Local Tax Trend. Tax Large Employers & Immediately Repeal Tax

A month after unanimously passing the head tax in Seattle, this week Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to repeal the tax.

A council member said that her vote to repeal was “counter to my values as a person.”

Texas Public Radio | Seattle Repeals Tax On Big Business After Opposition From Amazon, Starbucks

Refreshing our recollection on the employer head tax:

Seattle this week passed  its “Amazon Tax” which taxes large employers per employee to fund housing crisis. 

Which cities are next?

• An Apple Tax in Cupertino or Austin?
• A Google tax in Mountain View?
• A Tesla tax in Reno?

Which cities already have a head tax for large employers?

• San Jose CA
• Sunnyvale CA
• Redwood City CA

CNN | Will these California cities impose a ‘Google tax’ or an ‘Apple tax’?

Tax Foundation | Business Head Taxes Take Aim at Having “Too Many Good Jobs”