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Trust Planning And The Washington State Capital Gains Tax, Jadrian M. Coppieters
Trust Planning And The Washington State Capital Gains Tax, Jadrian M. Coppieters
Seattle University Law Review Online
On April 25, 2021, the Washington state legislature enacted a new state capital gains tax. Prior to the enactment of the new state capital gains tax, Washington had been one of the few states that did not impose a tax on either income or capital gains. The limitations imposed by the Washington state constitution have forced the legislature to characterize the tax as an excise tax, rather than treat it as an income tax as would the federal government and every other state. Based on the statute’s structure and its presentation as an excise tax, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the …