Voters in Seattle have overwhelmingly approved Proposition 2, which will reshape the city’s business and occupation (B&O) tax that applies to gross revenue. It will impact both small startups and ...
(The Center Square) – Washington is ranked the 45th worst overall state for tax competitiveness, according to the Tax Foundation’s 2026 Tax Competitiveness Index. The low ranking places the Evergreen ...
(The Center Square) – Seattle’s business & occupation, or B&O, tax is likely be restructured next year to provide relief to its small businesses, with more than 65% of voters supporting a ballot ...
Voters will be making an important choice in this year’s Everett race for mayor, which will alter our city’s future viability. Three members of the Everett City Council have unfairly attacked mayoral ...
Ex-pilot who tried to cut plane's engine mid-flight while on mushrooms awaits sentencing The fate of Joseph Emerson, a former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight ...
I admit my headline is too long. But some only read the headline, get the message, and move on to another favorite column. My experience is as a senior manager in the financial planning and analysis ...
As representatives of the largest local grocery union in the country, we strongly support Proposition 2, the ballot measure to bump the local business and occupation tax by one-tenth of one percent on ...
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed budget for 2026 does not include any new layoffs, but it will raise taxes. Harrell’s budget includes a new B&O tax that will be included on a ballot for voters ...
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I oppose the idea of requiring PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center to pay B&O taxes on inpatient services. PeaceHealth is a nonprofit organization.