The Washington Legislature completed its 2019 legislative session with the passage of sweeping changes to the real estate excise tax (REET). The REET...
Under President Washington, there were excise taxes (on liquor for example) and the indirect taxes of tariff duties on foreign goods, which protected American business from outside competition while raising revenue.But other than these two levies, Americans - rich or poor - were tax-free as ...
The Comment concludes that, with a few important alternations, the solution lies in a proposal that died in the House Revenue Committee in 1992.Georges H. G. YatesGeorge H.G. Yates, "Who Pays REET On Your Street: Washington State's Real Estate Excise Tax In Light of 1991 Corporate ...