Appeals Court Rules Seattle Income Tax Unconstitutional

In a decision issued on July 15, 2019, Division I of the Court of Appeals of Washington ruled that the 2017 City of Seattle 2.25% tax on high-income residents was unconstitutional because it violated the Washington state constitution’s uniformity requirement (Art. VII, Sect. 1).  In striking down the tax, the court relied on a seriesContinue reading “Appeals Court Rules Seattle Income Tax Unconstitutional”