西雅图的税收政策对商业不友好，而且情况可能会越来越糟

西雅图地区有130年历史的Bartell Drugs宣布被外州Rite-Aid收购。首席执行官Kathi Lentzsch抱怨说，商业税上涨加上疫情，使得财务无法维持公司经营。同样，西雅图标志性的大象洗车店也因 "在西雅图做生意的成本不断增加，城市不断增加繁琐监管要求 "而关闭。

民主党通过了一项新的全州房地产消费税，它用分级结构取代了统一税率，使买卖大型房产的经济负担更加沉重。

企业问题上，看似针对亚马逊的分级工资税，其实会影响大约800家大企业。另外，在2021年，企业可能会受到失业税率增加700%的打击，以填补枯竭的失业基金。2022年，将征收0.58%的工资税，以资助新的财政援助计划。预计下一届立法会议将有更多的税收公告。华盛顿州立法机构正在使经济情况变得更加糟糕。

The local, 130-year-old Bartell Drugs announced a sale to out-of-state Rite-Aid. CEO Kathi Lentzsch complained of business taxes rising plus COVID, making operations financially untenable.

Similarly, Seattle's iconic Elephant Car Wash is shuttering over the "ever-increasing cost of doing business in Seattle and the city's ever-increasing, burdensome regulatory demands."

The Washington state legislature is making matters worse. Democrats passed a new statewide real estate excise tax. It replaced a flat rate with a tiered structure that makes buying and selling large properties even more financially onerous.

The tiered payroll tax targets roughly 800 big businesses, though it was also a blatant attack on Amazon. Plus, in 2021, businesses may be hit with a 700% increase in unemployment tax rates to fill a depleted unemployment fund. In 2022, there’s a 0.58% wage tax to fund a new financial assistance program. More tax announcements are expected in the next legislative session.  source

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