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Schedule announced for “Amazon Tax” hearings

On 04/15/2020 By Kevin Schofield In budget, tax

This morning, Council Budget Chair Teresa Mosqueda announced the schedule for deliberations on the payroll tax bill introduced by Council members Sawant and Morales.

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The “Amazon Tax” bill is designed to be immune to referendum

On 04/08/2020 By Kevin Schofield In tax

In all the pomp and circumstance that Council member Sawant orchestrated for the rollout of her “Amazon Tax” bill, she neglected to mention one important point: it was specifically written so that it would not be subject to referendum. And Sawant invoked the COVID-19 emergency to do it.

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“Amazon Tax” bill gets officially introduced

On 04/06/2020 By Kevin Schofield In tax

This afternoon, Council members Sawant and Morales officially introduced their “Amazon Tax” legislation into theĀ  City Council’s legislative process, but not without a dust-up over who will shepherd it through committee deliberations.

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Supreme Court declines to hear income tax appeal

On 04/03/2020 By Kevin Schofield In legal, tax

This morning the Washington State Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling on Seattle’s progressive income tax ordinance.

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Sawant, Morales revise and accelerate their “Amazon Tax” proposal

On 04/01/2020 By Kevin Schofield In tax

This morning, Council members Kshama Sawant and Tammy Morales unveiled an updated version of their proposal for an “Amazon tax,” re-tuned to provide relief for the COVID-19 pandemic.

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I-976 appeal goes straight to the state Supreme Court

On 03/24/2020 By Kevin Schofield In legal, tax, transportation

Last week the parties challenging the constitutionality of Initiative 976 filed notice that they intended to appeal Judge Marshall Ferguson’s recent ruling directly to the state Supreme Court. Today they kicked off the arguments, with an emergency motion to stay Ferguson’s ruling until their appeal is resolved.

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Judge issues new orders in Initiative 976 case

On 03/12/2020 By Kevin Schofield In legal, tax, transportation, transportation benefit district

Today Judge Marshall Ferguson issued new orders in the legal challenge to Initiative 976, in response to requests from both the plaintiffs and defendants to reconsider parts of his February 12th ruling that largely upheld Initiative 976.

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Mayor announce relief measures to address impact of COVID-19

On 03/10/2020 By Kevin Schofield In public health, tax, utilities

This afternoon, Mayor Durkan announced a list of initial efforts to address the economic impacts that businesses and workers are feeling from the response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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City and county officials discussing options for Transportation Benefit Districts

On 02/26/2020 By Kevin Schofield In tax, transportation benefit district

Seattle and King County officials have been discussing among themselves whether it would be preferable to renew the Seattle Transportation Benefit District funding in a fall ballot measure, or to propose a county-wide transportation benefit district in August instead.

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Two years in, we still don’t know if Seattle’s soda tax is working

On 02/20/2020 By Kevin Schofield In public health, tax

In June of 2017, the Seattle City Council passed a 1.75 cent-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages, which took effect on January 1, 2018. Today, over two years later, we still don’t have any idea whether it’s succeeding — or even a clear, agreed-upon definition of success. And that situation is unlikely to change soon.

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