On March 10, Senator Wyden re-introduced the Mobile Tax Fairness Act saying, “policies should be encouraging new innovations in these technologies not holding them back.” The Act will institute a five year moratorium on new taxes on mobile service from state and local governments. READ MORE
Local Taxes & Regulations
SB 5441 Will create new taxing authority for counties in Washington allowing them to heap even more taxes on wireless technology.
WA now has the highest wireless tax rate in the country at 23.64%. Keep in mind, King County wants more. They’re asking the legislature for additional taxing authority on utilities — including your cell phone. READ MORE
Join us for the Healthcare: Policy, Trends and Opportunities Event – in Seattle, WA on July 8th. The event is hosted by Women Impacting Public Policy and will be an in-depth look at the new healthcare law, trends and opportunities for business and innovation in the healthcare sector.
The WA Post nails it here – a “light regulatory approach…” & “Transparency and predictability are essential…”
We have seen many local governments throughout the region threaten to delay innovation, reduce choice and increase costs for consumers by seeking to increase local taxes and fees for wireless service. It’s gotten so bad that the former Mayor of Corvallis, OR was concerned by the fact that she had too many college students in her town that she could not tax because they had out of area cell phone numbers! (Read the article)
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