HSTC position on bills scheduled this week (week of March 8th)

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Permalink Reply by Mike Curtis on March 9, 2010 at 12:39pm

Perfect...thank you!

Permalink Reply by Mike Curtis on March 10, 2010 at 10:56am

To everyone,

If you want to see the high tech investor tax credit to continue through year end then please let me know. I plan to submit testimony on those bills that would prematurely cut off the credit (HB2984) or defer the claiming of credits (HB2962).

If these bills will hurt your company and/or investors then please help equip me with some data...
- What does your company do?
- How many people work at your company?
- What harm will be done by the proposed bills? At a high-level are you likely to...shut down for lack of funding? ...cut jobs? ...face lower valuations in the marketplace?

Testimony is due Thursday, 24 hours prior to Friday's hearing, but send whatever you can, when you can, and I'll find a way to incorporate that information into future testimony.

Just FYI...here's a link to some of my prior testimony...short and simple. Please consider drafting your own!

http://hightechhawaii.mp/blog/sample-testimony-in-opposition-to-hb2962

Mike Curtis
808-292-6862
mcurtis@hawaii.rr.com

Permalink Reply by Mike Curtis on March 16, 2010 at 8:54am

Anyone have an update on HB2984 after yesterday's hearing? I don't see an update on line.

Permalink Reply by Mike Curtis on March 16, 2010 at 9:51am

Rumor is that HB2984 has been amended to extend R&D tax credit w/out killing the tech investor credit~Will confirm ASAP http://j.mp/dzBhKh