Brad Konishi, CPA
What is "Depreciation Recapture"?
If you own a home and have spoken to a CPA about it, you may have heard the term "depreciation recapture". What is it and why is it...
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Brad Konishi, CPA
- Oct 11, 2018
- 1 min
Are you a Hawaii landlord? If so, read this!
For decades, out-of-state investors have enjoyed the Hawaii real estate market. There is a very large pool of potential renters in...
Brad Konishi, CPA
- Oct 9, 2018
- 1 min
The Tax Issue That Trips Up HARPTA Filers the Most
At HARPTA.com, we have helped hundreds of clients with HARPTA related tax issues. The goal we always strive for is to get as large a...
Brad Konishi, CPA
- Jul 9, 2018
- 1 min
The Definitive HARPTA Flowchart
The HARPTA process can sometimes be confusing, so I created this flowchart to make it a little easier for home sellers to understand it a...
Brad Konishi, CPA
- Jul 9, 2018
- 2 min
Tax vs. Withholding: What's the difference?
Although I'm not a real estate agent, most of my clients are, and I've heard about reactions their clients (nonresident home sellers)...
Brad Konishi, CPA
- Jul 8, 2018
- 2 min
Hawaii isn't the only one!
Hawaii has the reputation of being a "tax hell". Sometimes it's deserved. We have a relatively high income tax rates, and the upper...
Brad Konishi, CPA
- Jul 8, 2018
- 1 min
HARPTA will increase to 7.25% on September 16, 2018
Ouch! What was already considered by many to be an unfair burden at 5% is now increasing to 7.25% starting on September 16, 2018. This...
Brad Konishi, CPA
- Jul 8, 2018
- 2 min
"They're holding my money hostage!"
Sometimes I hear stories from people who have tried to get a HARPTA waiver or refund by doing it themselves. Or they tried working with a...
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