Microsoft is making an extraordinary habit of inviting regulation of itself, at least when the software giant has a say in what those rules look like. This week, Microsoft expanded… Read More
Last Thursday, a multi-billion-dollar transportation package emerged from the Washington State Senate Transportation Committee as three bills: Senate Bills 5970, 5971, and 5972. In addition to the biggest element of… Read More
Should billionaires exist? That question is getting serious attention thanks to liberal officials raising the alarm over wealth concentration. It’s become such a hot-button issue that Late Show host Stephen Colbert… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing two changes to the state’s tax system that would impact entrepreneurs and software-as-a-service companies. Inslee detailed the new capital gains tax and increased business… Read More
Many Seattle tech workers are suddenly considering real estate investments, thanks to a new federal tax incentive. SmartCap Group says it’s ready with an opportunity for them. The Redmond, Wash. real… Read More
When Congress enacted sweeping changes to the tax code in 2017, Allen Alley paid close attention. The technology investor and former Republican candidate for governor of Oregon was specifically interested in… Read More
One of the most controversial aspects of Amazon’s year-long search for a second headquarters was the request for government incentives in exchange for creating thousands of jobs and investing billions… Read More
States can collect sales tax from online sellers even if those companies don’t have a physical presence in the state, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning in a case… Read More
Debate over Seattle’s controversial “head tax” often focuses on what the city is or isn’t doing about a surging homelessness problem in the city, and the obligation of Seattle’s businesses to… Read More
Seattle-based sales automation startup Outreach announced a new $65 million funding round Monday — but its CEO, Manny Medina, also had another issue on his mind when GeekWire caught up with… Read More
A business coalition launched a campaign Friday to reject Seattle’s new “head tax,” a polarizing piece of legislation signed into law this week. The group has until mid-June to collect about… Read More
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman weighed in on Seattle’s controversial new head tax Tuesday, offering a sober perspective amid vitriolic responses to the legislation. He explained why Redfin didn’t join a… Read More
Two of Seattle’s top employers are taking the gloves off and pulling no punches in the wake of a newly passed tax on companies making more than $20 million a… Read More
Amazon will resume construction on a Seattle skyscraper in the wake of the City Council’s decision to tax its top-grossing businesses $275 per employee, per hour worked, each year. But… Read More
Updated below with Amazon statement. The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a smaller version of the controversial “head tax” on Amazon and other top-grossing businesses that has sent shockwaves through… Read More
UPDATE, Monday afternoon: Seattle passes smaller ‘head tax’ on big companies, but will compromise appease Amazon? The full Seattle City Council is poised to vote on a controversial tax on… Read More
Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood — a.k.a. Amazonia — is typically sleepy on the weekends without thousands of Amazon employees buzzing around. But that wasn’t the case Saturday; hundreds of affordable… Read More
Avalara is looking to bring its beach motif and signature orange to the New York Stock Exchange. The Seattle company, which makes software to help companies better adhere to complex… Read More
A sea of signs filled Seattle City Hall Wednesday displaying slogans like “Tax Amazon,” “Don’t Vote Our Jobs Away,” “Homeless People are our Neighbors,” and “Will the last business leaving… Read More
There are two ways to read Amazon’s surprise announcement that it will pause construction on one big Seattle office tower and reconsider moving into another until the City Council votes… Read More
News Brief: The IRS systems that allow U.S. taxpayers to file tax returns electronically partially failed Tuesday, less than 24 hours before the tax filing deadline, according to numerous reports.… Read More
Amazon is getting used to fielding jabs from politicians. President Donald Trump spent most of last week berating the company. But this time, the Seattle tech giant is under attack… Read More
Some of the top minds in North America are expressing deep concern about Amazon’s solicitation of incentives from cities vying for its second headquarters. Amazon listed government incentives as one… Read More
Washington state businesses will be eligible for new tax credits when they let employees work remotely if the legislature passes a new bill filed in advance of the 2018 legislative session. If approved, the… Read More
Are Republicans delivering a big Christmas present to the tech community in the form of a sweeping tax overhaul? You might think so based on the generally cheerful sentiment from… Read More
Update: The Senate removed the provision that would have taxed stock options at vesting, rather than exercising, in a revised version of the tax plan released Tuesday. A section of the… Read More
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant thinks that if Amazon plans to build a $5 billion second corporate headquarters, it can afford to pay more taxes in its hometown. She said… Read More
It was only a matter of time before Amazon’s controversial search for a second North American headquarters made its way into John Oliver’s crosshairs. The comedian targeted Amazon’s HQ2 contest… Read More
Amazon sparked an all-out bidding war this week when it asked North American cities to roll out the red carpet for its second headquarters. But should one of the most… Read More
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is making a trip to the Pacific Northwest this week to lay out the Republican tax reform plan. Ryan will make stops at Intel Corp.… Read More