Articles about payroll tax

Seattle lawmakers deny capital gains tax, broaden use of payroll tax revenue from big businesses

The Seattle City Council Thursday approved more than $8 billion for its latest budget, while rejecting a proposal to create… Read More

Appeals court upholds Seattle’s payroll tax on high-earning workers following Chamber challenge

Seattle’s “JumpStart” payroll tax on big business will stay put after a Washington state appellate court on Tuesday upheld an… Read More

GeekWire interview: Seattle mayoral candidates on tech, talent, taxes, startups, homelessness, and favorite apps

The next Seattle mayor will take over a city going through historic transitions — from a pandemic shutdown to the… Read More

Did you receive a ‘long-term care’ email from your employer? Here’s what it means to opt-in or opt-out

They arrived over the past month in the inboxes of Microsoft coders, Amazon copy editors, and Boeing engineers along with… Read More

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce sues city over ‘illegal’ payroll tax on big businesses

Fighting back against what it calls a “headwind to Seattle’s economic recovery,” the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit… Read More

Seattle adopts spending plan for new payroll tax on big business

A new tax on Seattle’s highest-paying businesses will fund a variety of pandemic-related relief programs for renters, immigrants, refugees, and… Read More