Tax Reform

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) praised House passage of a bipartisan bill to permanently allow Washingtonians to deduct their state and local sales tax from their income taxes. “Making the sales tax deduction permanent is about fairness for millions of Americans, including those in Washington’s First District, who live in states that do not assess income taxes,”… Read more »

On Tax Day, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on how Congress should support middle-class and lower-income earners by passing comprehensive tax reform. “Comprehensive tax reform is about fairness for all Americans, both in Washington’s First District and across the nation. Congress needs to get to work on comprehensive tax reform so… Read more »

Dear Friend, Congress needs to do more to support middle-class and lower-income earners. By expanding the middle class, we can jump-start job creation and economic growth. One way Congress can accomplish this is by passing comprehensive tax reform. Comprehensive tax reform is about fairness for all Americans, both in Washington’s First District and across the nation. What we… Read more »

Today, the federal delegation representing Snohomish County called on the Internal Revenue Service to provide tax relief for families who have been affected by the State Route 530 mudslide. In a letter sent today to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA), and U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Rick Larsen (WA-02), urged the IRS… Read more »

Today the House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) released a series of principles that outline his priorities for legislation to close an Internet tax loophole and allow local Main Street retailers to compete on a level playing field with online-only retailers.  Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement regarding Chairman Goodlatte’s… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene joined Congressman Doc Hastings (R-WA) and 18 other members of Congress to introduce H.R. 2854, a bill that would grant fairness to millions of Americans who live in states that do not assess income taxes.“Making the sales tax deduction permanent is about fairness. I’m proud to cosponsor this bill, which adds some much-needed certainty to our… Read more »

In a rare show of bipartisanship, House members from Washington are lining up behind legislation that would make permanent the ability of state residents to take a federal income tax deduction for the state sales taxes they pay.To read the full article, click HERE. Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene represents what has been described as one of the most evenly divided districts in the country. The redrawn First Congressional District of Washington state also contains several geographical and economic elements—from agricultural and high-tech businesses to a lengthy stretch of Canadian border—that have a major stake in the outcome of the… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement regarding today’s passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act by the U.S. Senate.  This legislation would allow local brick-and-mortar retailers to compete more effectively against out-of-state Internet retailers, by closing the current tax loophole that has prevented states from collecting existing sales taxes on… Read more »

State and local governments strapped for cash and small retail businesses struggling to compete with online businesses may find a bit of relief soon in the form of a proposed measure that would close a sales tax loophole for online businesses.http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/closing-the-online-loophole/article_75509a43-9c2a-542d-bde4-c9f3c47af522.html Read more »