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Details of New House & Senate Revenue Packages

Posted by Andy Nicholas, 2010-03-20 18:05:00 | (0) Comments

On Saturday, a new package of revenue enhancements was approved on the floor of the Washington State House of Representatives.  This latest revenue proposal comes one day after the State Senate passed a slightly different revenue package. 

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State Senate Passes Updated Revenue Package

Posted by Andy Nicholas, 2010-03-19 18:25:00 | (0) Comments

Earlier today, members of the State Senate approved a package of needed revenue enhancements to help ease the recession's impact on our state budget.  The latest Senate revenue proposal would generate about $800 million in new resources to help maintain vital supports for working families like child care support, worker retraining programs, health care, K-12 and higher education, along with other basic services.

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Custom Software Taxed in 11 States

Custom Software Taxed in 11 States

Posted by Andy Nicholas, 2010-03-16 16:35:00 | (0) Comments

On March 9th, the House approved a package of revenue enhancements needed to maintain core public services like health care and education.  The House package includes a measure that would broaden the sales tax to include purchases of customized software. Like many of the other tax increases proposed by state policymakers, this has already been done in other states; according to CCH Incorporated, 11 states and the District of Columbia currently levy sales taxes on custom software.

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Fully funding the Working Families Tax Rebate should be part of any balanced approach to the state budget.  This online tool allows you to calculate how much the credit would be worth based on filing status, number of children, and the amount of earned income.

 

Executive Director Remy Trupin Discusses the 2010 Legislative Session on KING5:

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Do you want to understand the state’s economic and fiscal realities as lawmakers work on the  budget? Check out our 12-minute slide show, narrated by our research director, Jeff Chapman, and executive director, Remy Trupin, to hear ideas for a balanced solution to Washington’s budget problems.

 

Executive Director Remy Trupin Discusses BPC and Think Tanks on TVW:

 

Remy TVW


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The Working Families Tax Rebate will refund a portion of the state retail sales tax to the 350,000 Washington households who qualify for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. By doing so, the WFTR will provide an income boost to hard-working Washingtonians.