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 ESSB 6346 creates duty-day apportionment rules for nonresident athletes effective January 1, 2028. Here's what visiting players, agents, team payroll departments, and GMs need to know — with the math.
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 State introduced a capital‑gains tax in 2021, triggering immediate interest (and litigation) among founders, investors and tax professionals.
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.
The SEC’s Spring 2025 Regulatory Flexibility Agenda quietly tees up two proposals that could materially reshape how startups raise capital and how founders and early investors eventually get...
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...
Navigating Washington’s 2026 Tax & Business Legislation By Joe Wallin Published February 2, 2026 Washington’s 2026 legislative session is off to a brisk start, with lawmakers filing bills and holding...
