Tax Publications

Title	Author	Publication Date	Summary
A Citizen's Guide to Property Taxes	WRC	Jan 31, 2008 12:00 AM
Seattle's Business Taxes Are a Competitiveness Issue	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	WRC	Nov 28, 2007 12:00 AM	Updated post session.
Recent Fiscal Trends for the City of Seattle	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	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	WRC	Sep 11, 2007 12:00 AM	This brief was updated on 9/25/07.
Two New Reports on Business Taxes	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	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	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	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	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	WRC	Oct 10, 2006 12:00 AM	I-920 would repeal Washington's estate tax.
Road Block: Initiative 912	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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.