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ITEP Work in Action
April 9, 2024ITEP’s Miles Trinidad Testifies Against Weakening Hawai’i’s Estate Tax
HB 2653 would only exacerbate the regressive nature of Hawai’i’s state and local tax system and compound the preferential treatment of income derived from wealth.
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March 20, 2024States Move to Tax the Top in 2024
These forward-thinking states are demonstrating the wide variety of options for policymakers who want to raise more from the wealthiest people, rein in corporate tax avoidance, create fair tax codes…
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ITEP Work in Action
January 24, 2024Hawai’i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice: Rebalance Hawaii’s Upside-Down Tax Code to Achieve Prosperity for All
Our state tax code makes the situation worse. A comprehensive analysis of state and local taxes across the country shows that Hawaii is the third-worst state when it comes to taxing struggling…
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ITEP Work in Action
February 1, 2023Hawaiʻi Budget & Policy Center: Closing the Capital Gains Loophole
Eliminating the preferential tax treatment of capital gains income will increase tax fairness and help fund our future. Read more. -
ITEP Work in Action
February 7, 2022Hawai’i Budget & Policy Center: Expanding Economic Opportunity with the Hawai’i EITC
Hawai’i’s working families continue to struggle with the nation’s highest gap between median earnings and the cost of living, and this difficult reality has only been made harsher by the… -
ITEP Work in Action
February 20, 2020Hawai’i Budget and Policy Center: Hawai’i’s Earned Income Tax Credit: Next Steps
In 2017, Hawaiʻi passed legislation to create a state EITC.11 The new law allowed qualified taxpayers to claim a state tax credit beginning in 2018. The state tax credit amounts…
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February 20, 2019Hawai’i Public Radio: Corporate Tax Loophole Costs Hawaii $38 Million Annually
Hawaii lawmakers are missing out on millions in potential tax revenue. That is the conclusion of a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The ITEP found that a loophole… -
ITEP Work in Action
October 25, 2018The Garden Island: Gap Keeps Growing Between Rich, Poor
The study finds that those in the bottom fifth of the income spectrum in Hawaii pay 15 percent of their income in state and local taxes, while those in the… -
ITEP Work in Action
October 24, 2018Hawaii Public Radio: Hawaii Tax System Places Larger Burden on Low Income Residents
Low-income residents in Hawaii are paying a higher share of their income in taxes than higher level earners. That is the conclusion of a recent report from the Institute on…