Strong opposition to Honolulu City and County Bill 33, relating to real property tax exemptions

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Strong opposition to

Name of Bill

Honolulu City and County Bill 33, relating to real property tax exemptions

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Tax Policy and Administration

Description of Bill

Limits the amount of certain real property tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations. Also limits real property tax exemptions for nonprofit medical associations, nonprofit housing projects for low-income rental housing, certain homestead properties, certain low-income housing projects that occupy Hawaiian homelands, State and federal credit unions and nonprofit thrift shops.

Hearing

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 09:00 AM

Sample Talking Points

• Nonprofits are tax-exempt because they provide a social good that government would otherwise furnish. Nonprofits are able to provide these services more economically and efficiently than government, but taxing them would add tremendously to their costs.
• This far-reaching bill would have dire implications, especially when donations, grants and contracts are being cut, unemployment is surging and the community is pleading for more nonprofit services, such as health care, food, shelter, and child and elderly care.
• If your organization owns its property, you are currently exempted from paying the commercial property tax rate of $12.40 per $1,000 of net taxable value. How much tax would your organization have to pay if this exemption were repealed? How would it impact you financially?
• Please share how this measure personally impacts your organization’s ability to deliver services to the community.

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