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Sunday, February 22, 2015 |
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Our Best Export – Our Taxes!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4466 Views :: Taxes
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...we are exporting around 15%-20% of our general excise tax....
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Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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HB330: Increase GE Tax by 1%
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:35 PM :: 5603 Views :: Agriculture, Taxes
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... According to ITEP, payment of sales and excise taxes takes up an average of 11% of family income for the poorest 20% of earners ....
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Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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Hawaii #2 in USA: 51.2% Tax on S-Corporation Income
By Selected News Articles @ 2:34 PM :: 6916 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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The fasted growing type of pass-through business is the S corporation....
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Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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Warning labels and beverage tax fail in Legislature
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 4753 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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We have good news to share about our fights against unfair taxes and regulation....
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Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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HB 825 Provides Little Incentive for Illegal Vacation Rentals to Register
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:32 PM :: 7440 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...the effect of this bill is to burden the compliant small businesses and owner/operator establishments by creating a system that favors larger rental companies and hotels....
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
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2015 Hawaii Legislative Watch: Taxes
By Rachelle Chang @ 4:55 PM :: 4300 Views :: Taxes
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1,515 bills were introduced in the House of Representatives and 1,379 bills were introduced in the Senate – over 400 more bills than were introduced in 2014....
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
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In Hawaii, The State of Liabilities, The Cost of Rail is Just the Beginning
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:20 PM :: 6434 Views :: Labor, Rail, Taxes
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Liabilities everywhere: The rail project, the failing state hospital system, overdue maintenance on state buildings and campuses, underfunded public worker pensions and health insurance, and so much more....
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Sunday, February 15, 2015 |
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Hotels as Renters
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5530 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Sales taxes in most states leave rent alone, but our General Excise Tax (GET) taxes it....
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Friday, February 13, 2015 |
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SB727: Hike GE Tax Another 0.5% Statewide
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:53 PM :: 3622 Views :: Taxes
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Hawaii is one of the worst states in the country when it comes to the citizen tax burden....
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Friday, February 13, 2015 |
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HR235: Eliminate Hawaii Internet Access Taxes
By News Release @ 9:07 PM :: 3813 Views :: Taxes
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Currently, seven states—Hawaii, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin—are permitted to tax Internet access....
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 |
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Small Business Caucus Backs HB266 Regulatory Review Board
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 5871 Views :: Rail, Small Business, Taxes
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...Small Business Caucus of the Hawaii State Legislature today announced its priority list of bills....
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 |
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Massive GE Tax Hike On the Move in House and Senate
By Andrew Walden @ 4:16 AM :: 7089 Views :: Taxes
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UPDATE: HB1253 has been deferred. SB727 passed with amendments....
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Monday, February 9, 2015 |
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$185M GE Tax Hike: HB1240 on a Fast Track
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 5511 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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House Bill 1240 will bypass the House Committee on Education and is referred solely to the House Committee on Finance....
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Sunday, February 8, 2015 |
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HB1307: Fair Taxation?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5332 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...HB1307, introduced by Rep Kaniela Ing, raises income taxes on middle class families by 12%....
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Friday, February 6, 2015 |
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Obama Budget would Increase Top Marginal Capital Gains Tax Rate in Hawaii to 35.8%--#2 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 4635 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The President’s budget has a proposed increase in the federal capital gains tax rate....
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Thursday, February 5, 2015 |
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Obama's Budget: One Trillion Dollars of New Taxes
By NCPA @ 3:43 PM :: 5293 Views :: National News, Taxes
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Here are five Obama tax proposals that make no sense....
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Thursday, February 5, 2015 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Could Sock Expedia for $626M in Hotel Taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 PM :: 4931 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...In coming weeks, Hawaii’s Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision....
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Thursday, February 5, 2015 |
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Hawaii Personal Income Taxes: "Highest Dollar Amount of Any State"
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 5058 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...A single filer earning Hawaii's median income of $61,408 can expect to pay $4,043.88 in state income taxes, the highest dollar amount of any state, or 6.59% of his income....
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Thursday, February 5, 2015 |
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Tax Rate 50.4% on Small Business Income, Hawaii #2 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:04 PM :: 5656 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Sole proprietorships, S corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs)....
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 |
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SB946: Repeal GE Tax on intermediary business transactions.
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:51 PM :: 4719 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...the state is frequently singled out as having one of the most burdensome tax systems in the nation....
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 |
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SB958: Repeal Corporate Income Tax
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:46 PM :: 5180 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...it is necessary to take bold action and embrace policies that improve the state’s business climate....
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Monday, February 2, 2015 |
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SB946/SB958: Cut Business GE Tax and Business Income Tax
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 10:56 PM :: 4653 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 2:45pm at the Capitol Building, Room 016....
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Sunday, February 1, 2015 |
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Source Shifting
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4036 Views :: Taxes
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All state income tax systems in the United States, including ours, have a set of rules that are used to figure out which state has the primary right to tax income....
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 |
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 |
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Tax Foundation: Hawaii Failing Small Businesses on Depreciation
By Selected News Articles @ 12:49 PM :: 5231 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Correcting this problem and allowing businesses to deduct the full cost in the first year is known as “full expensing”....
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Sunday, January 25, 2015 |
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How Progressive Is Our System?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5498 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has released a report. ranking the states in terms of how progressive their tax systems are....
