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Washington's 30-day safe harbor only helps if you're already domiciled here. This explains the domicile vs residency tests, what the 30-day rule does and doesn't save you from on both income tax and capital gains, and the planning traps as the 9.9% rate starts on Jan. 1, 2028.
Despite Washington's new 9.9% income tax, QSBS remains one of the few ways founders and angels can still exit entirely free of state tax. Here's why Section 1202 still works in Washington.
Washington's millionaires' tax (ESSB 6346 / HB 2724) is projected to raise around $3.2B. History suggests revenues underperform once migration, timing, and income-shifting responses kick in—we expect closer to $2B.
Washington’s 9.9% income tax takes effect January 1, 2028. When is the first payment due, and when do estimated tax payments start? Here’s the timeline for high earners.
If you excluded gain under Section 1202 QSBS, does Washington's new millionaire tax still apply? Here's how the new income tax interacts with the federal QSBS exclusion.
Washington just signed a 9.9% income tax on household earnings above $1 million, effective January 1, 2028. Here's what founders, investors, and high earners need to know — including QSBS planning, the marriage penalty, exit timing, and the constitutional fight ahead.
Washington’s proposed jock tax (Visiting Pro Athlete Tax) would tax nonresident pro athletes based on games played in the state, and the idea later reappeared in Section 404 of ESSB 6346.
I’m sharing this because the Washington capital-gains tax conversation just took a turn that founders, early employees, and investors cannot ignore as they think about exits, liquidity timing, and...
If you're a founder, investor, or startup advisor eyeing a 2026+ exit, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) just made QSBS (Qualified Small Business Stock under Section 1202) even more powerful:...
January is prime time for compliance slip-ups that quietly turn into bigger problems later—loss of good standing, IRS penalties, or unpleasant surprises during fundraising.
