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Tax form change would clarify amount of REIT deductions
Fund Our Future Evelyn Hao 3/22/21 Fund Our Future Evelyn Hao 3/22/21

Tax form change would clarify amount of REIT deductions

As Hawaiʻi faces major budget shortfalls this year and several years to come, it is imperative that all corporations provide accurate reporting of its assets and revenues generated.

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Require REITs to disclose assets and revenues
Fund Our Future Ikaika Hussey 3/16/21 Fund Our Future Ikaika Hussey 3/16/21

Require REITs to disclose assets and revenues

So long as these trusts aren’t paying corporate income taxes, they aren’t paying their fair share of taxes.

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REITs should pay taxes like rest of us
Fund Our Future Catherine Lee 1/27/21 Fund Our Future Catherine Lee 1/27/21

REITs should pay taxes like rest of us

This is the year for our legislature and governor to come together to do what’s best for the state: Make REITs pay state corporate income taxes.

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REITs should contribute more
Fund Our Future Star-Advertiser Editorial Board 2/26/20 Fund Our Future Star-Advertiser Editorial Board 2/26/20

REITs should contribute more

REITs own property in the islands with a collective estimated total value of $17 billion but, unlike other businesses, the trusts in Hawaiʻi are effectively exempt from state income tax.

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Hawaiʻi lawmakers again considering taxing income on REITs
Fund Our Future Chad Blair 2/14/20 Fund Our Future Chad Blair 2/14/20

Hawaiʻi lawmakers again considering taxing income on REITs

Similar legislation was vetoed by Gov. David Ige in 2019, who warned that it would hurt investment in the islands.

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Advocates press for tax on real estate trusts
Fund Our Future Kevin Dayton 2/7/20 Fund Our Future Kevin Dayton 2/7/20

Advocates press for tax on real estate trusts

Real estate investment trusts own a number of landmark properties in Hawaiʻi, and their structure allows them to avoid paying Hawaiʻi’s corporate income tax.

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Community activists urge governor to allow real estate tax bill to become law
Fund Our Future Rick Daysog 7/3/19 Fund Our Future Rick Daysog 7/3/19

Community activists urge governor to allow real estate tax bill to become law

Community activists paid Gov. David Ige a surprise visit at the State Capitol on Wednesday, urging him not veto a bill that would tax some of Hawaiʻi’s largest landowners.

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It’s absurd that REIT income is not taxed in Hawaiʻi
Fund Our Future Roger Epstein 4/26/19 Fund Our Future Roger Epstein 4/26/19

It’s absurd that REIT income is not taxed in Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi lawmakers should do the right thing and pass Senate Bill 301.

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Surprising support for new tax on Hawaiʻi’s powerful real estate interests
Fund Our Future Kirstin Downey 4/5/19 Fund Our Future Kirstin Downey 4/5/19

Surprising support for new tax on Hawaiʻi’s powerful real estate interests

Past efforts to tax REITs, which own $18 billion of property locally, have gone nowhere. This session, the proposal has already passed the full Senate and House committees.

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