Fact Sheets

Incremental Steps Toward Tax Reform

07.08.2008 | A series of forward-thinking proposals to cut taxes for small businesses and homeowners, and reform our tax system to generate new revenue for critical investments in education, transportation and human services in the years ahead:

  • Fairer Taxes for Washington: A High Incomes Tax | Read
  • Expanding Washington's Sales Tax Base | Read
  • Closing Selected Tax Breaks and Increasing the Small Business B & O Tax Credit | Read

Washington State Budget Overview

12.08.2006 | An overview of public revenue and expenses in the 2005-2007 biennial budget. | Read

Washington's Estate Tax

10.01.2006 | History, function and impact of Washington's estate tax. | Read

Washington Tax and Revenue: Where do we go from here?

03.01.2005 | Reviews problems and outlines solutions to challenges facing Washington's public revenue collections, including fairness, accuracy and public trust. | Read

A Better Alternative to the Bush Tax Cut: Could the differences be any clearer?

04.24.2004 | Illustrates how a one-time $500 prosperity dividend to every legal permanent resident of the United States would provide an immediate boost to the economy and promote our nation’s long term economic health. | Read

Lost Revenue, Lost Opportunities: Tax Exemptions in Washington State

04.01.2004 | An overview of tax exemptions in Washington's tax code. | Read

High Tech R&D Tax Breaks

12.01.2003 |Reviews the cost of tax incentive measures passed in 1994 for high technology firms in Washington State. | Read