selected News Articles @ 12:17 PM :: 4594 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 :: 5241 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 :: 5144 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 :: 4126 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 :: 5192 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 :: 4822 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 :: 6946 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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Friday, March 23, 2018 |
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Voter backlash no longer a threat to tax hikes?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:12 PM :: 4499 Views :: Taxes
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...For years, it was conventional wisdom that as tax-happy as the Hawaii Legislature might be, it still would avoid raising taxes in an election year....
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Friday, March 16, 2018 |
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Senate Passes $72M in Tax Hikes
By News Release @ 8:32 PM :: 6181 Views :: Taxes
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...The State Senate has drafted, discussed, and voted on SB508, SB2415, SB2484, SB2489, SB2699, and SB2821 that are projected to generate approximately $72 million in revenues....
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Friday, March 16, 2018 |
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How the ‘Trump Tax’ affects Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:14 PM :: 4296 Views :: Taxes
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...Thu, March 29, 2018 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM HST....
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Friday, March 16, 2018 |
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SB648 Amended to Increase Sister Islands TAT Share
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 11187 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Taxes, Tourism
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... The TAT amount for the City & County of Honolulu is unchanged ....
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018 |
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Adjusted for Cost of Living, Hawaii Taxes Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 PM :: 5552 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...$8,277 -- Annual Hawaii State & Local Taxes on Median State Household....
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Sunday, March 11, 2018 |
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Groundhog Day in the Hawaii Senate
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4107 Views :: Taxes
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... “It wasn’t that long ago that I was before this same committee testifying on a very similar bill on the very same tax provision, seeking to do the very same thing....”
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018 |
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Income Tax: Hawaii 2nd Highest n USA
By Tax Foundation @ 12:20 PM :: 5189 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii has reinstated its formerly temporary individual income tax brackets, ranging from 8.25 to 11 percent ....
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Sunday, March 4, 2018 |
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Auditor: Legislators 100% 'Fail to Meet Criteria' for New Special Funds
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:43 PM :: 7867 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...We reviewed 85 house and senate bills proposing 64 special and revolving funds during the 2018 legislative session of which none met criteria....
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Sunday, March 4, 2018 |
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By the Way, Could We Have $50 Million More?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 6694 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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...In the middle of this process, sometimes a letter from the Governor arrives saying, “We need to make some adjustments...."
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Sunday, March 4, 2018 |
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Republican Tax Cuts Pump $1.3B into Hawaii Economy
By UHERO @ 1:30 AM :: 7501 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Democrat media unanimous: 'Nothing to see here'....
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018 |
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2018 Property Taxes Ranked by State
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 PM :: 5537 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii Annual Taxes on Home Priced at State Median Value -- $1,459 (33rd–highest)....
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Sunday, February 25, 2018 |
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Teachers Union Grabs for Billion Dollar Slush Fund
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 6301 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...Do the problems in our classrooms have anything to do with special funds at all?....
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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Hawaii GE Tax Takes $8,360 from Family of Four
By Selected News Articles @ 2:03 PM :: 6115 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii General sales tax collections per capita: $2,090 (the highest in USA)....
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Sunday, February 18, 2018 |
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Trump Tax In Hawaii?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 6265 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...how to adapt the new federal tax law changes to Hawaii....
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
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Hawaii GE Tax hits many products multiple times
By Tax Foundation @ 8:16 PM :: 5429 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 105.08 percent of the state’s personal income....
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
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Hawaii Legislators Grasping at Straws
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:36 PM :: 6577 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes
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...A bill proposed in the Hawaii Legislature would ban the use of plastic straws. But the problem runs much deeper than the straw bill....
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Saturday, February 10, 2018 |
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Community Meetings Set to Discuss 12.5% Hawaii County GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 7515 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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...nine meetings set for Feb 12-19th, 2018....
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Thursday, February 8, 2018 |
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50-State Corporate Income Tax Rates and Brackets for 2018
By Tax Foundation @ 10:43 AM :: 7462 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...Forty-four states levy a corporate income tax. Rates range from 3 percent in North Carolina to 12 percent in Iowa....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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Hawaii Ranks #4 for Millionaires per Capita
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 6821 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Study shows Democrats have become party of the rich ....
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Tuesday, January 30, 2018 |
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HSTA Pushing Massive Property Tax Hike
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 8330 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Tourism
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....more money and less accountability....
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Monday, January 29, 2018 |
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‘Audit The Rail’ in Twilight Zone
By Joe Kent @ 2:08 AM :: 6661 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...elected officials raised taxes to pay for Honolulu County’s rail system while indicating their intention to conduct an in-depth, forensic audit of the over-budget, behind-schedule megaproject....
