Vetoes and Amendments and Overrides, Oh My! The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. The Legislature will reconvene on July 6 to consider, amend, and possibly override vetoes by Governor Ige. July 6 is also the deadline by which Gov. Ige must sign or veto any […]
Maui’s New Short-Term Rental Property Tax (Talking Tax)
Ordinance Passed at Warp Speed! The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. Maui’s new property tax ordinances say that if you have real property in an area in which the zoning laws permit short-term rental, and that real property isn’t your home, then it doesn’t matter […]
YOU Are Guaranteeing Your Company’s Tax! (Talking Tax)
New Twists in the GET Protection Act. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. One of the provisions in Act 155 of 2010, the “GET Protection Act,” says that if GET is owed by a business entity and the entity doesn’t pay it, the department can […]
Teachers to Get Manna From Heaven? (Talking Tax)
$2,200 ‘Stabilization Payment’ in the Works. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. This week, we focus on House Bill 613, another bill that has undergone radical metamorphosis while in our Legislature. That language appropriated $29.7 million for the purpose of educator workforce stabilization to retain […]
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 […]
A Special Followup Show on the State Auditor (Talking Tax)
He is fighting back against the report against him. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. We discuss the recent report against State Auditor Les Kondo by a three-person working group assembled by the Speaker of the House. Is it a fair assessment or is it […]
State Auditor on the Chopping Block? (Talking Tax)
Working Group Report a Whack Job? The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. We discuss the recent report against State Auditor Les Kondo by a three-person working group assembled by the Speaker of the House. Is it a fair assessment or is it a “whack job” […]
Should Hawaii Raise Taxes on the Rich? (Hawaii Together)
Keli’i Akina & Tom Yamachika on Tax Policy. The host for this episode is Keli’i Akina. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. Though Hawaii already has a high tax burden, state policymakers are determined to raise taxes with bills such as SB56 and HB58. They say their hikes are aimed at the rich, […]
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 […]