Understanding Washington State Taxes
To help you evaluate fiscal issues in our state, review the excellent guides listed below, prepared by the Washington State
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Budget, Finance & Revenue
Moneytree leads push to loosen state’s payday-lending law
Washington’s payday lenders have lost three-quarters of their business in the five years since a tough new state law restricting
Read MoreMore political games in Congress with our sales tax deduction
Nothing is more certain than death and taxes — and, seemingly, the December battle over the sales tax deduction. Again
Read MoreWSDOT: Freight congestion could cost Washington $3.3 billion, tens of thousands of jobs
The just-released Washington State Freight Plan, the most comprehensive Washington state has ever attempted, is an effort to prioritize where
Read MoreI-1351 vs. 2-year colleges — and much else
Initiative 1351, which passed narrowly this month, was a smart bomb aimed squarely at Washington’s higher education and social welfare
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Budget Information
State Budget Update by David Schumacher, Director, OFM; Revenue Reforms by Andrew Nicholas, Budget & Policy Center; & Report
Read MoreTask force may revive 2 unpopular taxes to fund state parks
OLYMPIA — A task force appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee wants to revive two unpopular taxes to help finance the
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