On the last day of the legislative session, lawmakers approved an expedited measure intended to soften last year's sharp increase in the top estate tax rates.

Washington has the highest estate tax rates in the country, with a top rate of 20 percent for taxable estates valued above $9 million. Under current law, this adds 12 percent to the total tax burden ...

(The Center Square) – Democratic lawmakers in Washington state are moving closer to repealing a 2025 law that raised the state’s top estate tax rate to 35%, the highest in the nation. Senate Bill 6347 ...

The state of Washington has passed a “millionaires tax” that Gov. Bob Ferguson has said he will sign. It will worsen the state's doom loop.

Washington lawmakers approved a partial rollback of last year's increase in top estate tax rates — the highest in the nation — as Democrats advanced a separate ...