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Thursday, February 6, 2014 |
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SB 2169: GE Tax Cut Would Help Working Families and the Poor
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:41 PM :: 4325 Views :: Taxes
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32 states have similar exemptions, and research has demonstrated that low and middle-income families spend a larger proportion of their income on food costs....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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Bitter Abercrombie Bickers With 'Irresponsible' Legislators over CAFR Credit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 AM :: 5616 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"Well, I’m always pleased to share credit when people realize they can’t avoid their responsibilities anymore...." - Abercrombie
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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I Need a Gun, Mommy, but I won't use it (now)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4116 Views :: Taxes
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Recently the mayors of our four large counties all got together in what has been described as their annual pilgrimage to the legislature....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Regressive Taxes: State Hypocrisy on Minimum Wage
By Andrew Walden @ 8:30 PM :: 8711 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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“…our residents living in poverty pay more in state taxes than all but three other states….”
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Hawaii AG: Trans-Pac Partnership Endangers State Tobacco Revenues
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 6189 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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Attorney General David M. Louie joined 46 fellow state and territorial attorneys general in signing a letter sent to the U.S. Trade Representative....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii House, Senate Republicans Join Forces
By Video @ 10:04 PM :: 7310 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, Taxes
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Senator Slom and Representative Aaron Ling Johanson and his fellow House Republicans are introducing companion legislation that includes financial relief for every taxpayer in Hawaii....
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Sunday, January 26, 2014 |
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Tax Foundation of Hawaii: We are Still Here, and Life Goes On
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4788 Views :: Taxes
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There was only one Lowell Kalapa, and he is now in a place where there are no taxes....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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Ige: SB2982 Amends Constitution to Shield Pension Income from Taxation
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 4159 Views :: Taxes
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SB 2982 proposes a constitutional amendment to exclude certain retirement benefits from income taxation....
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
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Tobacco Control? Hawaii Scores 'A' for Taxes and Regulation, 'D' for Prevention
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 6380 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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Beginning in fiscal year 2015, the distribution of tobacco settlement funds for tobacco prevention and control will return to 6.5 percent after being redirected into the general fund to offset budget deficits for the past several years....
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Monday, January 20, 2014 |
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Progressive Tax Code Not Visible in Tax Expenditures
By NCPA @ 2:46 PM :: 6714 Views :: National News, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...high-income and low-income filers had large tax expenditures, while middle-income taxpayers had smaller expenditures....
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Thursday, January 16, 2014 |
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Appleseed: Creating a Fairer State Tax System and Economy
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 5883 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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...a proposed bill containing four components that will significantly improve the economic vitality of low and moderate income households....
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014 |
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Ward: No Pension Tax
By Rep Gene Ward @ 10:21 PM :: 5989 Views :: Taxes
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Souki's call for a pension tax on older, well-off residents of Hawaii is like Governor Abercrombie's Pension Tax of 2011...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014 |
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The 2014 ObamaCare Tax Wave
By NCPA @ 1:42 PM :: 4565 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...the HIT would increase health insurance premiums by more than $2,800 per person and $6,800 per family over a decade....
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Monday, January 13, 2014 |
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Services Planned for Taxpayer Advocate Lowell Kalapa
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 PM :: 8988 Views :: Taxes
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"...he provided a very valuable voice, especially in this town where you don't have too many people speaking out on anything."
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Monday, January 13, 2014 |
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$33,000 Per Person: Hawaii State Debt #2 in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 12:55 PM :: 7077 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Residents of Alaska ($40,000 per resident) and Hawaii ($33,000) have the highest levels of state debt on a per capita basis, followed by Connecticut ($31,000), Ohio($28,000) and Illinois ($25,000)....
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Monday, January 13, 2014 |
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New IRS Rule Could Cut Into Restaurant Workers' Tips
By NCPA @ 11:35 AM :: 7235 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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As of January 1, a new tax rule will prevent restaurant workers from collecting automatic tips....
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 |
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Resort Fees: SB1201 Proposes Massive Hike in TAT
By Selected News Articles @ 1:01 AM :: 6071 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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“resort fees by hotels are subject to the Transient Accommodation Tax (TAT)”
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Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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High Home Values Give Hawaii Low Property Tax Percentage
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 6172 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...property taxes as a share of home values ranging from 0.2 percent (Maui County, Hawaii) to 3.1 percent (Wayne County, New York)....
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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More New Taxes and Fees: How You’ll Pay for Obamacare in 2014
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:04 PM :: 4422 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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This is only the beginning—watch how two of these taxes get worse in the years to come....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Hawaii: Twelfth Highest Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 PM :: 4721 Views :: Taxes
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This tax structure is not surprising given Hawaii’s reliance on tourism as its primary economic driver....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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These 13 Tax Increases Hit in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:02 PM :: 4783 Views :: Taxes
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... and two tax hikes for 2014 ....
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Sunday, December 29, 2013 |
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Taxing Tourists Politically Popular
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:01 AM :: 5261 Views :: Taxes
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The report for November pegs growth in TAT revenues at a positive 9.0% while the collections of the general excise tax are down by 3.4%....
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Tax Policy Should be Equitable and Not Hinder Economic Growth
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:00 AM :: 5986 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... another legislative session looms large on the horizon ....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Creating a Fairer State Tax System and Economy for All Families
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 7033 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Our state’s lower-income families are faced with almost insurmountable structural challenges to escaping poverty....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Time to Ease the Tax Burden to Allow Economy to Prosper
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:01 AM :: 4934 Views :: Taxes
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Now that everyone is aware that the tax increases of the last few years have allowed state government to accumulate nearly a billion dollars in surplus funds, it is time for policymakers to think about insuring that Hawaii is ready for the next downturn....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s retirement system tackles $8.5 billion shortfall
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:54 PM :: 5625 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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About 2,000 state and county employees retire each year, but will there be enough money to pay their retirement, disability and other benefits?
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Airline Fees: The Budget Deal's Sneaky Tax Increases
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 6770 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Travelers are currently charged $2.50 per flight under the Transportation Security Administration’s airline security “fee.” Under the budget deal, that would increase to $5.60 per flight or $11.20 for a round-trip ticket....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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Do Bans on Plastic Grocery Bags Save Cities Money?
By NCPA @ 6:58 PM :: 7023 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Taxes
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Consumers choose plastic bags far more often than paper or reusable bags to carry their purchases....
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Sunday, December 8, 2013 |
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Turning The Tide of Anti-Business Attitudes in Government
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:01 AM :: 5747 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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For years, local leaders, both within government and the business community, depended on the umbilical cord to federal funds secured by Hawaii’s Congressional delegation....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Congress Wants to Tax Your Christmas Tree
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:36 PM :: 5198 Views :: Agriculture, Taxes
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Christmas trees are pretty unpopular, right? The House must think so, since its farm bill would pave the way to set up a Christmas Tree Promotion Board....
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Monday, December 2, 2013 |
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Supreme Court Declines to hear Online Sales Tax Case
By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 PM :: 5112 Views :: National News, Taxes
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The law is a complicated one, made so in an effort to get around the Supreme Court’s past rulings that states could not require sales tax collection by a company if that company is not physically present in the state....
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Friday, November 29, 2013 |
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Black Friday Spending Spree (in Washington)
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:28 AM :: 5797 Views :: National News, Taxes
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...members of the budget conference committee are considering several options that could increase spending by up to an additional $100 billion....
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Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
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Hawaii among 13 ‘turkeys’ for fiscal management
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:09 AM :: 5372 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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A new report from Truth in Accounting’s State Data Lab names Hawaii one of 13 “Turkey States” because the state spent more money than it received and racked up more debt for future taxpayers.
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Sunday, November 24, 2013 |
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Some Employer Requirements of Obamacare
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:01 AM :: 7468 Views :: Health Care, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...how is the new health care initiative going to affect businesses?
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Saturday, November 23, 2013 |
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Talking Turkey about Hawaii’s Spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:19 AM :: 6939 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii state spending for fiscal year 2012 outstripped income yet again....
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Sunday, November 17, 2013 |
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Sometimes Aspects of Property Tax Can Be Confusing
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:01 AM :: 4701 Views :: Taxes
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One of the idiosyncrasies of the real property tax is an action taken by a county or City council called compromises....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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HI lawmakers critical of developer that created health-care, tax websites
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:03 PM :: 6544 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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The state Department of Taxation paid CGI Group more than $87 million over 12 years....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Health Dept: 60% of Hawaii Teens' Drinking is Less Sugary
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 5142 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...Education works: Who needs a Beverage Tax?....
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Sunday, November 10, 2013 |
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Slowing Growth of Government Only Way to Avoid Another Shutdown
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:01 AM :: 4805 Views :: Taxes
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Whew, we dodged the bullet, sighed many beneficiaries of the federal largesse....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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Hawaii tax department under scrutiny for waste, mismanagement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:44 PM :: 5143 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Twenty-five people in the state Department of Taxation were put on leave in December 2011 for unauthorized access to tax records....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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HI5 Program Loses $28M: Audit Points to Fraud and Abuse (for the 4th time)
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:18 AM :: 8705 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Homelessness, Taxes
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...over the past three fiscal years, the program has paid out $28 million more in handling fees than it has collected in container fees....
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Sunday, November 3, 2013 |
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Share Loss of TAT Could Spell Increased GET
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 4964 Views :: Taxes
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...legislative leaders have been taking a dog and pony show on the road to try and convince county officials to give up their revenue sharing of the transient accommodations tax....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Kiplinger: Hawaii Among Least Tax-Friendly States
By Selected News Articles @ 7:10 PM :: 4543 Views :: Taxes
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...our picks for the 10 most tax-friendly and the 10 least tax-friendly states in the U.S....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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Study detailing Hawaii’s hidden retirement liabilities should haunt taxpayers
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:25 PM :: 6877 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This Halloween, the Chicago-based government watchdog group, Truth in Accounting, issued what its authors call a “haunting” report....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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3 Trillion Reasons Not to Raise Taxes Again
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:30 PM :: 4186 Views :: Taxes
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... raised taxes 13 times in 2013 ....
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Sunday, October 27, 2013 |
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Reforming the Tax Law to Recognize New Efficiencies
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 4789 Views :: Taxes
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More than a decade ago, lawmakers and tax department officials finally realized that it is possible to purchase services for resale....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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SB1 Would Impose New Tax on Churches—Even if they Accept Gay Marriage
By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 AM :: 8772 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Taxes
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...marriage-related church functions, until now regarded as non-profit, will be considered a ‘for-profit’ activity....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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Senate WAM Briefing to Consider ‘Tax System Modernization’
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 4361 Views :: Taxes
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- DATE: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
- TIME: 10:00 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 211, State Capitol
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Sunday, October 13, 2013 |
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Reasons to be Concerned About Obamacare - Taxes
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 6440 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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The shut down of the federal government pivots on which side will blink first....
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Friday, October 11, 2013 |
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Audit: City Lets Elite Avoid $1.8M in Property Taxes on 'Historic' Homes
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 6646 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Taxes
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The audit objective was to evaluate the RPAD processes related to the classification, reclassification, valuation, and assessment of real property for taxation purposes....
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