A non-profit founded by Madrona Venture Group Managing Director Matt McIlwain is filing a lawsuit against the City of Seattle over a new plan to levy an income tax on… Read More
Revenue generated by some of Seattle’s tech startups and small businesses will be taxed twice if the city’s new income tax clears the courts. In July, the Seattle City Council… Read More
Nick Hanauer has gotten rich because of an uncanny ability to predict where things are headed. He was the first early investor in Amazon; he bet on drone company Insitu… Read More
A Seattle City Council committee unanimously approved a plan to implement an income tax on the city’s wealthiest residents Wednesday. With the approval from the Affordable Housing, Neighborhoods, and Finance… Read More
The Seattle City Council released a proposal Tuesday to place a 2 percent income tax on the wealthy, which could have big repercussions for the tech industry’s highest earners. The… Read More
Seattle is the fastest-growing big city across the U.S., but a potential new income tax would sway folks away from the area and negatively affect its bustling business ecosystem. That’s what Steve… Read More
Earlier this week, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced he was pulling the plug on a proposed property tax levy that would raise $275 million to alleviate Seattle’s homelessness problem. He… Read More
Amazon will start collecting sales tax in four additional states starting next month. Customers in Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, and New Mexico — the four remaining states that did not require sales tax… Read More
Apple has benefitted from illegal tax deals with the government in Ireland, where it has operated an office for 36 years, giving it an unfair advantage over other businesses, a report… Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill to exempt crowdfunding efforts from the state sales tax and business-and-occupation tax is working its way through the Washington House. The House Finance Committee held a hearing… Read More
Airbnb will voluntarily begin collecting taxes on behalf of hosts in Washington state, who are renting out spare rooms, apartments or vacation homes to visitors here. The San Francisco-based company said today… Read More
On January 1, two state tax breaks expired that were decades old, and have been described as fundamental to Washington’s innovation economy. Leaders in the tech and biotech industries were… Read More
Amazon will start paying taxes in a number of European countries instead of routing sales through Luxembourg, a well-known low-tax haven. The Seattle retailer is one of many American tech… Read More
A European high court has ruled against France and Luxembourg, saying that the two countries cannot charge lower value-added tax rates for e-books because they are “services,” not books. France… Read More
Amazon.com continues to expand its data center footprint all over the world, and the online retailing and cloud computing powerhouse plans to add as many as 11 more in Oregon… Read More
Microsoft is slated to pay Chinese authorities 840 million yuan (roughly $137 million) in back taxes and interest, according to a report by state-sponsored news agency Xinhua. In addition, the… Read More
This isn’t such a bad way to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Avalara, the Bainbridge Island software company that helps organizations such as Crocs, WatchGuard Technologies and ANC Sports calculate and… Read More
It’s been a bit challenging trying to figure out where Amazon.com stands on the issue of collecting sales tax on items it sells in states where it doesn’t have operations.… Read More
If you want to save money on state and local cell phones taxes, living in Oregon, Nevada or Idaho might be a good idea. The Tax Foundation just put together… Read More
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a bill this week which could make it easier for states to collect sales tax from purchases made online, whether the online retailer… Read More
Free food is almost synonymous these days with technology companies, the fuel that helps HR recruiters attract and retain employees. In Kirkland, Google hired world-renowned chef Jason Wilson to run the… Read More
With many states depending on sales tax for revenue, it’s only natural that they want to focus on ways to help in-state businesses increase sales. So the recent moves by… Read More
Bipartisanship is a rare beast in Washington D.C. these days, especially when it comes to new taxes. So when 35 house members and 18 senators introduce new tax legislation, it’s… Read More
Blucora, the Bellevue search and tax preparation company formerly known as InfoSpace, today reported a 46 percent in revenue for the fourth quarter. Shares jumped more than 10 percent in… Read More
Washington state residents don’t pay an income tax, one of the reasons why some companies have found the area an attractive place to invest and expand. But go anywhere in startup… Read More
Flowroute, which provides wholesale voice-over-Internet services to businesses, has moved its headquarters from Southern California to Seattle. The company cited Seattle’s favorable tax rates and low cost of living as… Read More
Fast-growing Avalara is making another buy, purchasing Tax Technology Services for an undisclosed price. Avalara said in a release that the deal will extend its leadership in the area of… Read More
Washington state is a great place to live if you’re wealthy. But the state’s tax system — which does not have an income tax and is heavily reliant on sales… Read More
Amazon continues to grow and today announced plans to build three new fulfillment centers in Texas, creating more than 1,000 new jobs in the Lone Star State. Last week Amazon… Read More
Four years ago, Charlie Walsh attempted to appeal his property tax assessment, only to find that the process was painfully time consuming. With a degree in real estate development from MIT,… Read More
