Tax trouble can feel heavy. You don’t have to carry it alone.

Find your path back to pono.

When the IRS or Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation comes calling, you need more than a sales pitch. You need local professionals who listen, explain what is happening and take your problem personally.

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Free and confidential. No judgment. Just a clear first step.

Got a deadline?

Waiting can cost you options.

Final notices, levies, garnishments and missing GET returns usually do not fix themselves. Let us look at what you received and tell you how urgent it really is.

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Serving taxpayers across Hawaiʻi

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Gorden Gates, EA

A personal welcome

A tax problem is personal. Your representation should be too.

Kōkua Tax was created to provide local representation, clear answers and personal accountability when tax problems affect your family or business.

“We live here, work here and stand behind the advice we give.”

Gorden Gates, EA · Kamehameha Schools and University of Hawaiʻi graduate

Gorden Gates and Steven Montgomery appearing with the hosts of KITV Island Life

January 2024 · KITV4 Island Life

Tax help in the local conversation

Talking story about tax resolution on KITV.

Gorden Gates and Steven Montgomery joined Island Life hosts Davey D, Lina Girl and Mele Apana to discuss how Tax Resolution Services of Hawaii helps people face IRS and Hawaiʻi tax challenges.

Media appearance does not imply endorsement by KITV.

Watch the KITV segment →

Born from a local need

Tax resolution built for the way Hawaiʻi does business.

We started Kōkua Tax after seeing too many Hawaiʻi families and business owners get treated like a number by mainland tax-relief companies. The mainland playbook does not always fit here. The cost of living is different. Our businesses are different. And when somebody trusts you with a serious problem, that trust carries weight.

So we built a practice around a simpler idea: listen first, explain things straight and take care of people the way we would want our own ʻohana taken care of.

“This is home. Our name and reputation live in the same community as the people we serve.”

Gorden Gates & Steven MontgomeryEnrolled Agents · Hawaiʻi-based

Roots in the community

Hawaiʻi is where we raised our family—and where our reputation lives.

Our connection to Hawaiʻi is generational and personal. This family photograph was taken when our youngest son, Evan, graduated from Kamehameha Schools. It represents the same community, relationships and sense of responsibility we bring to every client matter.

Local is more than an office address. It is accountability to the people and place we call home.

The Gates family celebrating Evan's graduation from Kamehameha Schools — The Gates family celebrating Evan’s graduation from Kamehameha Schools.

The Kōkua Way

How we mālama every client.

Pono

We pursue the right resolution for your facts—not the flashiest promise. You hear the truth about your options, risks and likely outcome.

Mālama

We care for the person behind the paperwork. Tax trouble affects your home, business, employees and peace of mind.

Kuleana

We accept responsibility for work entrusted to us. You know who is handling your matter and what happens next.

Plain talk

No runaround and no scare tactics. We explain complex tax issues so they make sense, then help you move forward.

How we can kōkua

Start with the problem in front of you.

You do not need to know the tax jargon. Tell us what happened and we will help sort out the rest.

Hawaiʻi GET

Behind on GET returns or payments?

G-45 and G-49 filings, assessments, penalties and DOTAX collection action can pile up fast. We help you understand what must be fixed first.

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Unfiled returns

Several years missing?

We identify every required return, reconstruct missing records and get the filings current before building the right resolution.

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Urgent collection

Levy, lien or wage garnishment

When your bank account, paycheck or business is at risk, timing matters. Call before the next deadline passes.

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Why people choose Kōkua Tax

Local knowledge. Federal authority. Personal accountability.

Enrolled AgentsFederally licensed to represent taxpayers before the IRS.
Hawaiʻi tax experienceHelp with GET, DOTAX collections and the realities local businesses face.
Real people, right hereYou are not passed from a salesperson to a mystery case department.
A clear first conversationWe identify the pressure points and explain the next practical step.

Free reports for Hawaiʻi taxpayers

Get informed before things get worse.

Useful guidance you can read now—without pressure or scare tactics.

GET guide

Behind on Hawaiʻi GET? Start Here

A practical guide to missing returns, penalties, balances and DOTAX notices.

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IRS notices

You Got an IRS Notice. Now What?

Five steps to take before calling the IRS—or anybody else.

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Urgent help

Levy, Garnishment or Frozen Account

What to do when collection action has already started.

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Take the first step today

Let’s find out what you’re facing.

Give us 15 minutes to understand the issue. We will tell you what the next step looks like and how Kōkua Tax may be able to help.

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