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Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
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Hawaii taxpayers could benefit from new IRS Direct File system
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:41 AM :: 486 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Tax season is just around the corner, and there’s a good chance that many of the people reading this will be paying someone else to help file their taxes online ....
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Sunday, December 15, 2024 |
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Qualified Charitable Distributions
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 741 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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“What’s the biggest break that today’s tax code gives us?”
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 |
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Four Bills for housing, tax relief at Honolulu, Maui councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 1192 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Development, Tax Credits, Taxes
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“...Help Maui families by allowing more small homes per lot....”
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Saturday, August 3, 2024 |
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Researching State Tax Law
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1081 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Bill 85: Update Maui’s ‘circuit breaker’ property tax credit
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:16 AM :: 1715 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits
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... Maui’s circuit breaker offers relief to people who own and live in their homes and have filed for property tax homeowner exemptions ....
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 |
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Fear of the Unknown
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2081 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... some bills replace a current tax rate with a blank. Or several blanks. Those are scary because you don’t know what our lawmakers are thinking of putting in there ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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DoTax: State Tax Credits You Can Claim
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 2048 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation Encourages Hawaiʻi Families to Claim Available Tax Credits ....
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 |
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Danger: 200 tax bills being considered by Legislature
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:59 PM :: 2208 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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"... they’re not providing a very efficient source of revenue ...."
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 |
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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Voluntary tax incentives could encourage landlords to house displaced Lahaina residents
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:34 PM :: 1806 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... provide anyone who rents to Lahaina residents displaced by the August 2023 wildfires a 100% exemption from Maui County’s property tax ....
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Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
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Tax relief for properties that house Lahaina residents
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:21 PM :: 2053 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Bill 95 would exempt from the Maui County property tax all residential real property in Lahaina and other residential real property that was damaged or destroyed by the fires ....
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
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Adjusting AMI for Kauai’s affordable rental program could backfire
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:23 AM :: 2314 Views :: Kauai County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... a sweeping reform of Kauai’s property tax system ....
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Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
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Maui Fires: Three bills offer property tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:56 AM :: 2401 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Bill 102 best of three bills but should be retroactive ....
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Thursday, October 19, 2023 |
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Property Tax Relief for Maui Fire Victims
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:08 AM :: 2435 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Maui County Council Bills 95 and 102 ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Allow owner-occupants of Residential A homes to apply for missed property tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:30 AM :: 2218 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Resolution 23-243, which would give property tax relief to owner-occupants who failed to file for a homeowner exemption in 2022 and whose homes were taxed at the Residential A rate as a result ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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Make sure to claim additional property tax relief in Honolulu
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:50 AM :: 3021 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Honolulu homeowners have until Oct. 2 to file for increased property tax exemptions that Grassroot Institute helped become law ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Kauai bills seek to expand property tax relief for affordable rentals
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:44 PM :: 2593 Views :: Kauai County, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... a new tax classification specifically for long-term “gap” rentals ....
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Sunday, July 9, 2023 |
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The Budget Is Signed
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2325 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... At the ceremony, the Governor made clear that tax relief, especially for ALICE (asset-limited, income-constrained, employed) families, is still on the table. There will be a Phase 2, he said, apparently targeting the 2024 legislative session ....
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Saturday, July 1, 2023 |
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Green Signs $37.2B Budget
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 2167 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Senator Donovan Dela Cruz, chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, hailed the tax break bill as a positive financial benefit for struggling families ....
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Sunday, June 18, 2023 |
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A Dirty Problem
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2960 Views :: Environment, Development, Tax Credits
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... five blind monks trying to describe an elephant ....
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023 |
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Hawaii governor still has long list of bills to sign
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 2430 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... House Bill 954 would increase the personal exemption from $1,444 to $2,288 beginning with the 2023 tax year and increase the standard deduction ....
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Sunday, May 7, 2023 |
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Tax Relief, RIP
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2485 Views :: Tax Credits
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... every one of the tax credit enhancements has been given only a five-year life. All of them go away on January 1, 2028 ....
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023 |
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Some Winners and Losers in the 2023 Session
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 PM :: 2659 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... The Tax Relief Shell Game Ends, and Broad-Based Relief Didn’t Make It ....
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Sunday, April 30, 2023 |
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Production Credit Hijinx
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2710 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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... After deferring the measure multiple times, WAM amended the bill to add two new provisions: a section allowing tax credits for building a film studio, and a section making extensive amendments to the administration of the existing production credit. This was done without the benefit of a public hearing ....
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Sunday, April 16, 2023 |
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It Isn’t Over Until It’s Over
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3048 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Tax Credits
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... In the meantime, lawmakers have been figuring out how to bypass conventional learning about when a bill is dead. Here is one example ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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How counties can provide tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:31 PM :: 2236 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... County lawmakers haven’t decided yet how to deal with property tax hikes that are expected to result from higher property assessments across the state ....
