STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3436

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 595

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 595, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board of Taxation Review, 3rd Taxation District (Hawai'i)

G.M. No. 595

VALERIE PERALTO, for a term to expire 06-30-2020,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee reviewed Valerie Peralto's personal statement and resume and a written communication received from Ms. Peralto regarding her professional and educational background and goals for serving on the Board of Taxation Review for the Third Taxation District (Hawaii).

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Ms. Peralto from the Department of Taxation and two individuals.

     Ms. Peralto has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Public Accounting from Gonzaga University.  She is a Certified Public Accountant who practices at Peralto & Co. CPAs, Inc., which is the Hilo-based accounting firm that she co-founded.  Your Committee finds that Ms. Peralto has served clients on the Island of Hawaii for over thirty-five years, and her vast experience in tax and accounting will be helpful in resolving complex tax questions and cases that come before the Board of Taxation Review.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair