Analyzing Washington State’s Tax Climate (Video) September 25, 2017 Last week, Tax Foundation’s Senior Analyst Jared Walczak delivered remarks on a panel on Washington state’s business tax climate at the Association of Washington Business’s Policy Summit. Joining him was Spokane Mayor David Condon, Scott Edwards, an attorney representing plaintiffs in their challenge to Seattle’s new municipal income tax, and Richard Davis, an Association of Washington Business Board Member. The discussion covered the almost certainly illegal Seattle income tax, the recent Seattle soda tax enactment, the state’s infamous B&O tax, and the Spokane railroad tax. Washington has several attractive parts of its tax code, but there are some issues with arcane tax policies, and new local levies that threaten the state’s future business climate stability. Check out the video, which was featured on TVW: Was this page helpful to you? Yes! No Thank You! The Tax Foundation works hard to provide insightful tax policy analysis. Our work depends on support from members of the public like you. Would you consider contributing to our work? Contribute to the Tax Foundation Share This Article! Let us know how we can better serve you! We work hard to make our analysis as useful as possible. Would you consider telling us more about how we can do better? Give Us Feedback Topics Center for State Tax Policy Washington Individual and Consumption Taxes Individual Capital Gains and Dividends Taxes Individual Income and Payroll Taxes Sugar, Snack, and Soda Taxes Tags Business & Occupation Tax washington state taxes