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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 :: 5185 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 :: 5232 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 :: 6103 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 :: 5653 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 :: 5685 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 :: 4542 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 :: 5720 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 :: 6254 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 :: 5660 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 :: 8351 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 :: 8264 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 :: 5871 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 :: 5763 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 :: 7012 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 :: 5508 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 :: 4401 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 :: 5802 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 :: 5557 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 :: 5358 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 :: 4304 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 :: 4743 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 :: 4972 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 :: 3870 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 :: 8788 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 :: 5246 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 :: 5709 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 :: 8120 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 :: 6295 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 :: 4802 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 :: 5244 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 :: 6211 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 :: 8384 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 :: 4858 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 :: 5801 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...and this doesn't include the General Excise Tax....
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Thursday, August 27, 2015 |
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9th Cir. Rips Guam for Keeping Tax Refunds
By Selected News Articles @ 5:22 PM :: 4515 Views :: Taxes
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...Guam refused to issue tax overpayment refunds "often for several years at a time," instead using the money to fund the government....
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015 |
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Hawaii: Tech Still Receiving Massive Business Tax Subsidies
By Selected News Articles @ 3:29 PM :: 8919 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Excepting heavily incentivized research and development (R&D) operations, mature firms generally experience above-average tax costs in Hawaii....
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Sunday, August 23, 2015 |
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IRS, Could You Please Answer the Phone?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5302 Views :: Taxes
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...the Hawaii Department of Taxation was able to answer less than half of the phone calls it received....
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Friday, August 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii Property Tax Rate Lowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 8:02 PM :: 5364 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii has the lowest effective rate at 0.28%....
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Saturday, August 1, 2015 |
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"How Much Will Rail Cost Us In the End?"
By Robert Thomas @ 3:36 AM :: 5566 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...the only honest answer is "as much as it takes."....
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Friday, July 31, 2015 |
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Travel Taxes: The Hidden Trifecta
By NCPA @ 11:50 PM :: 6099 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Hotel occupancy taxes also appear to eat into the budget tourists set for their vacation trips. Such an effect was empirically observed in Hawaii in 2013....
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Monday, July 27, 2015 |
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Bottle Tax to be Cut by Half Cent
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 6095 Views :: Environment, Taxes
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...the state’s redemption rate decreased from 72.6 percent in fiscal year 2014 to 68.4 percent in the last fiscal year, which ended in June 2015....
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Sunday, July 26, 2015 |
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Who’s the Boss, Anyway? (Part 2)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5044 Views :: Taxes
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...voters had limited the power of its legislature to enact taxing and spending bills, and some legislators sued....
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Friday, July 24, 2015 |
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Hawaii Gas Taxes 3rd Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 6177 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii 45.1 cents per gallon, plus federal 18.4 excise tax, plus GE Tax....
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Saturday, July 18, 2015 |
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Clean Energy? Kicking Hawaii Consumers When They're Already Down
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:53 PM :: 5957 Views :: Energy, Taxes
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...fuel taxes are "highly regressive," meaning that they hurt the poor the most....
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
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Ige Signs Rail Tax Hike, Demands HART Report to Him
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 7492 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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The excise tax is an investment by the taxpayers of Hawai‘i and my job is to ensure that their hard earned money is being spent efficiently, effectively and productively....
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Monday, July 13, 2015 |
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Tax fairness bill signed into law
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 7467 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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On July 9, Governor Ige signed Senate Bill 555, which will increase the food/excise tax credit for the first time in nearly a decade....
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Sunday, July 12, 2015 |
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Clean Energy Equals $418M Tax Hike?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 8671 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Our government is supposed to be studying how to produce clean energy, not how to milk the public!
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Friday, July 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii GE Tax 'Broadest Sales Tax in US'
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 5283 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state's personal income....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 |
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Tax Spirits? In Hawaii its $5.98 / gallon
By Selected News Articles @ 5:23 PM :: 6667 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Today’s map shows how spirit excise taxes in your state compare....
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