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Saturday, January 24, 2015 |
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Protest Rail Tax Hike Monday Jan 26
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 5939 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes
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Monday, Jan 26, 2015, hearing starts at 2:30pm, State Capitol Auditorium
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Sunday, January 18, 2015 |
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The Ten Percent Solution
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4642 Views :: Taxes
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The state has been draining money out of the rail surcharge. Lots of money....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Going forward and looking back at the Honolulu City Council
By Rachelle Chang @ 11:11 PM :: 6955 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes
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...keeping the Oahu half-percent rail surcharge in place will only encourage lawmakers to increase the surcharge whenever there is a rail transit shortfall....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii Second Highest Taxes on the Poor
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 5826 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii's Effective 13.4% rate of taxation on the poorest 20% is second only to Washington State....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii Senate Minority announces legislative agenda for 2015
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 10031 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Economy, Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Top concerns include the state economy, education, the Hawaii Health Connector, oversight of the Public Utilities Commission in light of the Hawaiian Electric Industries/NextEra merger, and positively affecting the cost of living for Hawaii residents....
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Monday, January 5, 2015 |
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No Health Benefit from Cigarette Tax Hikes
By NCPA @ 11:42 AM :: 5282 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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Smokers earning less than $30,000 annually spent 14.2 percent of their income on cigarettes....
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Monday, January 5, 2015 |
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Kelii Akina Interviews Kalbert Young on Hawaii Government Financial Condition
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 AM :: 4712 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kalbert Young (outgoing Director of Finance, State of Hawaii) about the current financial conditions of the state of Hawaii....
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Sunday, January 4, 2015 |
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Lottery as the Most Practical Path to Wealth?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5819 Views :: Gambling, Taxes
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...In 2005, a survey asked a sample of 1,000 adult Americans what would be the most practical way for them to accumulate several hundred thousand dollars....
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Friday, January 2, 2015 |
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Auditor: State Policies Create Barrier to Glass Recycling
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:58 PM :: 8348 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...the interaction between the advance disposal fee (ADF) and the deposit beverage container (DBC) programs creates inefficiencies in the recycling or down-cycling of glass....
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014 |
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Auditor: Unclear What Glass Recycling Program is Supposed to Accomplish
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:51 PM :: 8434 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Where the 'Recycled' Glass Goes? -- Busted: Hee Family Tied to Massive Waste Dumping Scheme....
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Sunday, December 28, 2014 |
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Hawaii GET: Another Perspective
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4203 Views :: Taxes
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...“policy measures and costs impacting small business and entrepreneurship.”....
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Saturday, December 27, 2014 |
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Eight Tax Hikes Proposed for Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 5:25 PM :: 7561 Views :: Taxes
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"Sometimes things happen" -- Gov David Ige on tax increases, December 22, 2014
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014 |
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Single Payer Collapses in Vermont--Is David Ige Listening?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 PM :: 5542 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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Then-Senator David Ige was a key supporter of the universal coverage plan in 2009, but whether he’ll pick up the cause as Governor is unclear....
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Monday, December 22, 2014 |
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Full Text: Ige Sends Budget to Legislature
By News Release @ 11:25 PM :: 5105 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"We will spend public funds wisely to avoid raising taxes."
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Sunday, December 21, 2014 |
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London Mayor’s Unpaid Tax Bill
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4361 Views :: Taxes
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Recently he made news by publicly saying he absolutely won’t pay his U.S. taxes....
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Friday, December 19, 2014 |
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HART: ‘Begin the discussion now of extending the existing half-percent GET surcharge’
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 4646 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) announced several steps to explore new revenue sources in an effort to worsen your financial challenges....
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Friday, December 19, 2014 |
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Policy Talk: New Governor and His Agenda
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 AM :: 6047 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii discusses the proposed 11-point action plan of the new governor of Hawaii, David Ige....
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014 |
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Tax Hike: City Chooses to Boost Property Assessments 7.1%
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 4569 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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The city has prepared the real property assessment notices for 2015, and the total assessed valuation of all taxable real property on Oahu has increased from $200.74 billion to $214.90 billion....
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Monday, December 15, 2014 |
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Unemployment Insurance Rates Drop 22%
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 6012 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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...resulting in employers paying $50 million less in taxes, or $100 less per employee on average for 2015....
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Sunday, December 14, 2014 |
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A Cliff in Hawaii Income Tax, Too
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4101 Views :: Taxes
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...when a Hawaii taxpayer reaches $200,000 in federal adjusted gross income, a number of bad things happen that, in total, can result in a marginal tax rate of 367,100% on that last dollar....
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Sunday, December 7, 2014 |
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End Run Around Nexus
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4328 Views :: Taxes
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We continue our series of pending U.S. Supreme Court cases....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Ige's Commitment: 'No Hidden Agendas, Avoid Raising Taxes'
By News Release @ 5:22 AM :: 6431 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Taxes
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"We will spend public funds thoughtfully and without waste to avoid raising taxes...."
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii Taxes on Poverty-Level Income 2nd Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 9:25 PM :: 5188 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii income taxes cost a single parent of two children $272 at poverty level....
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Sunday, November 23, 2014 |
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Who’s the Boss, Anyway?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4255 Views :: Taxes
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Under the TBOR, tax increases and significant government borrowing had to be presented to the voters before they could take effect....
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