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Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
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Reviewing Hawaii’s FY 2017 supplemental budget
By Rachelle Chang @ 6:16 PM :: 4573 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...a net increase of $297.6 million in FY 2017, an increase of 4.4%....
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
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Expert Slams Hawaii Legislature for Lumping E-Cigs in with Tobacco
By Selected News Articles @ 4:36 PM :: 5617 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...the new law incorrectly lumps e-cigarettes and lower-risk smokeless tobacco products in with the much more harmful nicotine cigarettes....
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Sunday, January 10, 2016 |
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Unfriendly Skies?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 3848 Views :: Taxes
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Serious students of history may wonder what is going on. There is, after all, a federal law that prevents Hawaii taxes from touching an airline’s gross income....
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Friday, January 8, 2016 |
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Ige Budget: $104M omissions, mystery spending cuts
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 1:04 PM :: 4915 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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$104 million in omissions combine with mystery spending cuts to create unrealistic budget scenario....
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Friday, January 8, 2016 |
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Federal Aid? Hawaii Ranks 49th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:38 AM :: 4553 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... states with low levels of support tend to have higher per capita tax collections and populations with lesser reliance on federal assistance ....
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Thursday, January 7, 2016 |
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Study: E-Cig Vapers and Public Health Community Should be United Against Big Tobacco
By Ed Case @ 3:59 AM :: 4283 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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A recently published study proposes a pact between the public health community and the vaping community to combat a shared enemy, Big Tobacco....
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Sunday, January 3, 2016 |
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Permanent Internet Tax Freedom
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 3665 Views :: Taxes
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Hawaii was one of fifteen states that were grandfathered....
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Friday, January 1, 2016 |
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DoTax Claims IT System Success
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 3659 Views :: Taxes
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Three IT systems that were old, unreliable and costly to maintain were replaced with modern scanning and mail-opening equipment....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Report: Return County TAT Deal to Status Quo Ante
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:16 PM :: 7582 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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Report of the 13-person Working Group....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Champagne Taxes? Hawaii Ranks #3 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 PM :: 4682 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This Thursday night, millions of Americans will celebrate the New Year with close friends, good food, and champagne....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Hawaii’s Expensive Green Energy Program Saves No Energy
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 AM :: 6892 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Hawaii's Green Energy Market Securitization program (GEMS) financed with $145 million in bonds....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 |
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2016: Unemployment Taxes to Drop 26%
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 5921 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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Improved Rates Projected to Save Employers $50 Million....
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Sunday, December 20, 2015 |
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GEMS: Gets Everyone’s Money Swiftly
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6638 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...our government has forced our utilities to jack up our electric bills to pay for this financing program that, to date, has not been able to underwrite a single kilowatt....
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Saturday, December 19, 2015 |
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Wastebook 2015: The Farce Awakens
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:20 PM :: 5361 Views :: National News, Taxes
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NASA provided $3 million for a mock trip to Mars filmed in Hawaii. Conclusion: personality conflicts arise in when people are stuck together for an extended time....
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Saturday, December 19, 2015 |
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TAT Already Applies to TVRs—but DoTax Not Enforcing it
By Selected News Articles @ 1:38 PM :: 4838 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Star-Advertiser is calling for new laws when existing laws aren’t enforced by the state....
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Monday, December 14, 2015 |
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Internet tax ban could offer relief for Hawaii businesses
By Selected News Articles @ 5:58 PM :: 4219 Views :: Taxes
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Hawaii’s tax on Internet access, as well as those of six other states and their localities, will end by mid-year of 2020 if a congressional plan to permanently ban taxes on Internet access makes its way to the president’s desk....
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Sunday, December 13, 2015 |
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An Early Christmas Present from IRS to Heald Students
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4408 Views :: Higher Education, Taxes
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Students often owed $40,000 or more in college loans – holding a degree they claimed was inadequate at best....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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HSTA Launches Push for 25% GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 1:07 AM :: 5247 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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The bill will be introduced during the upcoming 2016 legislative session....
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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Does Your State Adjust Its Income Tax Brackets For Inflation?
By NCPA @ 12:01 AM :: 4729 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...17 states (including Hawaii) do not index at all. When tax brackets aren’t indexed for inflation, it results in what economists call “bracket creep.”....
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Sunday, November 29, 2015 |
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Rail: Thumbing Our Nose at the Feds
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4848 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...the Honolulu City Council is considering an ordinance to extend the rail tax....
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Sunday, November 22, 2015 |
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Year-End Tax Planning Tips
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 3882 Views :: Taxes
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The top rates of 9%, 10%, and 11% go away at the end of 2015. The top rate effective as of the beginning of next year is 8.25%....
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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Hawaii Loses Ground in Business Tax Climate
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:49 PM :: 4778 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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State falls to #31 in national ranking....
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Monday, November 16, 2015 |
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How High are Cell Phone Taxes in Your State?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 5355 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii Ranks 44th with a 6.3% Tax Rate....
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Sunday, November 15, 2015 |
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Working on the Fringe
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4678 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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“Revisiting the Taxation of Fringe Benefits”
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Saturday, November 14, 2015 |
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Feds Freeze Rail Funds? HART Knows Nothing About Caldwell’s Latest Pressure Tactic
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 6795 Views :: Ethics, Politicians, Rail, Taxes
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...the FTA has not reached out to HART and officials were not aware the money was in jeopardy....
