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2009
| Date | Title / Description |
|---|---|
| December 23, 2009 | Owner of Consulting Company Sentenced for Tax Violations |
| December 1, 2009 | Renter Sentenced in Tax Case |
| November 4, 2009 | Woman Guilty of Tax Violations |
| November 3, 2009 | Department of Taxation 2009 Year End Workshops on Kaua’i, Big Island, O’ahu and Maui |
| October 8, 2009 | Auto Parts Owner & Companies To Pay Fines For Failing To File GE Tax Returns |
| October 5, 2009 | Attorney Pleads “No Contest” To Not Filing Tax Returns |
| September 28, 2009 | State Increase Tax Enforcement With Emphasis On Cash Economy |
| September 23, 2009 | Home Care Provider Guilty of Filing False Returns |
| September 21, 2009 | Auto Parts Retailer and Owner Sentenced For Not Filing Tax Returns |
| September 18, 2009 | Tax Return Preparer Sentenced For Not Filing His Own Returns |
| September 16, 2009 | Realty Company & Owner Sentenced For Not Filing Tax Returns |
| September 14, 2009 | Repeat Tax Offender Charged With Multiple Violations |
| September 10, 2009 | Local Entertainer Sentenced in Tax Case |
| August 4, 2009 | Realtor Sentence for Felony in Tax Case |
| July 20, 2009 | Return Preparer Sentenced in Tax Case |
| July 10, 2009 | Department of Taxation Creates Special Enforcement Section With Emphasis on Cash Economy |
| June 23, 2009 | Department of Taxation Reminds Taxpayers Tax Amnesty Program Closing This Friday |
| June 23, 2009 | Department of Taxation Reminds Non-Resident Taxpayers and Out-of-State Organizations/Companies Tax Amnesty Program Closing This Friday |
| June 15, 2009 | Attorneys Sentenced In Separate Tax Cases For Failing To File Tax Returns |
| June 15, 2009 | Woman Found Guilty For Not Filing Tax Returns |
| May 29, 2009 | Transient Accomodations Tax Increases July 1, 2009 and Again on July 1, 2010 |
| May 27, 2009 | Department of Taxation Announces Tax Fresh Start Program |
| May 11, 2009 | State Tax Department to Hold Practitioners’ Forum |
| May 7, 2009 | Department of Taxation Warns of Telephone Scam Regarding State of Hawaii Tax Refunds |
| May 1, 2009 | CORRECTION: Rodney Villanueva |
| April 29, 2009 | Criminal Complaint Filed in Tax Case |
| April 28, 2009 | Tour Operator Found Guilty of Tax Violations |
| April 28, 2009 | Criminal Complaint Filed in Tax Case |
| April 28, 2009 | Criminal Complaint Filed in Tax Case |
| April 21, 2009 | Delinquent Taxpayer Names To Be Posted On The Internet |
| April 15, 2009 | No Jail For Refund Scheme Organizer |
| April 2, 2009 | REMINDER: General Excise Tax Returns And Payments Must Be Filed Even If Taxpayers Did Not Request Booklets |
| March 30, 2009 | State Tax Returns Due April 20th Curbside Drop-Off Service for Last Minute filers on Oahu Discontinued This Year |
| February 20, 2009 | State Department of Taxation Encourages E-Filing Free On-Line Service Can Speed Up Tax Refunds |
| February 12, 2009 | Fraudulent Refund Scheme Organizer Pleads Guilty |
| February 12, 2009 | Real Estate Agent Found Guilty In Tax Case |
| February 12, 2009 | Complaint Filed In Tax Case |
| February 11, 2009 | Tax Protestor Sentenced For State Tax Crimes |
| February 3, 2009 | Criminal Complaint Filed On Owner Of Ohana Hearing Company |
| January 20, 2009 | Former Honolulu Police Officer Sentenced For State Tax Crimes |
2008
| Date | Title / Description |
|---|---|
| December 30, 2008 | Hawaii State Tax Department Makes It Easier For Businesses To Complete General Excise Tax Form |
| December 22, 2008 | Maui Men Charged in Separate Tax Cases |
| December 15, 2008 | State Tax Department to Assist Residents and Businesses Affected by Storms |
