2019 Seattle Business Tax License Fee Increase
All Seattle business license tax certificates expire on December 31 and must be renewed annually. In 2016, City Council adopted Ordinance 125083, creating a new fee structure for the Seattle business license tax certificate. You will note that the first link below outlines the fee increases for 2017-2019, but fails to mention the fees for 2020 and beyond. The provided ordinance link below provides the details of the ordinance fee structure (2020 begins on page 6 of the ordinance
Pretax Commuter Benefit Program Required by Seattle Employers
Pretax Commuter Benefit Program Must be in place by no later than July 1, 2019 - This legislation was passed by full council on 10/1/18. Legislation Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to employment in Seattle; requiring certain employers to offer employees the opportunity to use pre-tax earnings to purchase commuter benefits, other than parking, in accordance with federal law; adding a new Chapter 14.30 to the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC); and amending Sections 3.15.000 and 6.208.020 of the SMC. 2.
