Research Areas
Washington
Research
Washington-Specific Information
Studies and Reports
- Washington Voters to Consider High-Earner Income Tax, by Joseph Henchman, October 26, 2010
Special Briefs (legislative testimony, amicus curiae briefs, and speeches)
- Ending the Nexus Guessing Game for Taxpayers: Lamtec Corp. v. Washington Department of Revenue, by Joseph Henchman, Dirk Gisebert and Laura Lieberman, June 16, 2011
Commentaries
- Tax Holiday or Permanent Tax Relief?, by Jonathan Williams, February 2, 2007
Data
- Washington's State and Local Tax Burden, 1977-2009, February 23, 2011
Blog Posts
- Washington State Voters Approve Ending Government Liquor Monopoly, by Joseph Henchman, November 10, 2011
- Podcast with Attorney Dirk Giseburt on the Limits of State Tax Authority, by Richard Morrison, July 14, 2011
- Washington State Lawsuit Challenges Special Assessment as an Unconstitutional Tax , by Arushi Sharma, January 28, 2011
- Washington Voters Again Reject State Income Tax, by Joseph Henchman, November 3, 2010
- Citing Income Tax Initiative, Texas Governor Reaches Out to Washington Businesses, by Joseph Henchman, November 1, 2010
- If I-1098 Passes, High-income Taxpayers in Washington State Should Realize Capital Gains in December, by Gerald Prante, October 22, 2010
- New Revenue Projection for Proposed Washington State Income Tax Does Not Justify Targeting High-Income Earners, by Alicia Hansen, August 12, 2010
- Washington State Beer Tax Ad, by Joseph Henchman, June 2, 2010
- Quick Tax Quiz: When Is a Candy Bar Not a Candy Bar? , by Alicia Hansen, May 16, 2010
- Washington State Economic Nexus: Equalizing Taxes or Soaking Out-of-Staters?, by Joseph Henchman, May 11, 2010
- Washington Revenue Official: Objective is to Shift Tax Burden Out-of-State, by Joseph Henchman, May 4, 2010
- Washington State Puts Off Reducing its Tax on Sea Cucumbers and Sea Urchins, by Rob Shrum, April 29, 2010
- Tax Increases in the Evergreen State Start Phasing in This Saturday , by Rob Shrum, April 26, 2010
- High Income Earner Taxes and Stable Revenue Sources, by Kail Padgitt, April 22, 2010
- Yesterday was Tax Day and Tax Freedom Day for Washington State, by Rob Shrum, April 16, 2010
- Washington State Debating Tax Increase Options, by Joseph Henchman, March 2, 2010
- Washington State Considers Having Highest Sales Tax in the U.S., by Joseph Henchman, February 12, 2010
- Washington State Considers Mystery Tax Bill, by Joseph Henchman, February 9, 2010
- Washington State Study: Legislators Shouldn't Count on Sin Taxes for Balancing Budgets, by Joseph Henchman, January 29, 2010
- Washington Gov. Gregoire Wants to "Buy Back" Spending Cuts, by Joseph Henchman, January 13, 2010
- Seattle Mayor Moves to Repeal "Head Tax" on Solo Commuters, by Joseph Henchman, July 6, 2009
- Washington State Slashes Gross Receipts Tax on Newspapers, by Joseph Henchman, April 29, 2009
- Washington State Poll Respondents Prefer Sin Taxes and “Temporary” Tax Increases, by Alicia Hansen, March 10, 2009
- State Budgets: Washington Governor Goes for the "Washington Monument" Ploy, by Joseph Henchman, December 26, 2008
- Seattle Grocery Bag Tax Will Go to Voters, by Joseph Henchman, October 16, 2008
- Proposed Seattle Bag Tax Criticized, by Joseph Henchman, June 30, 2008
- Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Cities Taxing Beyond Their Borders, by Matthew Reddington, February 19, 2008
- Washington Governor Seeks Property Tax Limit Reinstatement, by Joseph Henchman, November 27, 2007
- Washington Supreme Court Invalidates Property Tax Limit, by Joseph Henchman, November 9, 2007
- Seattle Must Not Care About Children Either, by Gerald Prante, October 11, 2007
- Court Clears Washington Tax Supermajority Initiative For Ballot, by Joseph Henchman, September 11, 2007
- Local Seattle Residents Hit by Rental Car Tax That Was Sold as a Tax on Non-Residents, by William Ahern, September 7, 2007
- Should Tax Policy Serve as Industrial Policy?, by Gerald Prante, February 13, 2006
- Busted: The Starbucks Muffin Tax, by Andrew Chamberlain, September 22, 2005
- Is the Washington Airplane Manufacturers Tax Cut Susceptible to Challenge Under Cuno v. DaimlerChrysler?, by Chris Atkins, September 16, 2005
- Washington State Supreme Court Rejects Tax Initiative, by Chris Atkins, July 15, 2005
- Gas Tax Revolt in Washington State?, by Andrew Chamberlain, July 12, 2005
Podcasts
- Dirk Giseburt of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, July 14, 2011
Media Coverage
- Wall Street Journal Cites Tax Foundation’s Examination of Washington State’s Initiative 1098, October 27, 2010
- Seattle Times Editorial Board Blog Cites State Business Tax Climate Index, August 25, 2010
- Longview, WA Daily News Editorial Cites Tax Foundation Analysis of Lotteries, June 6, 2010
- Spokesman-Review Highlights Tax Foundation Report on “Nonpayers”, March 14, 2010
- Tacoma News Tribune Cites Tax Foundation Analysis of Federal Income Tax Data, December 30, 2009
- Deroy Murdock Writes in the Seattle PI About "Nonpayers" in Obama's Tax Plan, October 23, 2008
- Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Business Columnist on CompeteUSA YouTube Contest, September 15, 2008
- Washington CEO Magazine Cites Tax Foundation in Business Climate Analysis, August 22, 2008