| December 3, 2008 | Honolulu Man Found Guilty Of State Tax Crimes |
| October 27, 2008 | Former Honolulu Police Officer Found Guilty Of State Tax Crimes |
| October 23, 2008 | Department of Taxation 2008 Year End Workshops on Kaua’i, Big Island, O’ahu and Maui |
| October 2, 2008 | Realtor Sentenced For Tax Violations |
| September 22, 2008 | Fuel Company & President Sentenced in Tax Case |
| September 9, 2008 | Real Estate Agent Gets Jail Term For Tax Violations |
| September 8, 2008 | Hawai’i State Tax Department Urges Residents To Apply For Federal Economic Stimulus Payment |
| July 23, 2008 | Tax Violations Filed Against Dead Beat Dads |
| July 14, 2008 | Contractor Sentenced In Tax Case |
| July 21, 2008 | State Warns of Email Scam Regarding State of Hawaii Tax Refunds |
| July 18, 2008 | Department Of Taxation 2008 Summer Workshops on Kauai, Big Island, Oahu and Maui |
| July 11, 2008 | State Tax Revenues in Fiscal Year 2008 Reach All-Time High of Up $4.6 Billion |
| July 10, 2008 | Realtor Resentenced In Tax Case |
| July 3, 2008 | Taxpayers Sentenced in Separate Tax Cases |
| July 2, 2008 | Defendant Ordered To Pay Restitution In Theft In Tax Case |
| June 16, 2008 | State Tax Department Going Green Discontinues Mailing of Tax Booklets |
| May 27, 2008 | Realtor Sentenced in Tax Case |
| May 23, 2008 | State Tax Department to Hold Practitioner’s Forum |
| April 25, 2008 | Complaint Filed on Maui Businessman |
| April 25, 2008 | Corporate Officer Charged For Failing To File General Excise Tax Returns |
| April 22, 2008 | Complaint File Against Fuel Distributor |
| April 22, 2008 | General Excise Tax Instructional Video on Department of Taxation’s Website |
| April 18, 2008 | Real Estate Agent Charged With Failure To File His General Excise Tax Returns |
| April 16, 2008 | Extension Available To File Hawaii Net Income Tax Return |
| April 11, 2008 | Couple Charged In Tax Case |
| April 10, 2008 | Department of Taxation Eliminates $2.50 Transaction Fee to E-File and E-Pay |
| April 4, 2008 | Man Charged With Erroneous Refund |
| March 28, 2008 | Indictment On Real Estate Agent In A Tax Case |
| March 25, 2008 | Corporation President Sentenced In Tax Case |
| March 20, 2008 | Haleiwa Realtor Sentenced in Tax Case |
| March 12, 2008 | Florida Man Sentenced For Filing False Tax Refunds |
| February 21, 2008 | Real Estate Brokers Sentenced in Tax Cases |
| February 21, 2008 | Complaint Filed Against Optometrist For Tax Violations |
| February 8, 2008 | Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Tax Violations |
| January 24, 2008 | Homeowner Pleads Guilty to Attempted Tax Evasion |
| January 11, 2008 | The Department of Taxation Conducting General Excise Tax Workshops on Oahu |
2007
| Date | Title / Description |
|---|---|
| December 28, 2007 | Volunteers Offer Free Tax Preparation Assistance |
| December 20, 2007 | State General Excise Tax Form Revised |
| November 9, 2007 | Elimination of Form N-12, Individual Income Tax Return for Residents |
| November 2, 2007 | Department of Taxation 2007 Year End Workshops on Kaua’i, Big Island, O’ahu and Maui |
| October 26, 2007 | Local Businessman Sentenced in Tax Case |
| October 24, 2007 | Realtor Pleads Guilty To Tax Violations |
| October 8, 2007 | Probation Revocation Nets Jail in Misdemeanor Tax Case |
| October 8, 2007 | Owner Charged With Failure To File General Excise and Transient Accomodations Tax |
| September 28, 2007 | Corporation & Owner Fined in Tax Case |
| September 4, 2007 | Tax Preparer & Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Tax Fraud |
| August 21, 2007 | First Extradition in Tax Case |
| August 10, 2007 | Tax Charges Results In Arrest |
