Voters keep WA capital gains tax on state’s richest

Washington’s capital gains tax survives repeal effort
An initiative to repeal Washington’s capital gains tax, which levies a 7% tax on the sale or exchange of long-term assets like stocks, bonds and business interests, was defeated Tuesday. Voters were opposing Initiative 2109 by 63.
Early results show Washington voters rejecting I-2109, keeping capital gains tax intact
Early election results indicate that a majority of voters have rejected Initiative Measure 2109, with 63% of voters voting against it while 37% voted in favor.
WA voters reject Initiative 2109, hanging on to capital gains tax
Voters in Washington have voted down Initiative 2109 in the November 2024 election. This means the 7% excise tax will remain on the books. The Associated Press called the race at 8:43 p.m. on election night.
Initiative to repeal Washington’s capital gains tax pits education funding against business concerns
Christine Enslein had a financially successful career at Microsoft — so much so that she has been paying Washington state’s capital gains tax since it came into effect in 2022.
Washington state voters decide to keep capital gains tax
Tuesday night results for Initiative 2109 show the measure to repeal the capital gains tax is failing by a wide enough margin for backers of the
Map: County-by-county results for Washington I-2109 on capital gains tax
SEATTLE — Track vote totals in statewide Initiative 2109 by county on KING 5's exclusive interactive map during the November general election in Washington state. If passed, I-2109 would repeal the state's capital gains tax, which targets top earners.
Washington’s capital gains tax on track so far to survive repeal effort
An initiative to repeal Washington’s capital gains tax, which levies a 7 percent tax on the sale or exchange of long-term assets like stocks, bonds and business interests, was failing Tuesday night.
Initiative 2109: Voters keep WA capital gains tax on state’s richest
An initiative that would repeal Washington’s capital gains tax failed Tuesday. Thousands of ballots will still be counted over the coming days. About 63% of Washington voters in early results want to retain the tax, which collects on profits over $ ...
Washington state voters reject initiatives that aimed to repeal capital gains tax and climate program
Washington state voters rejected initiatives that would have axed a capital gains tax and a program to reduce carbon emissions. More than 63% of residents voted “no” on Initiative 2109, which would have struck down the state’s capital gains tax,
What the Seahawks can teach us about Washington's capital gains tax
Washington has a lot of wealthy residents. But much of their wealth isn't taxed by the state. At least, it wasn’t, until the capital gains tax came along a couple years ago. Now, there's an initiative on the ballot to repeal it.
What is Initiative 2109, what will it do to capital gains taxes in WA?
One is Initiative No. 2109. This ballot item will determine how Washington State taxes capital gains over $250,000 going forward. This initiative, if passed, will repeal the capital gains tax under the following parameters.
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Initiatives update: Capital gains tax to stay in place; natural gas, WA cares measures not called
An initiative to repeal the state of Washington’s capital gains tax — Initiative 2109 or I-2109 — has failed to pass ...
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Washington’s capital gains tax retained by voters
A state capital gains tax which applies to Washingtonians who make over $250,000 a year would have been overturned by ...