Preview of the 2024 Legislative Session. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. The guest is Dylan Moore. It isn’t very far into the new year, but already the tax hike proposals have begun. As reported by Hawaii News Now, Gov. Josh Green is proposing some ‘revenue raisers’ to have resources […]
The Empty Homes Tax (Talking Tax)
Cracking Down on Vacation Homes. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. One of the ideas that has been kicking around in the state and county legislatures for a couple of years now is the idea of an ʻempty homes tax.ʻ The idea seems to be gaining steam now, since our […]
Addressing High Housing Prices (Talking Tax)
Debunking the Remote Buyer Myth. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. The guests are Malia Hill and Jensen Ahokovi. Hawaii is renowned for high housing prices. Lawmakers have blamed them on wealthy out-of-state buyers with little more than anecdotal evidence. As a result, lawmakers have proposed punishing new taxes such […]
Cliffhangers in the Tax World (Talking Tax)
Tricks and Traps in Tax. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. There are tricks and traps in the tax world. There are several tax laws that have discontinuities, or cliffs, in them such that $1 more in income, value, or whatever is taxed results in […]