Legal updates and analysis on startup law, securities, and tax developments.
Washington's estimate rose from 21,000 households to 25,000. The revision highlights a planning risk: the $1 million deduction may not keep pace with inflation. Sections 314 and 316 explain why—and leave an indexing question unresolved.
Let's Go Washington reported 511,408 submitted signatures on July 2; the Secretary of State counted 509,365 petition lines and certified Initiative 645 by sample (12,936 of 15,281). What repeal would change — and why founders should keep planning as if the 9.9% tax takes effect.
Governor Ferguson signed ESHB 1155 on March 23, 2026. The broader noncompete ban begins June 30, 2027; until then the 2019 income-threshold and garden-leave framework remains in effect. Here’s what changed and what you must do.
Governor Ferguson signed SB 6347 rolling back Washington's estate tax from the temporary 35% top rate to the prior 20% rate. The 35% rate applies through June 30, 2026; 20% returns July 1.
A proposal to make 83(b) treatment automatic for suitable restricted-stock transfers, with an informed opt-out and protection against unexpected current tax.
OBBBA expanded QSBS: higher eligible-gain limit, higher gross-assets ceiling, and earlier partial exclusions — with acquisition vs. issuance dates kept straight.
Nondisclosure or confidentiality agreements come in a wide variety of forms and styles, and they should always have provisions covering non-use by the receiving party--not just a restriction on disclosing such information to third parties.
A lot of companies, including a large portion of Silicon Valley startups, grant new hires immediately exercisable ISOs (incentive stock options) with the expectation that many will exercise their...
