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Friday, March 12, 2021 |
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Does the American Rescue Plan Ban State Tax Cuts?
By Tax Foundation @ 1:47 PM :: 2377 Views :: Taxes, COVID-19
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... Some states have experienced meaningful revenue declines. But many don’t have losses to offset, so they would have to identify other ways to spend a large infusion of one-time money ....
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Friday, March 12, 2021 |
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Public outrage grows after Senators OK huge tax hike
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:16 AM :: 3142 Views :: Taxes
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... SB56 contains so many tax increases it's hard to fathom, yet at the end of the day, only one Hawaii senator opposed it ....
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Sunday, March 7, 2021 |
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The Enola Gay Has Left the Hangar
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2287 Views :: Taxes
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... Senate Bill 56, with the ominous title “Relating to Revenue Generation,” has been granted its first hearing by the Senate Ways and Means Committee ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Tax proposals defy common sense
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:01 PM :: 2351 Views :: Taxes
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... The Hawai'i Legislature may be hard at work, but it looks like common sense is on vacation ....
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
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Ige Signs Bill Lowering Unemployment Tax
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 3250 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... The measure allows employers to pay, on average, less than half of what they would otherwise pay into the system ....
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
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VIDEO: What to watch out for at the Legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:50 AM :: 2224 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Lawmakers are planning to increase taxes and regulations this year, but there are better ways to help Hawaii's economy prosper ....
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Monday, March 1, 2021 |
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HB1314: Grabs TAT from Counties
By Tax Foundation @ 8:13 PM :: 2367 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... Repeals the allocation of transient accommodations tax revenue to the counties ....
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Sunday, February 28, 2021 |
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More Taxes for Movies and TV
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:25 AM :: 2732 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... “I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.” ....
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Saturday, February 27, 2021 |
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Seven Tax Hike Bills on the Move
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:06 PM :: 2660 Views :: Taxes
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... many tax increases, fees, and surcharges that have been proposed this legislative session. Hawaii residents are already among the most taxed in the country; the state has the second highest overall tax burden in the U.S. ....
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Saturday, February 27, 2021 |
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Hawaii Among States Taxing Forgiven PPP Loans
By Tax Foundation @ 7:36 PM :: 5747 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... If policymakers wish to avoid imposing taxes on these small business lifelines they need to act quickly, as tax deadlines are fast approaching ....
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Saturday, February 27, 2021 |
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Tax Hike Plan: Hawaii Carbon Pricing Study Released
By News Release @ 7:20 PM :: 3568 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... to cost the State at least $19,000,000,000 ....
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Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
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Good grief, do our lawmakers not know we're in a depression?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:34 PM :: 3109 Views :: Taxes
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... every proposal in the 2021 Legislature that would increase Hawaii's tax burden ....
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Sunday, February 21, 2021 |
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Maintenance of Effort
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2824 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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... We need to start recognizing that this “dedicated funding source” rhetoric is taking us down the wrong path ....
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Saturday, February 20, 2021 |
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Stop playing with the numbers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:36 AM :: 2760 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... When it comes to budgets and accounting, politicians have successfully convinced voters that the ordinary rules of fiscal accountability shouldn’t apply to government ....
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Thursday, February 18, 2021 |
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Sugar Tax Drives People to Drink
By Tax Foundation @ 11:38 PM :: 2238 Views :: Taxes
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... A 2012 study at Cornell University found that, when faced with a new soda tax, many households reduced their soda consumption while purchasing an increased amount of beer ....
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Sunday, February 14, 2021 |
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Taxes: More 'Creative' Thought at Our Legislature
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2188 Views :: Taxes
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... Hold on to your wallets, folks, because this year’s great legislative adventure has just begun! ....
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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Bills on the Move: Conveyance Tax, Pension Suspension, Un-Affordable Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:28 AM :: 3635 Views :: Maui County, Development, Taxes, COVID-19
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... increasing Hawaii's tax burden at a time when its economy is in its worst depression ever ....
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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Tax Frenzy at the Legislature - No one's wallet is safe!
By Video @ 3:03 AM :: 4269 Views :: DHHL, Energy, Gambling, Taxes, Tourism
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... tax-related bills pending at the Legislature, including legalizing gambling, new conveyance taxes, new rental vehicle taxes, new carbon taxes, new proposed constitutional amendment ....
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Thursday, February 11, 2021 |
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To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes?
By Tax Foundation @ 2:06 AM :: 2749 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 23.3% of Hawaii tax collections come from income taxes ....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
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FY2021: State Tax Receipts Down 16.4%
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 2290 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... General Excise and Use Tax (GET) collections are down by 21.8% from last fiscal year ....
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Monday, February 8, 2021 |
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Comparing State Corporate Income Tax Rates
By Tax Foundation @ 4:16 AM :: 3019 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... Hawaii Corporate Income tax tops out at 6.4% ....
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Sunday, February 7, 2021 |
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What Are They Thinking?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2992 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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"... At the Legislature, committee hearings have begun in earnest and it doesn’t seem at all like we are in an economic crisis ...."