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Sunday, March 26, 2023 |
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Credit Madness
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2136 Views :: Tax Credits
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... Tax Credits were proposed for, among other things, upgrading technology infrastructure; sequestering carbon; upgrading or conversion of cesspools; being a health care preceptor; manufacturing food; providing childcare to employees; being in a creative district; producing organic food; and just being in the state while everyone else is being hammered by a carbon tax ....
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 |
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House passes state budget for third reading
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 2386 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... update on the state budget and the Majority Caucus' legislative priorities ....
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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Changing tax credit to portion of income would help Oahu homeowners
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:10 PM :: 2044 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits
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... Bill 38 (2022) would change the formula for calculating the eligibility for the real property tax credit ....
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Sunday, February 26, 2023 |
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Creative Districts
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2211 Views :: Tax Credits
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... In the Senate bill, creative enterprises in a creative district would be eligible for tax credits. The bill, however, is a little light on details ....
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Friday, February 24, 2023 |
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Hawaii bill would boost rental tax credit fourfold
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 2398 Views :: Tax Credits
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... SB55 proposes the adoption of income brackets to determine eligibility for the tax credit ....
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Sunday, February 19, 2023 |
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PILOT for Real Property Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3609 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Agriculture, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... The owner in the previous year paid $30,154 in property tax and got a bill for $835,710, resulting in an extremely unhappy owner ....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
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HB1049 Cuts Income Tax
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 2294 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... restructure the state's income tax brackets and lower income tax for all brackets, double the standard deduction for individual filers from $2,200 to $5,000, and double the personal exemption from $1,144 to $2,288 ....
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Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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HB1049: Avoiding disincentives in new affordability plan
By UHERO @ 11:41 PM :: 1751 Views :: Tax Credits
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... Policy “cliffs” occur when a large benefit is suddenly withdrawn when income exceeds some threshold, even if by only $1. Cliffs may also reduce incentives to work and earn more ....
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Thursday, February 9, 2023 |
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Volta: Hawaii's Latest Hi-Tech Failure Gets Recycled by Shell Oil
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 2654 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Tax Credits
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... How much money did ERS and KSBE lose helping Shell greenwash its oil business? ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Green Affordability Plan: It would be simpler to just cut the tax rate for food
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:12 PM :: 2211 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Green’s “GAP” plan seeks to provide tax credits for food, rent and child care expenses primarily to Hawaii’s lower- and middle-class families ....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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Hawaii targets housing reform as Legislature returns
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 AM :: 2706 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... 156 bills are on the current docket to be introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate ....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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$300 Rebate Checks From Hawaii: You Can Still Claim It
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 AM :: 2141 Views :: Tax Credits
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... Most taxpayers have already received their rebate checks from Hawaii of up to $300. However, those who filed their taxes late and taxpayers whose payment has been withheld by the tax department may still be waiting ....
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Monday, December 5, 2022 |
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Ige Announces Completion of over 600,000 Refunds to Hawaii Taxpayers
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 2202 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... A total of 606,674 Act 115 refunds were issued, totaling $307.9 million. That includes 288,590 direct deposits and 318,084 paper checks ....
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Friday, September 23, 2022 |
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Property Tax Credit Application Deadline September 30
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 2496 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits
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...The City & County of Honolulu offers a real property tax credit for homeowners who meet certain eligibility requirements. ...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2022 |
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ERS Hides $96.75M of So-Called ‘Tech’ Investments--Losses Begin to Mount
By Andrew Walden @ 9:30 PM :: 4316 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Tax Credits
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... Taxpayer losses are in the billions. Now they are grabbing for public employees’ retirement fund. How much will retirees lose? ....
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022 |
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He Owned the Land for Just a Day, But Received 212 Credits from County
By Selected News Articles @ 10:21 PM :: 6247 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, Land Use, Tax Credits
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“...Rajesh Budhabhatti is a subject of a public corruption/wire fraud case....”
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 |
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Ige Signs Minimum Wage Hike, makes Earned Income Tax Credit Refundable
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 2592 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Tax Credits
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... Act 114 increases the minimum wage to $12.00 per hour starting Oct. 1, 2022 ....
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Sunday, June 12, 2022 |
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Bill 45: Rail TOD Giveaway to High Tech Tax Credit Schemers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 AM :: 3300 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail, Tax Credits
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... The vague language in the proposal lacks any metrics for measuring success, similar to another business-focused tax credit whose value to the state is dubious ...
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Thursday, June 9, 2022 |
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Volta Securities Fraud: Did Latest Hawaii High Tech Fail Take a Bite out of ERS?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:05 PM :: 2874 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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... Securities fraud, insider trading, $26.7 M in hidden executive stock awards? Yes. Hawaii’s high-tech tax credit schemers are at it again ....
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Sunday, June 5, 2022 |
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The Kansas Experiment: Ten Years Later
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2068 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... It would have increased the state sales tax and would have eliminated many tax credits and deductions. The legislature, predictably, tossed out these offsets ....
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Friday, May 27, 2022 |
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Hawaii High-Tech Schemers Get $94M
By News Release @ 8:14 PM :: 2050 Views :: Tax Credits
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... Hawaii is among the first states in the nation to be approved for participation ....
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