| July 17, 2007 | Department Of Taxation 2007 Summer Workshops on Kauai, Big Island, Oahu and Maui |
| July 10, 2007 | Landscaper & Publisher of Magazine Pleads Guilty For Tax Crimes |
| June 29, 2007 | City Employees & Bus Drivers Indicted For Tax Crimes |
| June 18, 2007 | State Tax Department to Hold Practitioner’s Forum |
| May 9, 2007 | Informational Video Designed for Landlords on Completing Revised General Excise Tax Returns Will Air on Olelo, Channel 49, and Is Avalable Online |
| April 17, 2007 | First Quarter County Surcharge Collections Total $14.2 Million |
| April 13, 2007 | Informational Video on Oahu County Surcharge Tax Available Online |
| April 5, 2007 | State Tax Returns Due Friday, April 20, 2007 Curbside drop-off available for last-minute filers on O’ahu |
| March 19, 2007 | Informational Briefing on 1/2% Oahu County Surcharge Tax Will Air on Olelo, Channel 54 |
| February 12, 2007 | State Tax Returns E-File |
| January 23, 2007 | Income Tax Filing Season Information |
2006
| Date | Title / Description |
|---|---|
| December 29, 2006 | National Day of Mourning Observation Extends Some Filing Deadlines |
| November 9, 2006 | Department of Taxation Temporarily Expands Call Center Hours & Days |
| November 8, 2006 | Department of Taxation 2006 Year-End Workshops on Oahu and Neighbor Islands |
| October 18, 2006 | State Department of Taxation Offers Tax Relief for Residents Affected by Earthquake |
| August 14, 2006 | Tax Review Commission To Discuss Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Recommendation at August Meeting |
| June 22, 2006 | Department of Taxation 2006 Summer Workshops on Oahu and Neighbor Islands |
| May 24, 2006 | State Tax Refund Status Now Available on the Internet, May 24, 2006 |
| April 18, 2006 | State Tax Returns Due Thursday, April 20, 2006 |
| April 11, 2006 | Curbside Service Available For Last-Minute Filers On Oahu |
| April 4, 2006 | State Tax Department Extends Period Of Tax Relief To April 9, 2006 To Provide Assistance To Residents And Business Affected By Storms |
| March 22, 2006 | State Tax Department to Assist Residents and Businesses Affected by Storms |
| February 16, 2006 | State Department of Taxation and AARP Tax-Aide to Offer Free One-Day Tax Assistance to the Waianae Community |
| February 10, 2006 | State Department of Taxation / IRS Bring Free Tax Assistance to Molokai |
| February 8, 2006 | Department of Taxation Expanding Hours for Customer Service Telephone Calls During Tax Season |
| February 3, 2006 | Department of Taxation Encourages Taxpayers and Tax Practitioners to E-File (Electronically File) State Tax Returns |
| February 1, 2006 | Income Tax Filing Season Information |
2005
| Date | Title / Description |
|---|---|
| November 25, 2005 | Department of Taxation Reduces Booklet Mailing Costs |
| November 8, 2005 | Department of Taxation 2005 Year-End Workshops on Oahu and Neighbor Islands |
| November 2, 2005 | Department of Taxation Publishes New General Excise/Use Tax Return Forms |
| August 17, 2005 | State Tax Extensions Expire Monday, August 22, 2005 |
| July 14, 2005 | Department of Taxation Summer Workshop 2005 |
| April 14, 2005 | State Tax Returns Due Wednesday, April 20, 2005 |
| April 14, 2005 | Curbside Service Available for Last-Minute Filers on Oahu |
| February 7, 2005 | State Department of Taxation /AARP Bring Free Tax Assistance to Molokai |
| February 7, 2005 | 1099-G and 1099-INT Statements from the State Tax Department Should Be Received by February 22 |
| January 17, 2005 | Income Tax Filing Season Information |
2004
| Date | Title / Description |
|---|---|
| December 7, 2004 | Notification Letters Going Out to Hawai`i Businesses |
| November 18, 2004 | Criminal Tax Complaint on Tax Preparer |
| November 16, 2004 | Department of Taxation Year-End Workshop 2004 on Oahu and the Neighbor Islands |
| October 25, 2004 | TAX PREPARER SENT TO JAIL |
| October 18, 2004 | TAX INDICTMENT: ‘JS&B Catering, Inc., and its President, John D. Miura’ |
| October 11, 2004 | Tax Department Computer System Implementation Completed Ahead of Schedule |
| September 20, 2004 | Tax Department Computer System Implementation To Affect Hawaii Taxpayers October 1 |
| July 30, 2004 | Qualifying Taxpayers Who Failed To Pay Full Taxes To Be Given Penalty and Interest Waiver |
| July 26, 2004 | Department of Taxation Summer Workshop 2004 |
| April 30, 2004 | Tax Bills Prematurely Sent to Persons Who Mailed Tax Payments Close to April 20 |
| April 12, 2004 | State Tax Returns Due Tuesday, April 20, 2004 |
| April 12, 2004 | Curbside Service Available For Last-Minute Filers on Oahu |
| April 5, 2004 | State Tax Telephone Lines Open on Good Friday Holiday |
| March 4, 2004 | Hawaii Signs Federation of Tax Administrators Agreement On Abusive Tax Avoidance Transactions |
| March 1, 2004 | IRS and State Department of Taxation Alert Hawaii Taxpayers to Abusive Tax Schemes |
| February 11, 2004 | State Department of Taxation to Release 2003 Tax Information CD in Late February |
| February 5, 2004 | Automated State Income Tax Refund Information Now Available |
| January 27, 2004 | Joint Department of Taxation and IRS Outreach on Molokai and in Waianae, Oahu |
| January 6, 2004 | 2004 Income Tax Filing Season Information |
2003
| Date | Title / Description |
|---|---|
| November 10, 2003 | Department of Taxation Year-End Workshop 2003 on Oahu and Neighbor Islands |
| July 24, 2003 | Department of Taxation Summer Workshop 2003 |
| July 21, 2003 | Important Filing Deadline Information |
| July 7, 2003 | General Excise and Other Business Tax Forms Booklets Delayed for Some Semiannual Filers |
| June 2, 2003 | Qualified High Technology Business Information Filing Deadline June 16, 2003 |
| May 15, 2003 | Tax Practitioners’ Forum on May 28, 2003 |
| May 12, 2003 | State Income Tax Revenues Continue to Fall |
| April 19, 2003 | Income Tax Revenues Plummet — Tax Credits Blamed |
| April 11, 2003 | State Tax Returns Due Monday, April 21, 2003 Automatic Extension of Time to File Individual Income Tax Return Is…Automatic! State Tax Phone Lines Open On Good Friday Holiday Curbside Service Available For Last-Minute Filers On Oahu |
| April 11, 2003 | Extensions of Deadlines and Other Tax Relief for Members of the Armed Forces, Reserves, and Hawaii National Guard |
| March 27, 2003 | Number of E-Filed State Tax Returns Jumps |
| March 24, 2003 | State Tax Department to Review Research Tax Credit Claims for Potential Abuses |
| March 17, 2003 | State Tax Department Cracks Down on Act 221 Abuses |
| March 6, 2003 | Department of Taxation and Internal Revenue Service Outreach 2003 |
| January 16, 2003 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘Owner of Rental Property Indicted for Tax Evasion’ |
2002
| Date | Title / Description |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2002 | New Form G-27 Certification Required When Registering Vehicles Purchased Outside Hawaii |
| December 30, 2002 | Information for the 2003 Income Tax Filing Season |
| December 24, 2002 | Department of Taxation Issues Supplement to Booklet A, Employer’s Tax Guide |
| December 19, 2002 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘Five Individuals Indicted for Tax Evasion, False and Fraudulent Statements and Theft’ |
2001
| Date | Title / Description |
|---|---|
| December 14, 2001 | Department of Taxation Releases Revised Employer’s Tax Guide |
