Seattle Business License Fees for 2024

Seattle Business License Fees for 2024

This week Seattle City Finance announced updated business license fees for 2024. Each year there is a potential increase to the business license tax certificate fee based on the annual Consumer Price Index. This caused the annual license fees to increase for 2024....
Seattle repeals amusement license fee

Seattle repeals amusement license fee

In a big win for Seattle restaurant operators, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a bill that repeals the city’s amusement license fee. The annual license fee for an amusement device was anywhere from $50 to $1,500 per device per year depending on the cost to...
King County Council vote on cash acceptance

King County Council vote on cash acceptance

In a narrow 5-4 vote, the King County Council voted on July 27 to require retail businesses, including restaurants in unincorporated King County to accept cash payments. Your government affairs team opposed this legislation and advocated throughout the process to...