Taxes

... The gasoline tax in 2035 will be $33.16 a barrel ....

... Medicare will only reimburse medical work at “reasonable charges” and will not reimburse the doctors for the GET they have to pay ....

... Watching proposed tax hikes make their way through the Legislature has become an annual tradition ....

... ‘wealth tax’ great way to encourage capital flight ....

... Hawaii legislators are aiming to increase taxes on fuels, property and capital gains, but that might be more trouble than it’s worth ....

... carbon-dioxide taxes are inherently regressive and disproportionally harm low-income families ....

... How many ways can our state legislators make life more miserable for us? ....

... the regressive general excise tax is one of the reasons for Hawaii’s high cost of living ....

... A tax hike on alcoholic drinks would be another burden on an industry that has suffered greatly over the past two years ....

... capital gains shall be taxed “at the highest marginal rate applicable to the taxpayer’s filing status and tax bracket.” ....

... This bill is a continuation of the policy of social-planning-via-taxation that has helped make Hawaii one of the most expensive states in the nation ....

... Regressive Gasoline Tax Would Top Out At $33.16 Per Barrel In 2035 ....

... In this proposal, “assets” refer to the “worldwide net worth” of the taxpayer and includes items such as stock, business interests, stock and collectibles, business funds and more ....

... Hawaii already has the third-highest level of economic flight per capita in the nation. ...

... Hold on to your wallet ....

... Road map to prosperity ....

... you can't let your guard down when our esteemed legislators get together ....

... thus raising the state’s top income tax rate from 11% to 13% ....

... Want to pass one of these bills?  Go ahead, make my day! ....

... New incentives approved to spur development of affordable rentals ....

... The states in the bottom 10 tend to have a number of afflictions in common: complex, nonneutral taxes with comparatively high rates ....

... The 20th annual American Lung Association "State of Tobacco Control" report evaluates states ....

... On top of the federal gasoline tax of 18.4 cents per gallon, Hawaii levies an additional excise tax of 51.7 cents - the fourth highest gas tax rate among states ....

... HONOLULU remained a Sinkhole City because it needed more than $3.9 billion, or $31,700 from each taxpayer, to pay its bills ....

"...increase the refund amount...."

... Their recommendation:  “Tax pension and other retirement income...."

... With this kind of money projected to come in the door, politicians of all stripes are staying up nights plotting and planning how to spend it ....

...Just like they were a year ago at this time, the businesses that provide jobs to the state’s civilian workforce are in danger of having their annual unemployment taxes skyrocket....

... What to do with the state’s $3 billion budget surplus ....

... the problem isn’t too little money, it’s too much ....

... The 2022 Legislative Briefings will be held via Zoom on the following Tuesdays from 7:30 am- 8:30 am ....

... the result of years of indulgence and bad habits ....

... This is not the only recommendation the Tax Review Commission came up with ....

... “Hawaiʻi is the ʻmost hostile health environment to practice in," physician says ....

... a chance to get in front of lawmakers and argue that we aren’t being taxed enough ....

... these are majority opinions in our state ....

... the Aloha State now has the highest tourist taxes in the nation, topping out at 17.75% ....

... calculations show there is plenty of room for the Legislature to break its habit of continually increasing taxes ....

... these debates are meaningless ....

... big fat property tax bills coming next ....

...Translation: The Legislature took the counties' share of the state TAT away but let them impose their own TAT.  I'm giving it to rail -- so, in effect, other city services have been cut to fund rail but -- like a shell game -- with so many moving parts, the public has been deceived....

... DoTax wants years of back GE Taxes ....

... Mayor Michael Victorino has signed Bill 118 -- the ʻAina Kūpuna bill -- that establishes a mechanism to provide long-time Maui families with tax relief for inherited real property in a Special Management Area ....

... projected revenues from the tax fall short of what the project needs to cover its budget shortfalls ....

... Once upon a time there were some property developers on Oahu ....

... In more recent years, the Hawaii Supreme Court has been giving the tax office even more help and protection ....

... ʻĀina kupuna bill to help long-time Maui families keep ancestral lands passes first council reading ....

... The poll of nearly 1,000 Hawaii residents also found significant agreement that private firms should be more involved in delivering public services ....

...A Tax Break for the Rich Could End up Being the Largest Part of the 'Build Back Better' Plan....

... lump-sum entry fees assessed on visitors only are legally problematic in the U.S. as they may be judged to impede travel between states and discriminate against non-residents in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws ....