More taxes are confirmed for your Hawaii hotel or vacation rental. Prepare for some sticker shock.
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More taxes are confirmed for your Hawaii hotel or vacation rental. Prepare for some sticker shock.
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Is there a tax on award nights, such as a Hyatt award night?
When do the new taxes take effect? We are arriving in October and still need to book a place. I’ll book today if taxes are going to go up asap. This will be our last trip to the islands for a very long time. They don’t want anymore business from visitors and therefore, will destroy their state and its people. Way to go, Hawaii!! So sad!!
Another reason nit to return there unfortunately.
And, I’ll notify all friends/family so they can go elsewhere.
Taxing fools.
“HTA has been spending about $100 Million annually to help market Hawaii”
WHY!!!
They don’t want visitors!!!
Use the money for schools, roads, repairs!!
Why spend money to encourage visitors when all you do is bitch about visitors!!
I can’t tell for sure when the new tax will take effect. Does it start today? An internet search was not helpful. I would think it would some time to implement a new tax policy.
thank you for the information. I have 4 condos that have been used for renters. My property taxes alone went up 8.4% for next year. I am therefore going to exit the rental market with these new onerous taxes coming. I am going to sell the condos to homeowners who will be able to claim homestead exemption on them. In addition to losing all the rental taxes the state and county will also lose the property taxes that they have continually raised. It might be a beautiful place to live but I will be moving elsewhere. I doubt if I will be the only one making this decision.
Hi Bob.
Thanks for your input. Yes, the taxes on rental property are onerous.
Aloha.
HTA is not accountable to any expectations since there aren’t any!
Why throw more money to an anonymous operation?
This is a way to say “No Aloha” to visitors.
Needless to say, as a vacation rental owner, I am very disappointed. The tax rate is already exceedingly high and now it looks like it will be 3% higher. For those who have already booked, I will not be able to add on any additional tax as the contract has been signed. So, I will lose the 3% additional tax monies on booked reservations once it’s implimented. Let’s hope they give us notice as to when the increasse will take place so that future bookings can reflect the higher tax rate.
We are so thankful for your dedication and efforts this past year. Your work is priceless.
So, is the State helping or further harming tourism by such a move at this critical time? We will (hopefully) be on Kauai and Oahu in September…may need to find work! Mahalo.
Hi Carl.
Thank you for the nice words and for your first-time comment. We hope to see you back again. Also, have a great time on Kauai and in Honolulu.
Aloha.
It will work short-term while people’s travel options are limited, but once the world opens up it will tip the balance in favour of going elsewhere. Not for everyone, but tax increases like this impact at the margins.