Decrease Taxes for Families, Businesses. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Andrey Yushkov. Hawaii’s income tax rates are among the highest in the country, and its business climate is consistently ranked poorly. Meanwhile, residents continue to flee the state for less expensive mainland locales. Tax reform could be a course […]
Halftime at the Legislature (Talking Tax)
What’s Hot, and Not, in Tax. The host for this show is Tom Yamachika. The guest is Kevin Dayton. We speak with veteran reporter Kevin Dayton, now with Civil Beat. We cover various tax bills, including: (1) Some that got trashed, and deservedly so; (2) Some bills that are still alive despite their content; (3) […]
Out of the Box Ideas on Hawaii Tax and Economics (Community Matters)
There Are Many Creative Possibilities for Hawaii. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roger Epstein. Tax attorney Roger Epstein shares some of his ouit of the box ideas for Hawaii tax and economics. The REIT income tax withholding bill. Increasing taxes on hotel credits for paying a living wage of […]
Is Now a Good Time for Tax Reform (Community Matters)
And Exactly How Can that be Done. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roger Epstein. Roger Epstein, a well known Hawaii tax attorney, helps us understand what national tax reform really is, or could be, and how and to what extent it could be structured, organized and adopted in the […]
Tax Reform Blueprint in Nebraska (Talking Tax)
Attracting People and Opportunities. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tom Yamachika and Jim Smith. Blueprint Nebraska, a campaign dedicated to increasing Nebraska’s economic growth and competitiveness over the next decade, has released its proposed framework for bringing Nebraska’s tax system into the 21st century. Blueprint Nebraska’s Taxation & Incentives […]
These Tax Bills Got Sent to the Governor (Talking Tax)
Hold on to your wallets! The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. We discuss some of the tax bills that recently were sent to the Governor by the just-concluded 2021 Legislature. There were significant changes in net income tax, exemptions suspended for the GET, a new […]
The Budget Balances, But More Taxes Coming? (Talking Tax)
Taxpayers Aren’t Out of the Woods Yet! The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. Recently House and Senate negotiators announced agreement on the 2021 State Budget. The budget was balanced with $1.6 billion of federal relief money infused. Yet lawmakers are moving forward with two tax […]
The Game-Changer for State Tax (Talking Tax)
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. We discuss a provision, Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, that promises to interfere in a major way with States’ plans to offer credits and incentives if they […]
Tax hikes could worsen doctor shortage (Hawaii Together)
Raising Hawaii taxes will hurt healthcare. The host for this episode is Keli’i Akina. The guests for this episode are Lisa Rantz and John Lauris Wade. Lawmakers may impose the highest income tax in the nation on Hawaii residents making over $200,000, and this may be damaging to Hawaii’s health system says Lisa Rantz, president […]
We Better Have a Transformation (Talking Tax)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Roger says we are having one. Roger Epstein, tax attorney, will discuss the success of Trump’s 2018 “Tax Reform Act” and how it has affected the country, and the current and prospective state of income and estate and gift tax rates, […]