On June 4, 2021, King County Superior Court upheld the validity of the new Seattle payroll expense tax (dubbed the "JumpStart" tax) against a constitutional challenge. The tax came into effect January 1, 2021, but reporting...more
Washington's legislature passed a new capital gains tax in April (Engrossed Substitute S.B. 5096), which was signed by Governor Inslee on May 4, 2021. The new law will take effect January 1, 2022....more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the proliferation of employees working remotely has prompted employers of every size to contend with new questions about laws applicable to their workers in distant locations. Depending on whether...more
2/2/2021
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The Washington State Department of Revenue has opened a window for more remote businesses to take advantage of its Voluntary Disclosure Program. We encourage you to share this news with your tax or finance teams to consider...more
In 2019, the Washington Legislature substantially revised and increased the tax on transferring real property with its real estate excise tax (REET). ...more
Beginning next year, the Washington real estate excise tax (REET) will convert to a tiered rate structure from the current flat-rate structure, resulting in a big increase in the rate for more valuable properties....more
Oftentimes, a family business will be owned in part or entirely by one or more irrevocable trusts. Whether those trusts are subject to state income tax depends on the location of any one or more of: (1) the...more
7/2/2019
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The Order tries to minimize the potential that state or local taxes on broadband Internet access service (BIAS) will increase as a result of reclassifying BIAS as a telecommunications service. BIAS providers, however, have...more