Tax Foundation says the rich in America didn't pay significantly higher taxes in the 1950s
Recently The Tax Foundation looked into the commonly held belief that rich Americans used to pay much higher income taxes in the 1950s than they do today. It found that the difference between then and now isn’t actually that significant: The data shows that, between 1950 and 1959, the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid […]
15th of June 2017
We're Number 25…in wine taxes
Washington ranks right in the middle nationally for wine taxes, according to new numbers from the Tax Foundation. Check out their map to see how we compare to other states:
27th of January 2017
25th of January 2017
New Policy Brief: Washington State Businesses Pay 58 Percent of State and Local Taxes
We're out with a new policy brief on business taxation, "Washington State Businesses Pay 58 Percent of State and Local Taxes." It gives an overview of how and how much Washington businesses are taxed, and compares us to the rest of the country. Here are some highlights: The percentage of Washington’s private sector gross state […]
18th of January 2017
12th of October 2016
Tax Foundation dings gross receipts tax
Washington's Business and Occupation (B&O) tax stands out as one of the few gross receipts taxes (GRTs) still around in America. Last week the Tax Foundation wrote critically of GRTs, noting that Though gross receipts taxes are business taxes and as such are sometimes viewed as progressive, in reality, they have potential to be more regressive […]
30th of September 2015
24th of September 2015
Taxes: The grass is always greener…
With the first meeting today of Gov. Inslee’s legislative McCleary workgroup, we’re likely to see another round of calls for new taxes – specifically, an income tax and/or a capital gains tax – to fund the rest of the state’s K-12 obligations. Arguments in favor of new forms of taxation include: Washington’s tax system is unfair and regressive, […]
16th of September 2015
2nd of September 2015