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There are times when property taxes double for homeowners ?.

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#1
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  • 2023/08/01 23:35

It's a bit long.

●My sister and her husband live in a house in my mother's name ( Hawaii ) and claim they paid their own property taxes every month
●For some reason, payment letters come to Japan where my mother lives through 2021 ~ 2022.
●I send one of about 3 letters back from the sender ( maybe the IRS ) I'll return it. ( Maybe last year )

●Yesterday, my sister sent me a bill for double the amount of taxes I had paid, and she blames me for something I said, but I honestly don't remember
I tell her I think they probably just sent it to Hawaii.

●My friend who lives in a detached house says that she has never heard of taxes going up whether the parents or the children live there
●My sister talked to a lawyer and he said that the taxes will go up unless my mother lives there because it is in her name. She blames me like who told her that.
●I think it's not reasonable to be angry because my mother doesn't actually live there because she was found out ? I should rather consider myself lucky to have paid less until now. ( This is not as straightforward as it sounds. )
The point is that he has been filing false tax returns and is worried about whether this could be construed as tax evasion.
●My sister is upset that we are family and she treats people like crimes ?.
●I was just stating the main points of my concern, but it's better for a layman not to say easy things. Please settle the matter with a lawyer. When I told him that I had nothing to do with it and that I had nothing to blame him for, he turned the tables on me.

The exchange on that line is below

09:44 A What did you write when you sent the tax paper back to the city and county in Hawaii, sister ?
09:45 A Our taxes are about to double to $6548. The price went up
09:46 A I asked the office and they said it was because I got a letter from Japan saying my mom doesn't live here
09:46 A They said it was a third party price because she doesn't live here.
09:47 A I can't pay this amount of money ?

13:10 Y sorry. I'm at a conference.
13:11 Y I don't remember anymore. But I think it only said to send it to the Hawaii address.
13:13 Y I don't think I wrote anything about your mother not living in Hawaii or any such details. I think I wrote "please send to Hawaii.

14:03 A Got it. I'll ask the tax office for details. It's kind of weird that it suddenly doubled 🙂
14:03 A It's so expensive, it's ridiculous.

16:33 YYou know, I just talked to HI, and he said he doesn't think the taxes will double because of who lives there. Because there are many people like that in the world.
I was told to ask my accountant for more information, but my friend ( who has a property in Hawaii and lives there now ) told me ? that asking an accountant might not be enough. Maki-san said he will ask his friend.
16:33 Y I've never heard of taxes going up because people don't live there. Also, it's strange that I suddenly got a form to come to Japan for a few months. Anyway, I will let you know when I hear from my friend.

16:34 A I already talked to Mr. Hi. I'm talking to my lawyer now. It seems that taxes are different depending on who owns and lives in the house.

16:35 Y Let me know if you find out what the lawyer said.

16:35 A It's okay. We'll do it ourselves.

16:35 YOK

16:36 A I asked my lawyer and he said. The amount of taxes will change
16:37 Ay if we find out that mom doesn't live there

16:37 Y There is no proof that she doesn't live there, so if we say she comes and goes ?

16:37 A They already know something

16:37 Y If you checked legal immigration,
16:38 Y you would know, but other than that, you have no evidence.

16:38 A You don't look into one individual, so if they would know, someone would have said ?
16:40 A I would talk to a lawyer about what to do.

16:42 Y Just because someone said it doesn't prove it. But the fact is that they are lying, so you have to ask your lawyer to handle that. I hope the lawyer is a good one.

16:42 A It's not a lie. If it was a family member, they wouldn't think so. ?
16:43 A It's not like you're committing a crime.
16:45 A She said there's no way we're committing a crime for what we've done. We've paid for it, so what do you think


objectively about your mom's belongings ?
I think what my sister is saying is wrong.
In reality, the fact is that my mother does not live in that building, and I think she deserves it because she found out about it. I wonder if the taxes really double for those who live in Hawaii ?.

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#4
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  • 2023/08/02 (Wed) 10:18
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I'm a complete noob, but
I found a detailed property tax calculation at the following link.

I've heard that for a normal single family home, the tax is calculated at the assessed property value x 0.35%.

I guess owner occupied or not is applicable to Home exemption.
They say that if you file a Home exemption, $ 100,000 will be deducted from the assessed property value.
This difference is not that big.

Just not owner occupied ( No home excemption filed ) Property is
Residential A Tax Rate (two tiered) and up to $ 1,000,000 is 0 .45% up to 1,000,000, and $ 1.05% for the amount over 1,000,000.
This is probably applicable this time.

Also, even if the property tax rate remains the same, property taxes should increase if the assessed property value soars.


https://www.hawaiiliving.com/blog/property-taxes-in-honolulu-county-oahu-explained/
https://www. dwellhawaii.com/blog/honolulu-property-tax-guide/
https://realhawaii.co/blog/understanding-oahus-property-taxes#:~:text=(1 )%20Residential%3A%200.35%25,value%20of%20less%20than%20%241%2C000%2C000.

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