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Sunday, February 7, 2021 |
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Bill 31: Former Meth-head Helps Sand Island Lobby for Property Tax Cap
By Andrew Walden @ 3:02 AM :: 4884 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Taxes, COVID-19
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... It is naturally hard to say no to an ex-tweeker who, at Bishop Estate, achieved the kind of things most Honolulu politicians can only dream of ....
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Saturday, February 6, 2021 |
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COVID Unemployment Insurance Relief on Fast Track for Approval
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 3378 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Ige must sign a bill into law before March in order to prevent automatic assessment increases from being triggered ....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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How tax hikes will harm economic recovery
By Video @ 4:32 AM :: 2113 Views :: Taxes
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... lawmakers' plans to tax the economy could hurt struggling residents and businesses recovering from the depression ....
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Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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Grim Reality of Unemployment Taxes
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3786 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Our unemployment system, as of January 8, 2021, has paid out $3.4 billion in unemployment benefits ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Higher revenues without higher taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:19 PM :: 2142 Views :: Taxes
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... new tax bills, sometimes dressed up as “surcharges,” “fees” or “closing loopholes” ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Hawaii 9th-Most Reliant on Sales Taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 11:00 AM :: 2637 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 36.7% of State revenue comes from GE Tax ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Labor unions push lawmakers to drop GET on groceries
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 3716 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... ILWU, Teamsters, IATSE, UFCW ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Legislators introduce dozens of tax hike bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:18 AM :: 3373 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Hawaii's economy is on the ropes right now, but that hasn't stopped some legislators from going all in with new tax-increase proposals ....
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Sunday, January 24, 2021 |
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More Taxes on the Rich – But Guess What, You’re Rich
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:16 AM :: 3820 Views :: Taxes
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... Ige’s Chief of Staff and former Director of Taxation Linda Chu Takayama told the House Finance Committee a little more about the revenue enhancement measures (tax hikes) that the Administration is going to propose ....
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Sunday, January 17, 2021 |
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Barreling Toward a Tax Hike!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3960 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... “the carbon tax” is most likely the “barrel tax” ....
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Friday, January 15, 2021 |
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When saving money isn't really
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:31 PM :: 3578 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes, COVID-19
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... that $2 billion in “savings” is going to end up costing the taxpayers almost four times as much in the long term ....
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Sunday, January 10, 2021 |
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Scrutinize the Big Agencies!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2698 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... There is still a lot of real estate between $0.3 billion and $1.4 billion a year ....
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Friday, January 8, 2021 |
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Don't rely on pennies from heaven
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:40 PM :: 2499 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... This week, we got our first real glimpse of Gov. David Ige’s proposed budget. ...
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Friday, January 8, 2021 |
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'You can't spend money you don't have'
By Video @ 4:15 AM :: 2613 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Barabara Marumoto, architect of the state's legal spending cap, continues to believe Hawaii needs better budgeting practices ....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii 4th-Highest Champagne Taxes in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 3:58 AM :: 2501 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... if your festivities still include popping a bottle of bubbly, the champagne you toast with will be taxed ....
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Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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$1 billion tax hike ahead?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 4938 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Governor being coy in new budget about tax increases totaling $1 billion ....
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Sunday, December 20, 2020 |
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Don’t Give Me Back Rent, I Want to Continue Hiding from Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4068 Views :: Law Enforcement, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Developments during this COVID crisis have brought out tax scofflaws in some of the most unexpected ways ....
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Saturday, December 19, 2020 |
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Tax hikes coming — really?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:15 AM :: 2850 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the only two things that are certain in life are debt and taxes ....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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City sends 2021 real property notice of assessments
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 2793 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Property owners who wish to dispute their real property assessment may file an appeal during the period of December 15, to January 15, 2021 ....
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Sunday, December 6, 2020 |
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Tale of the Tape
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3151 Views :: Economy, Taxes, COVID-19
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...“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”....
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Sunday, November 29, 2020 |
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Eighth Amendment Protects Us from Massive Tax Penalties
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2490 Views :: Taxes
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... In a case called Timbs v. Indiana decided just last year, however, the U.S. Supreme Court made a couple of key points ....
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
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Unemployment Tax Blues
By Video @ 10:31 PM :: 3942 Views :: Economy, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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...the looming massive increase in the state’s unemployment insurance tax....
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Friday, November 20, 2020 |
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And the hits just keep on coming!
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 PM :: 3204 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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...When businesses across the state are fighting for their lives, the state is about to levy an enormous hike in the unemployment tax....
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Friday, November 13, 2020 |
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DoTax: Collections Down, Down, Down
By News Release @ 12:08 AM :: 2975 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, COVID-19
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...GET down by 25.1%...TAT down by 92.8%....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
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Individual Income Taxes -- Hawaii Ranks 47th
By Tax Foundation @ 8:47 PM :: 2807 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Ranking Individual Income Taxes on the 2021 State Business Tax Climate Index....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
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Corporate Income Taxes: Hawaii Ranks 18th
By Tax Foundation @ 1:33 AM :: 2979 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... Ranking Corporate Income Taxes on the 2021 State Business Tax Climate Index ....
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Friday, October 30, 2020 |
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Hawaii Among Only Seven States to Tax Groceries
By Tax Foundation @ 12:59 AM :: 3055 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Tax Treatment of Groceries, Candy, and Soda Can Get Tricky....
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