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Sunday, November 8, 2015 |
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Residency: Senator Galuteria Tangled in Lies?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:42 PM :: 7056 Views :: Ethics, Politicians, Taxes
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"There is no evidence that the Galuterias repaid the back property taxes on the Pakui Street residence...."
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Sunday, November 8, 2015 |
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The Shaky Future of Bonus Depreciation
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4984 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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“50% bonus depreciation” is a system where half of the equipment cost can be deducted in the first year it is placed in service....
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Sunday, November 1, 2015 |
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Taxing & Regulating Small Business to Death: Hawaii's Business Climate
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 4913 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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A panel discussion on the barriers to economic prosperity for businesses in Hawaii....
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Friday, October 30, 2015 |
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Bill 72: Property Tax Break for Honolulu Home Businesses
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 3:52 AM :: 5768 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Taxes
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...homeowners of flex units face the challenge of having their entire property classified as 'Commercial', which equates to approximately 254% more in taxes....
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 |
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DoTax Mood Swings Put Extra $8M in Rail Coffers
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 4588 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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State Department of Taxation officials have pointed to a lag in processing tax returns as a key reason for the swings....
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 |
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Ten Million Words and Counting
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3551 Views :: Taxes
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...today, the federal tax code is roughly six times as long as it was in 1955, while federal tax regulations are about 2.5 times as long....
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Saturday, October 24, 2015 |
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Taxpayers Sue Hawaii for Rail Money Grab
By Selected News Articles @ 12:06 AM :: 4816 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Hawaii has grabbed tens of millions of dollars from Honolulu County taxpayers and diverted it to the general fund, rather than using it for a mass transit rail project as intended....
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Thursday, October 22, 2015 |
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Rail Surcharge: Necessary and Proper?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:23 PM :: 4598 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Sylvia Luke wants it as a slush fund to purchase Ali’i Place. Ernie Martin wants it to build affordable housing....
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Friday, October 16, 2015 |
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IRS Report Reveals Average Property Tax Deductions in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:40 PM :: 4398 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...the average property tax deduction taken on the Schedule A, per tax return, for each county....
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Sunday, October 11, 2015 |
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Taking a Homeowner’s Exemption for a Home You Can’t Live In
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3670 Views :: Taxes
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On April 13 this year, Bill 36 was introduced in the Honolulu City Council....
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Saturday, October 10, 2015 |
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#5 in USA: Hawaii Collects $4361 Taxes Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 AM :: 3894 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Today’s map looks at state tax collections per capita....
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 |
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Promising Too Much Endangers Hawaii's Fiscal Health
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:48 AM :: 4158 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...when a child is born in Hawaii, he or she can count on $26,500 in debt that the state owes per citizen....
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Monday, October 5, 2015 |
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US Scores Near Bottom in International Tax Competitiveness
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:18 AM :: 3240 Views :: Taxes
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The US came in 32nd out of 34 OECD countries, topping only Italy and France....
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Thursday, October 1, 2015 |
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Fresh off Obamacare Disaster, Obama Orders Hawaii Legislators to Impose Family Leave Mandate on Employers
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 7351 Views :: Higher Education, Small Business, Taxes, Obama
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The President urged the lawmakers to adopt his domestic economic agenda at the state level because he doesn’t expect Congress to take much action for the remainder of his presidency....
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015 |
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Online Travel Companies Pay $53.1M Hawaii Tax Judgment
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 4241 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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including Travelocity.Com, LLP, Expedia, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, and Priceline.Com, LLP....
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Sunday, September 27, 2015 |
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Captive Insurance: The Clean Version
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4762 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...the IRS has added a new item to its “Dirty Dozen,” a list of tax scams....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Caldwell, Hanabusa: HART Will Need More from Legislature
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 6908 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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"...come January, when the Legislature convenes, we’re going to have to address it...."
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Kiplinger: Hawaii 4th Least Tax Friendly State
By News Release @ 4:39 AM :: 5312 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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The Aloha State, one of Kiplinger's top ten least tax-friendly states, is known for its high cost of living....
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Monday, September 21, 2015 |
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Hawaii's Poor, Middle Class Among Most Overtaxed in US
By Selected News Articles @ 4:39 PM :: 4001 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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4th-States Where Middle Class Most Overtaxed
2nd-States Where Poor Most Overtaxed
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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Federal Funds for Road Building? Hawaii Dead Last
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 4401 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The share of infrastructure expenditures funded by tolls, user fees, and user taxes ranges from 14.2 percent in Alaska to 86.4 percent in Hawaii....
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Thursday, September 3, 2015 |
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High Tax Rates on Manufacturers Stifle Hawaii Agriculture
By Selected News Articles @ 1:28 PM :: 5326 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Without food processors in the islands, Hawaii agriculture will always be limited....
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Sunday, August 30, 2015 |
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Manufacturing a (Tax) Problem
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:55 PM :: 6968 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Hawaii's tax structure is 2nd-worst in the US for labor-intensive manufacturing....
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Sunday, August 30, 2015 |
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Taxing Digital Goods
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4074 Views :: Taxes
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...taxing authorities have had to undergo serious mental gymnastics to characterize digital products such as streaming video in a way that can be dealt with by their tax regime....
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Friday, August 28, 2015 |
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Excise Taxes: Hawaii Ranks #5
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 PM :: 4848 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...and this doesn't include the General Excise Tax....
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