Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday approved controversial new taxes on businesses that will help plug the state’s massive $16 billion budget shortfall. The new laws increase business and ...

Amid questions from school districts about the budget impacts of Washington state’s new retail sales tax, Democratic lawmakers say they expect to make changes to the law in ...

On May 20, Washington state enacted SB 5814, expanding the sales and use tax base to include a range of high-tech and digital services, including advertising, software, and IT support. Signed into law ...

Rep. Jim Walsh has introduced House Bill 2121, a measure to reverse the state sales-tax expansion that is now hitting... Read ...

Senate Bill 5814 is one of the biggest moneymakers used to bring in an estimated $3.6 billion over the next two years to fill a shortfall in the operating budget. This law is expected to fuel $1.1 ...

Washington state expanded the breadth of its sales tax laws, which could catch professional service firms off guard. While traditional legal and accounting services are exempt from sales tax, the ...

A contentious new sales tax on services that Democratic state lawmakers relied on to pay for Washington’s latest budget is set to take effect Wednesday. Senate Bill 5814 is one of the biggest ...

The new measure projects to bring in an estimated $3.6 billion over the next two years to fill a shortfall in the operating budget. Comcast believes the measure’s sales tax on advertising services is ...