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Sunday, November 03, 2019 |
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The Parable of the Two Horses!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 912 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... which horse do you think finished pulling the wagon first? ....
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Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
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Saving the Legislature from Itself
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 571 Views :: Tax Credits
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...the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production income tax credit....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
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Wind Industry Poised for Decline?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:05 PM :: 886 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...the federal production tax credit for wind is scheduled to be phased out at the end of 2019....
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Friday, October 18, 2019 |
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NELHA Economic Impact Estimated
By UHERO @ 4:16 AM :: 588 Views :: Hawaii County , Tax Credits
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... NELHA Host Park generates over $100M annually ....
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
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Auditor: DoTax Continues to Illegally Hand out Film Tax Credits for Out of State Expenses
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:53 AM :: 958 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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...DoTAX continues to construe the film tax credit statute to include out-of-state expenditures as “qualified production costs,” which is inconsistent with the plain language of the statute and the Legislature’s intent....
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Friday, September 20, 2019 |
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Trump 'One National Program Rule' Could Wipe out Electric Car Subsidies: Hawaii AG Joins Suit to Save Elon Musk
By News Release @ 9:04 PM :: 1246 Views :: Environment, Tax Credits
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...zero emission vehicle program are pre-empted under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), which specifically prohibits states from adopting or enforcing laws or regulations “related to” fuel economy standards....
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Sunday, May 05, 2019 |
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Carbon Credits
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2111 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Department of Land and Natural Resources is doing a reforestation project in East Maui. It’s hired a vendor to certify the project for “carbon credits.” Why are they doing that if we don’t even have a carbon tax ....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 |
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Legislators Vote to Spend Millions More on Electric Vehicles
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 2001 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...program for the installation or upgrade of electric vehicle charging stations in publicly accessible commercial areas, workplaces, and multi-unit dwellings....
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 |
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State Launches Aquaculture Accelerator
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 1929 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits
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...The accelerator will be based at NELHA’s Hawai‘i Ocean Science and Technology Park in Kailua-Kona on Hawai‘i ‘i Island and is expected to start its first cohort in the fall of 2019....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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Hawaii Swamped by Carbon Dioxide Tax Bills
By Selected News Articles @ 6:23 PM :: 2954 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Multiple carbon-dioxide tax bills are under consideration in the current session of the Hawaii State Legislature....
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Tuesday, March 05, 2019 |
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Tokuda-Connected Recycler Busted for Fraud
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:55 PM :: 3002 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tax Credits
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...During FY 2018, the total deposit amounts reimbursed to Reynolds Recycling was approximately $7.96 million....
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Friday, March 01, 2019 |
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Help People Save by Cutting Their Taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:41 PM :: 1786 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...Multiple bills heard this session have revolved around encouraging residents to save. The details vary, but there’s a common theme: The state wants to be your local bank....
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 |
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Hawaiian Electric Claims 27% Renewable Despite Loss of Geothermal Plant
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 1960 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits
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...The 2018 consolidated renewable portfolio standard (RPS) remained the same percentage as it was in 2017, at 27 percent. The consolidated number would have been 29 percent had Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) produced at the same level as 2017....
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Friday, December 28, 2018 |
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DoTax Report Reveals Tax Credits Claimed by Hawaii Taxpayers
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 2429 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...In tax year 2016, a total of $289.1 million was claimed in tax credits...the largest tax credit was the renewable energy technologies tax credit ....
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Sunday, December 23, 2018 |
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Carbon Tax: Will You Fiddle While Paris Burns?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 2988 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...If enacted, the carbon tax would be the fifth special tax imposed on fuel....
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Thursday, November 29, 2018 |
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Details of the Horrible Carbon Tax Bill
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 8:11 AM :: 3395 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...Establishes a creepy DC-based "Carbon Dividend Trust Fund" that seeks a backdoor two-child limit on families....
