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Thursday, March 24, 2016 |
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Maui Budget: Mayor Arakawa Says No Property Tax Rate Increase Necessary
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 6467 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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Citing higher property tax valuations this year....
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Thursday, March 24, 2016 |
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Lawsuit Dismissed: State’s 10% Rail Tax Skim Stands
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:17 PM :: 5899 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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"Judge Nacino’s ruling doesn’t say that no problem exists, but just says that his court isn’t the one that can fix it”
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 |
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Fuel Tax Hike to be Heard by Committee Without Proper Public Notice
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 4743 Views :: Taxes
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...The hearing will be WEDNESDAY at 10:30am in room 309 at the State Capitol....
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016 |
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New Report Compares E-Cigarette Taxes in 50 States
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 PM :: 6136 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...some project that vapor products will surpass traditional cigarettes in consumption over the next decade....
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016 |
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Hawaii Family Advocates Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 2:39 AM :: 7424 Views :: First Amendment, Life, Taxes
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... SD2938 Increased Taxes for Hawaii Drivers ....
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Sunday, March 20, 2016 |
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Could You Please Pick Up That Pencil?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3981 Views :: Taxes
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...the Department of Taxation and its customer service, or lack thereof....
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Friday, March 18, 2016 |
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Beer Taxes: Hawaii Ranks #5 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 PM :: 5390 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii beer tax is $0.93 per gallon ....
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Sunday, March 13, 2016 |
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Regressivity
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5046 Views :: Taxes
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...the lowest 20% of our population pays 13.4% of its income in state and local taxes, while the top 1% pays 7.0%....
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Friday, March 11, 2016 |
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Maui Council Rejects 300% Agriculture Tax Hike
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:00 PM :: 8008 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Taxes
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Combined with a regulatory scheme that allows the county to intrude on property rights by requiring approval of the "economic feasibility" of a farmer's planned use for his or her land....
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Friday, March 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii GE Tax Bites into 99% of Personal Income
By Selected News Articles @ 12:56 AM :: 5245 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....
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Thursday, March 10, 2016 |
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Raising Hawaii Taxes in 2016 - Unconstitutional Economics Exposed
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:32 PM :: 4062 Views :: Taxes
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Numerous bills that will raise your state taxes are making their way through the Legislature....
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Sunday, March 6, 2016 |
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Tax Conformity: Can We Make It Move?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4232 Views :: Taxes
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In this context, conformity means similarity to the federal tax code....
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Friday, March 4, 2016 |
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Gasoline Taxes: Hawaii 4th Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 AM :: 7051 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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And Hawaii legislators are considering a gas tax hike ....
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016 |
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Tax Facts & Figures: How Does Hawaii Compare?
By News Release @ 1:09 PM :: 4780 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...lists and ranks states on 39 different tax and fiscal measures, including: rates, ranks, collections, burdens, and more....
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Sunday, February 28, 2016 |
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Notice Overkill?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4777 Views :: Taxes
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...This repetitive idiocy can cost lots of taxpayer money very quickly....
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Sunday, February 21, 2016 |
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General Excise Tax at 6%?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5249 Views :: Taxes
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Our Legislature is in full swing now and is actively considering a number of bills that will increase our cost of living in Hawaii....
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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A Comparison of Presidential Tax Plans and Their Economic Effects
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 PM :: 5923 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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Almost every single candidate in both parties has introduced policies that would alter our tax code. However, the approach that candidates have taken differs tremendously....
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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2016 Hawaii Legislative Watch: Taxes
By Rachelle Chang @ 12:09 PM :: 4629 Views :: Taxes
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...tax proposals to watch for – the good, the bad, and the ugly....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Solving the Online Tax Dodge with Cookies?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5589 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Every year, lawmakers seeking to fund their favorite programs or services inevitably ask themselves....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Hawaii State, Local Taxes Take $129.73 per $1000 Income
By News Release @ 3:46 AM :: 4461 Views :: Taxes
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Hawaii state and local taxes are the 4th highest in the USA....
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
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Grassroot Institute Legislative Update--February 12, 2016
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:43 AM :: 3935 Views :: Taxes
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... GE Tax Hikes on the move ....
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Friday, February 12, 2016 |
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HB2733: 25% Hike in GE Tax
By News Release @ 4:56 PM :: 4015 Views :: Taxes
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...seeks to increase the GET by 1% and increases taxable income....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii Consumers Will Save $20M/Year Thanks to Internet Tax Abolition
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 5:16 PM :: 7830 Views :: Taxes
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...this prohibition has already passed the U.S. House....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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Grassroot Asks Legislature to Stop Using the GET as a Fundraising Tool
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:58 PM :: 4030 Views :: Taxes
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SB 2478--0.5% surcharge to pay for a long-term care benefits program and SB 2599--raise the GET from 4% to 5% to pay for a series of education initiatives....
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Monday, February 8, 2016 |
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State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets for 2016
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 5441 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Temporary tax increases expired in Hawaii. The three top rate brackets were eliminated, and the top marginal rate fell from 11 percent to 8.25 percent....
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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GEMS to Cool Classrooms?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 7705 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Taxes
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Apparently GEMS is an attractive target for raiding because a 2014 bond issue raised $150 million for the program and little, if any, capital has been deployed to date....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Business in Hawaii: Regulatory barriers and crippling tax rates
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:20 PM :: 6575 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...the state’s economy will continue to suffer until the regulatory barriers and crippling tax rates for businesses are removed....
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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State Corporate Income Tax—Hawaii Competitive?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 AM :: 5977 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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Though often thought of as a major tax type, corporate income taxes account for just 5.3 percent of state tax collections nationally ....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Sunday, January 24, 2016 |
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Tax Is for the Birds
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4398 Views :: Taxes
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...he released seven chickens in the revenue office lobby....
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Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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Low Income Tax Relief: Hawaii Earned Income Tax Credit
By Selected News Articles @ 8:14 PM :: 6603 Views :: Republican Party, Taxes
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...26 other states and the District of Columbia have implemented a state EITC....
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 |
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State-Local Tax Burden—Hawaii Ranks 14th
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 4422 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii State-Local Tax Burden as a Percent of State Income is 10.2%, ranking 14th....
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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 :: 5364 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 :: 6483 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 :: 4637 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 :: 5976 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 :: 5558 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 :: 5022 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 :: 4341 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 :: 4263 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 :: 8948 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 :: 5537 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 :: 8207 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 :: 7087 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 :: 7775 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 :: 6488 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 :: 5873 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 :: 5169 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 :: 5214 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 :: 6088 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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The bill will be introduced during the upcoming 2016 legislative session....
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