Following adjournment of the 2026 Washington State legislative session on March 12, 2026, Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law several bills that repealed or rolled back a variety of taxes enacted only one year earlier. This...more
4/13/2026
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The 2026 “short” legislative session in Olympia is finally over, though few who participated are likely to describe the session as short given the long hours of debate. Despite the compressed timeline, the Legislature passed...more
3/16/2026
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As highlighted in our prior legal alert on Washington State’s historic tax increases, the State enacted three luxury taxes aimed at aircraft, boats, and vehicles. This alert addresses all three taxes to help taxpayers plan...more