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Thursday, November 29, 2018 |
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To ‘Change Society’ -- Hawaii Climate Commission Pushes For State Carbon Tax
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 3942 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...Any carbon-pricing mechanism should be “adequate to change behavior.” The commission had considered asking that it be “practical” as well, but Sen. Karl Rhoads convinced the members that was a bad idea….
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Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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Hawaii 2nd Most Regressive Tax System in USA
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 2388 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...only Washington State taxes the poor more than Hawaii....
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Sunday, October 14, 2018 |
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General Income Tax Credit: How Legislators Subverted Will of 1978 ConCon
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2209 Views :: Hawaii History, Tax Credits
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...The saga of this credit tells us a little about a bold move undertaken in the 1978 Constitutional Convention and our lawmakers’ reaction....
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Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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Kiplinger: Hawaii Among Least tax-Friendly States
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 2313 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...The Aloha State, one of Kiplinger's top ten least tax-friendly states, is known for its high cost of living — and high taxes....
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
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Property tax credit for homeowners with income under $60K
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 2666 Views :: Tax Credits
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...Qualified homeowners still have time to apply for a real property tax credit offered by the City and County of Honolulu....
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Sunday, August 19, 2018 |
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Cashing In on Production Credits
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1601 Views :: Tax Credits
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...48 productions registered for the credit, with estimated qualified expenditures north of $268 million in exchange for $55 million in tax credits....
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018 |
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Property Tax Credit Offered to Low Income Homeowners
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 2781 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits
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...Real property tax credit offered for Honolulu homeowners with combined income of less than $60,000....
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Saturday, August 04, 2018 |
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EPA Releases Long-Delayed Report Showing Ethanol Hurts Environment
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 3651 Views :: Energy, Environment, Agriculture, Tax Credits
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...including ethanol in the U.S. gas supply is wreaking havoc on the atmosphere and soil....
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Friday, August 03, 2018 |
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At NELHA, Tenant Debt Accumulates For Years, Then Is Simply Written Off
By Selected News Articles @ 10:04 PM :: 3890 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tax Credits
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...Thanks to the changes in lease language, the state landlord has no clear idea of how many tenants are at NELHA, what they produce, or what rent they pay....
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018 |
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Indictment: 24 New Jersey Residents Allegedly Defraud Hawaii DoTax
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 4364 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...The defendants, led by a tax preparer and her husband, allegedly attempted to steal over $400,000....
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Sunday, July 15, 2018 |
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HB2748: $500,000,000 Hole in Budget
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3034 Views :: Development, Tax Credits
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... $200 million, or most of it, is headed out the door with no visible means of getting it back.....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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GEMS for Insiders: Polynesian Cultural Center First to Take Advantage of On-Bill Financing
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 4109 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...PCC will finance systems totaling 413 kilowatts (kw), with flexibility to install additional systems and features. The agreement marks the first commercial on-bill financing project in Hawaii using the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority's recently launched Green Energy Money $aver (GEM$)On-Bill program....
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Friday, July 06, 2018 |
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After Years of Hype: Hawaii Electricity Still 82.4% Coal and Oil
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 2959 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits
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...and this was before the geothermal plant was overrun by lava....
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Friday, June 22, 2018 |
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State Gives Away $900K to Manufacturers
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 2307 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits
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...Give us $1.55B and we’ll create 80,000 jobs. Promise! —uh--just like we did last time when you gave us $2B....
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Thursday, June 21, 2018 |
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Leaves a Dinosaur-Sized Economic Footprint in State of Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 2719 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Tax Credits
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...The film generated more than $31 million in local economic activity and contributed more than $6.9 million in wages to over 1,200 local workers....
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Friday, June 15, 2018 |
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PUC seeks public comment on Electric Vehicle road map
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 2221 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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... 5 ways to transfer more of your money to Elon Musk ....
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Thursday, June 14, 2018 |
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Wanna Buy Some Land?--DLNR has Got Money for You
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 3114 Views :: Environment, Land Use, Tax Credits
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...You will be tested on the catechism of the State Religion....
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Tuesday, June 05, 2018 |
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Hawaii: New Greenhouse Gas Rules Just as Fake as Renewable Energy Rules
By News Release @ 12:35 AM :: 3261 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tax Credits
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...Net zero does not mean zero. Hawaii can cause a global rise in greenhouse gas emissions and call it net zero....
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Sunday, June 03, 2018 |
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The California Stupidity Fund, Part 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2514 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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...Now, the IRS and the U.S. Treasury have indicated that they are going to weigh in....
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Tuesday, May 08, 2018 |
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Follow the Money? Not so Easy in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 3869 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits
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... Following the Money 2018 -- How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data ...
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Sunday, April 22, 2018 |
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Green Energy Plan: $2.3B Tax and Rate Hike to Send Even More Money to Elon Musk
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 5229 Views :: Energy, Environment, Land Use, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Over the past 15 years, the people of Hawaii have paid 260% more for electricity than the US average, while gasoline prices consistently hover close to $1-per-gallon higher. (But we can go even higher)....
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018 |
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HTDC Report: After Billions in Tax Credits, Hawaii Tech Sector Still Minuscule
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 2586 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits
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...After all the billions we gave them, HTDC's pet 'High Tech' tax credit recipents claim a paltry $61.27M in revenues for 2017....
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Sunday, March 18, 2018 |
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An Opportunity for Opportunity Zones
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2275 Views :: Tax Credits
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...Ige needs to take action by March 21, 2018 to take advantage of "qualified opportunity zones"....
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018 |
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Taxpayers and Ratepayers Forced to Fund HECO Flywheel Scheme
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 3041 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...Notice that they never mention the Cost?....
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Sunday, March 04, 2018 |
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Auditor: Legislators 100% 'Fail to Meet Criteria' for New Special Funds
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:43 PM :: 3741 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...We reviewed 85 house and senate bills proposing 64 special and revolving funds during the 2018 legislative session of which none met criteria....
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Friday, March 02, 2018 |
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Another $1.4M of your Tax Dollars Handed over to Phony Tech Entrepreneurs
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 3132 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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... HTDC awarded 15 Hawaii-based companies $1,417,050 ....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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SB1279: Tax-Credit Scholarships for Special Needs Students
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 PM :: 2905 Views :: Education K-12, Tax Credits
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...Allows Qualifying Families To Pay For Tuition At Private And Parochial Schools....
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Sunday, February 11, 2018 |
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The Value of a Refundable Credit
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 2392 Views :: Tax Credits
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...In the 2017 legislative session, our legislature passed an earned income tax credit (EITC)....
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Wednesday, February 07, 2018 |
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Electric Buses: Caldwell Helps Al Gore with Billion Dollar IPO
By Selected News Articles @ 8:30 PM :: 4104 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Tax Credits
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...Proterra hopes to hype these buses into a billion dollar IPO to pay off Proterra investor Al Gore....
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Friday, February 02, 2018 |
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Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Introduces Legislative Package
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 3337 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Tax Credits
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...Bill to address Adams v. CDM court ruling (HB2201/SB2993)....
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018 |
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Tupola Tax Cut: Make EITC Refundable
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 2:10 PM :: 3079 Views :: Tax Credits
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...“Let's Give Money Back”....
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Sunday, January 07, 2018 |
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GEMS Takes One on the Chin from the PUC
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4027 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...the PUC has basically said that it expects the program to crash and burn....
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017 |
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Auditor: DoTax Funds ‘Do not meet Criteria’
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:15 PM :: 2854 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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...Review of Special Funds, Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Department of Taxation....
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Friday, November 03, 2017 |
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GOP Tax Plan Will End Federal Subsidy for Unaffordable Housing and High Tax Localities
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 4:10 AM :: 4963 Views :: National News, Republican Party, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...repeals the state and local tax deduction for income and sales taxes and caps the SALT deduction for property taxes at $10,000. The home mortgage interest is grandfathered in and preserved for new homes up to $500,000....
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