A Citizen's Guide to Property Taxes
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WRC |
Jan 31, 2008 12:00 AM |
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Seattle's Business Taxes Are a Competitiveness Issue
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WRC |
Dec 10, 2007 12:00 AM |
The increasing suburbanization of employment presents a fiscal challenge to the City of Seattle. The City gets more than one half of its general tax revenue fro... |
Gregoire Calls Special Session to Refly I-747
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WRC |
Nov 28, 2007 12:00 AM |
Updated post session. |
Recent Fiscal Trends for the City of Seattle
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WRC |
Oct 10, 2007 12:00 AM |
Right now the city is enjoying a boom. If the past is any guide, a bust will surely follow. Restraint today, will reduce the need for more painful cuts when th... |
Simple Majority
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WRC |
Oct 05, 2007 12:00 AM |
In November, Washington voters will decide whether to approve or reject EHJR 4202, a constitutional amendment that would allow property tax levies for public sc... |
Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Quash Initiative 960, Measure Moves to the November Ballot
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WRC |
Sep 11, 2007 12:00 AM |
This brief was updated on 9/25/07. |
Two New Reports on Business Taxes
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WRC |
Mar 09, 2007 12:00 AM |
Two reports came out this month that illuminate the unique tax structure faced by Washington businesses. These two reports are must reads for anyone interested ... |
One Thing You Can Count on in Olympia is a Rainy Day
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WRC |
Feb 28, 2007 12:00 AM |
The senate recently forwarded to the house a proposed constitutional amendment to create a “rainy day fund." If approved by the house and by voters in Novembe... |
Building Us Up for a Fall? Construction and State Tax Revenue
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WRC |
Feb 26, 2007 12:00 AM |
Construction earnings as a share of Personal Income is at a 25-year high in Washington State. A reduction in the share back to normal levels would restrain the ... |
Property Tax Bills Before the 2007 Legislature
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WRC |
Feb 12, 2007 12:00 AM |
The legislature is again considering measures to provide property tax relief to homeowners. Funding such relief by shifting the burden onto business would hurt ... |
Streamlined Sales Tax
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WRC |
Jan 23, 2007 12:00 AM |
The Legislature is considering
a bill to make the state’s
sales tax fully conform to the
Streamlined Sale and Use
Tax Agreement. Simplification
and harmo... |
Death and Taxes: I-920 Goes to Voters
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WRC |
Oct 10, 2006 12:00 AM |
I-920 would repeal Washington's estate tax. |
Road Block: Initiative 912
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WRC |
Sep 30, 2005 12:00 AM |
Initiative 912 would repeal the phased, 9.5 cent tax increase recently enacted by the legislature. |
Washington's Real Estate Excise Tax
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WRC |
Mar 30, 2005 12:00 AM |
Washington's REET is among the nation's highest taxes on the transfer of real estate. |
Pay or Play: Yes It's a Threat
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WRC |
Mar 16, 2005 12:00 AM |
Under a pay or play scheme, those businesses that did not provide employees a rich plate of health care benefits would be taxed to support the state’s basic h... |
Pay or Play: Yes, It’s a Threat
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WRC |
Mar 15, 2005 12:00 AM |
The pay or play system of health insurance would impose a substantial payroll tax on some state businesses, raising their costs and hurting the overall competit... |
Washington's Infrastructure Needs Part 4: Governance and Decision Making
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WRC |
Jan 26, 2005 12:00 AM |
This is the fourth policy
brief in a four-part
Research Council
series on Washington
State’s infrastructure
needs. |
POLICY BRIEF: Streamlined Sales Tax Project
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WRC |
Dec 10, 2004 12:00 AM |
The Streamlined Sales
Tax Project is a multistate
organization working
to implement a common,
simplified sales
and use tax framework
across all the states... |
POLICY BRIEF: I-892: Gambling on Tax Relief
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WRC |
Oct 12, 2004 12:00 AM |
Initiative 892 would allow non-tribal gambling establishments to deploy electronic gaming machines. The state would tax the net winnings from these machines and... |
The Bad News Is The Good News Is Wrong
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WRC |
Nov 04, 2003 12:00 AM |
Two recent national studies of state business tax climates fixate on income taxes and miss much of the real story. |