Wealth tax proposal in Washington state reignites debate over taxes and tech talent migration Follow-up: Nick Hanauer, critic of income inequality, calls proposed Washington wealth tax ‘impractical’ Do taxes that target wealthy residents drive… Read More
Initiative to repeal Washington’s capital gains tax pits education funding against business concerns Christine Enslein had a financially successful career at Microsoft — so much so that she has been paying Washington state’s… Read More
Washington state capital gains tax collects nearly $900M in first year Washington state’s new capital gains tax collected nearly $900 million in its first year, according to the state’s Department of… Read More
Conservative think tank asks U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Washington state capital gains tax Opponents of the capital gains tax in Washington state are not giving up. Conservative think tank Freedom Foundation asked the… Read More
Seattle evaluating its own capital gains tax following new state law A controversial capital gains tax was recently ruled constitutional by the Washington state Supreme Court. Now the City of Seattle… Read More
Matt McIlwain: 7 reasons why the capital gains tax is bad for Washington state Editor’s note: We asked two Seattle venture capitalists — Civic Ventures’ Nick Hanauer and Madrona’s Matt McIlwain — to defend their… Read More
Nick Hanauer: 7 reasons why the capital gains tax is good for Washington state Editor’s note: We asked two Seattle venture capitalists — Civic Ventures’ Nick Hanauer and Madrona’s Matt McIlwain — to defend their… Read More
Will the new capital gains tax cause businesses to leave Washington state? Now that Washington state’s new capital gains tax has the legal green light, many business leaders are sounding the alarm.… Read More
Washington state’s new capital gains tax ruled unconstitutional by lower court A new capital gains tax in Washington was ruled unconstitutional by a lower court judge on Tuesday, likely sending the… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Municipal broadband; capital gains tax; Amazon’s take on soccer super league Play Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Washington state is poised to make a significant change… Read More