| December 7, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘Tax Complaint Filed on Physician’s Business’ |
| November 20, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘RB Tax Return Preparer is Fined $2,000 (Ms. Rosalinda DeGuzman)’ |
| November 7, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASES (2): ‘Honolulu Video Store and Former Owner Plead No Contest’, and ‘RB Tax Return Preparer is Fined $10,000 (Ms. Dina Caleda)’ |
| October 31, 2001 | State Expands Online Filing Services |
| October 10, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘Kauai Barber Guilty on Tax Charges’ |
| October 5, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘Honolulu Attorney Fined for Not Filing His General Excise Taxes’ |
| September 21, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASES (3): ‘Tax Complaint Filed on Honolulu Company and Officer (Mr. Nobukatsu Naito)’, ‘Tax Complaint Filed on Honolulu Company and Officer (Mr. Randall Ogata)’, and ‘RB Tax Service Return Preparer Indicted on 30 Counts (Ms. Vivian Soong)’ |
| September 18, 2001 | Tax Department Offers E-Filing of Estimated Tax Payments |
| September 12, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘Trucking Company and Officers Fined and Restitution Ordered’ |
| September 7, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘Honolulu Architect Pleads No Contest to Tax Charges’ |
| August 30, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASES (2): ‘RB Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges (Ms. Rosalinda DeGuzman)’, and ‘RB Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges (Mr. Richard Basuel II)’ |
| August 14, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASES (2): ‘Honolulu Architect Charged for Failing to File His General Excise Taxes’, and ‘RB Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges (Ms. Dina Caleda)’ |
| July 19, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘Honolulu Attorney Indicted for False Tax Returns’ |
| July 17, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE (2): ‘Tax Complaint Filed Against Honolulu Corporation’, and ‘Honolulu Attorney Charged for Failing to File His General Excise Taxes’ |
| July 10, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘Tax Complaint Filed Against Honolulu Realtor’ |
| July 5, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘Richard J. Basuel Sentenced to Jail and Fined $30,000’ |
| June 5, 2001 | Tax Department Offers E-Filing of Estimated Tax Payments |
| May 23, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASES (2): ‘Honolulu Realtor Pleads No Contest to Tax Charges’ and ‘Radio Hawaii, Inc. and Officer Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges’ |
| April 2, 2001 | Tax Department Offers Internet Filing of Various State Tax Forms |
| March 29, 2001 | Tax Department Reminds Retailers Cigarette Packages Must Be Affixed With Cigarette Tax Stamps Beginning April 1, 2001 |
| March 15, 2001 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASE: ‘A Dental Corporation and Officer Charged and Sentenced for Tax Violations’ |
2000
| Date | Title / Description |
|---|---|
| December 20, 2000 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASES: ‘RB Tax Preparers Sentenced in Circuit Court’, ‘Medicaid and Tax Charges Result in Guilty Plea’, ‘Richard J. Basuel II Indicted on 15 Tax Charges’, and ‘Tax Preparer Indicted on 30 Tax Charges’ |
| October 24, 2000 | Department of Taxation Releases Revised Employer’s Tax Guide |
| October 19, 2000 | CRIMINAL TAX RELEASES (2): ‘Care Home Owner Indicted on Tax Charges’ and ‘Medical Company and Officer Pleads to Tax Charges’ |
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