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Sunday, January 28, 2018 |
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Oops! DoTax Math Error!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4811 Views :: Taxes
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...“math error authority” brings to mind one of the failings in Hawaii’s tax system....
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Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Agreement to Fund Government Delays Three Health Care-Related Taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 4:25 PM :: 5278 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...these three health-related taxes would have taken $31.25 billion over the ten-year period from 2018 to 2027....
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Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Hawaii Cigarette Taxes 5th Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 3:55 PM :: 8258 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Connecticut and New York share the highest tax rate with $4.35 per pack, trailed by Rhode Island ($4.25), Massachusetts ($3.51), and Hawaii ($3.20)....
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Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
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Small Business Tax Cut: Will Hawaii Legislature Conform?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4165 Views :: Taxes
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...lawmakers will be asked to conform our Hawaii income tax law to the federal changes that have taken place in 2017....
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Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
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SB2654: Tax E-Liquids, Ban Online Tobacco Purchases
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 AM :: 6815 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...adds e-liquid to the definition of “tobacco products”, which would make all provisions of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law that relate to tobacco products applicable to e-liquid....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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State doubles fee for marine licenses
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 6205 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes
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... whether they’re full-time fishers or “weekend warriors” ....
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Sunday, January 14, 2018 |
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Trump Tax: Will Hawaii Legislature Conform?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5316 Views :: Taxes
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...If they don’t, it will be functionally the same as raising taxes....
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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DoTax Data: 25,500 Vacation Rentals paying TAT in Hawaii
By Rep Gene Ward @ 7:15 PM :: 6568 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Tourism
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..."This means there are way more than suspected filers actually paying their transient accommodation taxes than originally estimated"....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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Republican Tax Cuts Will Lower Hawaii Electric Bills
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 6733 Views :: Energy, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...State and federal taxes are included in the base electric rate and with a lower federal tax, the tax rate imbedded in the bill will be reduced....
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Sunday, January 7, 2018 |
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GEMS Takes One on the Chin from the PUC
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 8153 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...the PUC has basically said that it expects the program to crash and burn....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Honolulu GOP: Key Issues in 2018 Legislature
By Brett Kulbis @ 4:49 PM :: 11155 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Life, Republican Party, Second Amendment, Taxes
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...look for the following bills to be revived in the 2018 legislative session....
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Sunday, December 31, 2017 |
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Report: Hawaii’s Billion-Dollar Consensus Proves Nobody Really Believes in Sea Level Rise
By Andrew Walden @ 7:27 PM :: 10646 Views :: Environment, Rail, Taxes
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...This ‘consensus’ of disbelief is proven by the massive investment in sea-level construction of Kakaako condos and Honolulu Rail....
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Sunday, December 31, 2017 |
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What’s a Carbon Tax?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4695 Views :: Taxes
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...Recently, the Hawaii Tax Review Commission’s primary consultant, PFM Group, issued a final report to the Commission asking it to review many taxing alternatives, including a $360M per year “carbon tax” on Hawaii consumers....
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Friday, December 29, 2017 |
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Federal tax plan exposes Hawaii’s high taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:36 PM :: 4980 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...this could make Hawaii and other high-tax states less competitive for their wealthiest earners, since those residents will be less able to deduct the high local taxes....
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Friday, December 29, 2017 |
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Federal tax reform a reason for cheer
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:00 PM :: 4770 Views :: Taxes
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...This week, an actress did something almost unheard of. She apologized for spreading misinformation about the new tax law....
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Saturday, December 23, 2017 |
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Important Tax Law Changes for 2018
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 7079 Views :: Taxes
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...State tax law changes impacting businesses and individuals....
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Thursday, December 21, 2017 |
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Tupola: Hawaii Families Will Benefit from Tax Cut
By News Release @ 11:59 AM :: 6480 Views :: Republican Party, Taxes
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...the new tax plan will impact Hawai‘i by adding 1,518 new jobs and predicts a $793 after-tax income increase for middle-income families....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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State pension woes raise specter of county bankruptcies
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:15 PM :: 10439 Views :: Maui County, Labor, Taxes
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...Hokama also asked Thom Williams, executive director of the ERS, if the debt would still be owed if the county went bankrupt....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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Bureaucracy thwarts state modernization
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:07 PM :: 6576 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...Hawaii’s entrenched state and county bureaucracies delaying the advance of high technology into their own operations....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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Who Gets a Tax Cut Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
By Tax Foundation @ 11:48 AM :: 5990 Views :: Taxes
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...To help provide a sense of how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would impact real taxpayers, we’ve run the taxes of eight example households....
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Highest Tax Revenue Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 1:53 PM :: 4784 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...$4,540 a year in tax revenue per resident....
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