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 […]
The Lahaina Recovery Fund (Talking Tax)
Cash Out or Litigate. The hosts for this show are Jonathan Helton and Tom Yamachika. One of the more innovative items announced by the Governor’s office when it comes to disaster relief measures is the creation of a Lahaina Recovery Fund. In a press release announcing the measure, the Governor’s Office said that the concept […]
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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Amid signs of dysfunction and disarray, Chief Justice John Roberts reasserted his authority, while the influence of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito waned. [...]
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Rep Lloyd Doggett called for Biden to make the "difficult to decision to withdraw" from the race. [...]
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Scores of candidates opposed to France's far-right National Rally party bowed out of a second round of voting. The tactic aims to unite the NR's oppenents and their voters. [...]
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American eagles have made a remarkable recovery from their low numbers in the 1960s. Now, there are so many, that they compete for habitat with humans and get hurt. [...]
A proposed rule from the the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would for the first time set in place regulations to better protect workers from extreme heat. [...]
By testing the drug rapamycin as a way to prevent gum disease — often associated with heart disease and dementia — researchers may learn more about if it slows age-related [...]
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The U.S. Interior Department has approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey [...]
A handful of Democrats have started calling for President Biden to step aside as the party’s presidential candidate. [...]
Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said at least three people were killed and the possibility that the toll could rise was a “grim reality.” [...]
Photos of damage from Hurricane Beryl [...]
Buddy Hield and the Bahamas are a step closer to the Paris Olympics [...]
