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Ron Heller, avoka, ak CPA, te ekri yon gwo atik décrivant Hawaii an jeneral taks ke ou peye. Pifò moun pa konprann ki jan l' travay... yo panse jis 4.0 pousan ou 4.5 pousan pi ba pase pousan 8-9 pousan vente to taks yo wè nan lòt eta. Li ekri, "nan majorite leta yo, la vente taks kouvri sèlman au final lan vant de marchandises - li pa aplike a en tranzaksyon yo, ni fè l' aplike pou sèvis, pri lwaye, enterè, commissions, oubyen lòt fòm revni.
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Ron Heller, Attorney and CPA, wrote a great article describing Hawaii's General Excise Tax. Most people don't understand how it works... they just think 4.0 percent or 4.5 percent is much lower than the 8 percent - 9 percent sales tax rates they see in other states. He writes, "In most states, the sales tax covers only the final retail sale of goods - it does not apply to wholesale transactions, nor does it apply to services, rents, interest, commissions, or other forms of income.