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Tax hike on Amazon and Microsoft to fund higher ed in Washington state passes legislature

Update May 21: Gov. Jay Inslee signed the education bill into law. I just had the honor of signing HB… Read More

Why Microsoft is backing a major tax hike on itself … and Amazon

Microsoft is making an extraordinary habit of inviting regulation of itself, at least when the software giant has a say… Read More

Washington State Senate transportation bill would more than double electric vehicle registration fees

Last Thursday, a multi-billion-dollar transportation package emerged from the Washington State Senate Transportation Committee as three bills: Senate Bills 5970,… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates take to late-night TV to weigh in on 70% marginal tax rate floated by AOC

Should billionaires exist? That question is getting serious attention thanks to liberal officials raising the alarm over wealth concentration. It’s become… Read More

How Washington Gov. Inslee’s new tax plan would impact the tech industry

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing two changes to the state’s tax system that would impact entrepreneurs and software-as-a-service companies.… Read More

Ex-Microsoft managers launch Opportunity Zone fund, courting tech investors for real estate projects in low-income neighborhoods

Many Seattle tech workers are suddenly considering real estate investments, thanks to a new federal tax incentive. SmartCap Group says it’s… Read More

Wealthy tech tycoons funnel gains into low-income ‘Opportunity Zones’ under new tax law

When Congress enacted sweeping changes to the tax code in 2017, Allen Alley paid close attention. The technology investor and former… Read More

HQ2 incentives revealed: Here’s what NYC and Virginia gave up to get Amazon’s new headquarters

One of the most controversial aspects of Amazon’s year-long search for a second headquarters was the request for government incentives… Read More

Supreme Court rules states can collect sales tax from internet retailers in historic e-commerce case

States can collect sales tax from online sellers even if those companies don’t have a physical presence in the state,… Read More

Head tax is a ‘redefining moment’ for Seattle and start of a larger discussion, councilmember says

Debate over Seattle’s controversial “head tax” often focuses on what the city is or isn’t doing about a surging homelessness problem… Read More

A ‘punch in the gut’: Fast-growing Seattle startup eyes Bellevue after head tax vote

Seattle-based sales automation startup Outreach announced a new $65 million funding round Monday — but its CEO, Manny Medina, also had… Read More

Business coalition launching ‘No Tax on Jobs’ campaign to overturn Seattle’s contentious new head tax

A business coalition launched a campaign Friday to reject Seattle’s new “head tax,” a polarizing piece of legislation signed into… Read More

Glenn Kelman

Redfin CEO breaks ranks with tech community in maverick response to ‘unreasonable’ Seattle tax

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman weighed in on Seattle’s controversial new head tax Tuesday, offering a sober perspective amid vitriolic responses… Read More

Starbucks

Starbucks joins Amazon, lambasting Seattle’s new head tax on top-grossing companies

Two of Seattle’s top employers are taking the gloves off and pulling no punches in the wake of a newly… Read More

Amazon responds to tax vote: Seattle’s ‘hostile approach and rhetoric … forces us to question our growth here’

Amazon will resume construction on a Seattle skyscraper in the wake of the City Council’s decision to tax its top-grossing… Read More

Seattle passes smaller ‘head tax’ on Amazon and other big companies after impassioned debate

Updated below with Amazon statement. The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a smaller version of the controversial “head tax” on… Read More

FAQ: Everything you need to know about Seattle’s proposed ‘Amazon tax’

UPDATE, Monday afternoon: Seattle passes smaller ‘head tax’ on big companies, but will compromise appease Amazon? The full Seattle City… Read More

March on Amazon HQ: Seattle housing activists demand ‘head tax’ on big business

Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood — a.k.a. Amazonia — is typically sleepy on the weekends without thousands of Amazon employees buzzing… Read More

Fast-growing sales tax automation company Avalara files for $150 million IPO

Avalara is looking to bring its beach motif and signature orange to the New York Stock Exchange. The Seattle company,… Read More

Tech workers, labor unions, and housing advocates pack Seattle City Hall to debate tax on big business

A sea of signs filled Seattle City Hall Wednesday displaying slogans like “Tax Amazon,” “Don’t Vote Our Jobs Away,” “Homeless… Read More

Is Amazon serious about slowing its Seattle growth? Tech and community leaders weigh in

There are two ways to read Amazon’s surprise announcement that it will pause construction on one big Seattle office tower… Read More

IRS electronic filing system reportedly down as midnight deadline to file taxes approaches

News Brief: The IRS systems that allow U.S. taxpayers to file tax returns electronically partially failed Tuesday, less than 24… Read More

Video: Affordable housing activists protest at Amazon HQ, demanding higher taxes on corporations

Amazon is getting used to fielding jabs from politicians. President Donald Trump spent most of last week berating the company.… Read More

Nearly 100 scholars and urbanists urge HQ2 cities to collectively reject Amazon’s call for incentives

Some of the top minds in North America are expressing deep concern about Amazon’s solicitation of incentives from cities vying… Read More

Employers in Washington state could get up to $20K in tax credits for employees who telecommute

Washington state businesses will be eligible for new tax credits when they let employees work remotely if the legislature passes a new bill filed… Read More

Tech industry cheers GOP tax overhaul

Are Republicans delivering a big Christmas present to the tech community in the form of a sweeping tax overhaul? You… Read More

The startup community is seriously sweating a stock option provision of the Senate tax bill

Update: The Senate removed the provision that would have taxed stock options at vesting, rather than exercising, in a revised version… Read More

Seattle leader wants to double head tax because it’s still a fraction of Amazon’s $5B HQ2 plans

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant thinks that if Amazon plans to build a $5 billion second corporate headquarters, it can… Read More

Watch John Oliver roast Amazon, Jeff Bezos and local governments over HQ2 incentives 

It was only a matter of time before Amazon’s controversial search for a second North American headquarters made its way… Read More

Amazon

A race to the bottom? Amazon stirs debate by soliciting tax credits for second headquarters

Amazon sparked an all-out bidding war this week when it asked North American cities to roll out the red carpet… Read More

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