The Incomplete Legislative Bills (Talking Tax)
Blankety Blanks Advancing. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. Usually, it’s possible to tell which bills in the legislative hopper provide tax breaks as opposed to tax hikes. The bill replaces a current tax rate with another one, and if the new tax rate is higher it’s a tax hike; […]
Amended Return Equals Guilty Plea (Talking Tax)
Tax Auditors Know this. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. We have been hearing through the grapevine that a number of examiners and auditors at the Department of Taxation have been using a ʻplease amend your returnʻ tactic. It’s by no means a new strategy, but for those who haven’t […]
The ConAm Returns (Talking Tax)
Property Tax for Schools Ver. 2. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. Back in 2018, we as voters were inundated with impassioned arguments on both sides of a proposed constitutional amendment (ConAm for short). The amendment would have given the State the power to impose a surcharge on real property […]
Hoarding School Impact Fees (Talking Tax)
Kamehameha III Would be Upset. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. The DOE is unique in that it is the only state agency with the power to impose a tax. (Even the Department of Taxation only administers and enforces taxes imposed by laws enacted by the legislature.) The tax that […]
Maybe More Tax Hikes Coming (Talking Tax)
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 […]
Restaurants Are Getting Cooked (Talking Tax)
Back GET Assessments on RRF Relief Funds. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. The guest is Russell Ryan. Because of the national impact of the pandemic, various relief programs were enacted by the federal government and helped ease the pain of individuals and businesses throughout the State–for example, Paycheck Protection […]
3.5 Billion Surplus Vaporized (Talking Tax)
Time to Cut Taxes. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Leonard. The guest is Daniel J. Mitchell. Hawaii’s state budget is in a precarious position. It’s a startling reversal of where we were at the beginning of the year. Now, a sluggish economy has caused a large projected revenue surplus to […]
Owning Property in a Burn Zone (Talking Tax)
Exploring Owner’s Rights or Lack Thereof. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. The guest is Jonathan Helton. These days, there is much talk in the news about rebuilding the burn zone that was once Lahaina. Can the former capital of the Kingdom of Hawai’i be restored to its former 1800’s […]
Gumming up 24-Year-Old Litigation (Talking Tax)
Saved by the Supreme Court. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. We discuss Kalima v. State, filed in 1999, which then concerned 2,515 beneficiaries of DHHL who sued the State over its handling of the Hawaiian homes program. After decades of litigation, the plaintiff class and the State reached a […]
Tourists, Keep Out (Talking Tax)
Should the Government Force Tourists Out. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. As West Maui recovers from the devastating wildfires of a couple of months ago, residents, with some justification, are afraid of similar things happening to them. People whose homes burned down and are now living in hotels temporarily […]
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Most of Gaza’s schools, including all of its universities, have severe damage that makes them unusable, which could harm an entire generation, the United Nations and others say. [...]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been steadfast in his goal of destroying Hamas. On Sunday, he defended Israel’s right to defend itself at a Holocaust remembrance event. [...]
Plus, Stormy Daniels is expected to testify. [...]
Russian officials claimed the order was in response to comments from the West about the possibility of more direct Western involvement in the war in Ukraine. [...]
The president has allowed protest encampments. But they have also disrupted campus life, and he wants the tents down. [...]
In his acceptance speech, the new party leader also pledged to reach out to opponents of Scottish independence. [...]
Her diagnosis 15 years ago prompted her to campaign for more awareness of breast cancer in the young. [...]
The IDF says it will operate against targets in the east of the Gazan city, and residents should move to an "expanded humanitarian zone". [...]
The three tourists, from Australia and US, were trying to stop the assailants from taking their truck. [...]
Daniel Rooney had been playing at a hotel bar when he was asked to perform at a Take That concert. [...]
Kenya's overburdened and underfunded healthcare system has ground to a near halt after about 7,000 medical professionals walked off the job last month to demand better working terms. [...]
The former US president is in court to face charges of falsifying business records in connection with hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. [...]
Israeli jets have struck two Rafah neighborhoods where Israel had earlier called for evacuations, according to news agency reports. Israel has said it plans to launch a ground offensive in [...]
Researchers used a CRISPR-Cas9 tool to restore vision in adults and children with congenital blindness. They say they hope to cure disease soon. [...]
Germany has temporarily recalled its ambassador to Moscow after members of the ruling party were targeted in what Berlin said was a state-sponsored Russian cyberattack. [...]
Officials announced Monday that they will focus on Class Day and school-level events instead of the main ceremony planned for May 15, following the arrest and suspension of pro-Palestinian protesters. [...]
The former president received a second fine for violating a gag order prohibiting him from speaking about witnesses, jurors, court staff and their families. Trump is trying to appeal the [...]
Three high-profile labor disputes have unfolded in central Alabama over the past several years, with Amazon warehouse workers, coal miners and autoworkers all speaking out for change. [...]
Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah after cease-fire talks failed. Boeing is set to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station tonight. [...]
The latest test flight comes after multiple delays in the Starliner program and increased scrutiny of Boeing for safety lapses in the production of its commercial aircraft. [...]
A government report due later on Monday will issue fresh projections on how long the trust funds for Social Security and Medicare will last. [...]
“The last thing I want to do is put you in jail,” Justice Juan Merchan said. “You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president [...]
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday morning a White House official said, as Israel appeared closer to launching an offensive on the southern Gaza city [...]
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