09-04-2018, 04:13 AM
we have the GET, which is assessed on all business activities
Elsewhere in the TF it is explained: the GET is a tax for the privilege of doing business in Hawaii, which posture speaks volumes.
It is common for businesses to charge their customers GET by visibly passing it on
This is where I point out that: business is not required to "visibly pass" the GET -- they can simply pay the 4% out of their receipts, and adjust prices accordingly. This has two side effects:
1. For cash transactions, no more counting pennies out of the drawer: faster, more accurate service.
2. Where insurance is involved, they don't get to decline the GET portion of the charges, because there isn't one.
Unfortunately, it seems that everything in Hawaii -- right down to GET collection -- must be done in the most complicated, inconvenient, and inefficient way possible, thereby maximizing both employment and government intrusion.
Elsewhere in the TF it is explained: the GET is a tax for the privilege of doing business in Hawaii, which posture speaks volumes.
It is common for businesses to charge their customers GET by visibly passing it on
This is where I point out that: business is not required to "visibly pass" the GET -- they can simply pay the 4% out of their receipts, and adjust prices accordingly. This has two side effects:
1. For cash transactions, no more counting pennies out of the drawer: faster, more accurate service.
2. Where insurance is involved, they don't get to decline the GET portion of the charges, because there isn't one.
Unfortunately, it seems that everything in Hawaii -- right down to GET collection -- must be done in the most complicated, inconvenient, and inefficient way possible, thereby maximizing both employment and government intrusion.