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Rather, different types of businesses are taxed at different rates, depending upon their classification by the Washington State Legislature and the Washington State Department of Revenue. [3] [4] Service industry businesses have the heaviest tax burden, with a tax rate of 1.5%, more than triple the other major classifications.
The tax collected more than $890 million in revenue in its first year, [23] significantly exceeding the approximately $500 million in revenue initially projected. [24] The Department of Revenue projects the tax will bring in over $5 billion over the next 6 years. [25] Fewer than 4000 people pay the tax, [3] and 85% of the revenue comes from ...
Property tax was the first tax levied in the state of Washington and its collection accounts for about 30% of Washington's total state and local revenue. It continues to be the most important revenue source for public schools, fire protection, libraries, parks and recreation, and other special-purpose districts.
The cities and towns of Washington can be organized under mayor-council, council-manager, and commission forms of government. [14] The power of the public to initiate ordinances by petition and to have enacted ordinances referred to the voters are only available in first class cities, code cities, cities or towns organized under the commission ...
Washington v. Association of Stevedores, 435 U.S. 734 (1978) was a Supreme Court case in which the court held that the State of Washington's business and occupation tax, which may affect interstate commerce, does not violate the Commerce Clause, thus enabling the states to "under appropriate conditions, tax directly the privilege of conducting interstate business."
The Washington State Department of Commerce is a state agency in Washington. Based in the state's capitol, Olympia, Washington, the agency is responsible for community and economic development. The agency manages several boards and commissions with a focus on businesses, local governments, tribes, and community-based organizations. [1] [2] [3]
The wider Washington region is one of the most important centers for information technology (IT) in the United States. The roots of IT in the Washington metropolitan area date back to the founding of the modern internet. America Online (AOL) was headquartered in Sterling, Virginia during its peak in the 1990s. As a result, much of the ...