Washington State Tax Structure Study
Committee Meeting
History and Materials
October 15, 2001
Agenda
Minutes
Presentations
Washington Tax Structure Overview
Tax
Structure Study Committee Purpose
November 9, 2001
Agenda
Minutes
Presentations
Major Milestones and Trends
in Washington’s Tax Structure 1935-2001
Tax Principles
December 14, 2001
Agenda
Minutes
Background
Materials/Handouts
Chairman's Questions and Answers
Questions Relating to Tax Principles
Presentations
Taxpayer
Perceptions
January 11, 2002
Agenda
Minutes
Background
Materials/Handouts
Washington Competitiveness
Council Report
Final
Report (Full text)
Report
Excerpt
Questions Relating to Tax Principles
Study
Workplan
Tax
Reform Efforts in Other States--Summary
February 8, 2002
Agenda
Minutes
Background
Materials/Handouts
Draft
Table of Contents - Outline
Study
Workplan
Questions Relating to Tax Principles
Presentations
Elasticity
and Stability
Adequacy
of State Revenues
Adequacy
of Local Revenues
March 8, 2002
Agenda
Minutes
Background
Materials/Handouts
Washington
Competitiveness Council Report Excerpt
Presentations
Conclusions
on Adequacy of Local Revenues
Economic
Vitality Paper
Harmony with
Other States - Border Issues
April 12, 2002
Agenda
Minutes
Background
Materials/Handouts
Stability/Volatility
- Draft Findings
Presentations
Transparency Paper -
Hidden Taxes
Transparency Chart
Lumpiness - Timing of
Tax Payments Paper
Simplicity Paper
Excise Tax Return
Home Ownership Paper
May 10, 2002
Agenda
Minutes
Presentations
Equity
Paper
Equity
Appendices
Economic
Neutrality Paper
June 14, 2002
Agenda
Minutes
Presentations
List
of Principles
Draft
Summary of Findings
Matrix
of Existing Taxes
Summaries
of Existing Taxes
Matrix
of Replacement Alternatives
Summaries
of Replacement Alternatives
Matrix
of Adjustment Alternatives
Summaries
of Adjustment Alternatives
July 12, 2002
Agenda
Minutes
Presentations
Committee
Comments on Research Findings
Problems
as Identified by the Committee
Alternative
Packages Suggested by Committee Members
Draft
Report Outline
August 9, 2002
Agenda
Minutes
Presentations
Short Run
Income Elasticity Methodology
Pyramiding
of the B&O Tax
Characteristics
of Homeowners with Property taxes greater than 6% of income
Summary
of Problem Statements by Committee
Problem
Statements sorted by ranking
Major
Replacement Alternatives Fiscal Estimates
Matrix
of Adjustment Alternatives by Subcommittee
Matrix
of Administrative and Policy Adjustments
Summaries
of Administrative and Policy Adjustments
Calibration
Calculations for Washington State Taxes
Administrative
Issues for Alternatives
Value
Added Tax Choices
Personal
and Corporate Income Tax Choices
Alternatives
and Problems
Committee's
Top 10 Problems and Which Alternatives Address Them
September
6, 2002 - Subcommittee meeting
Agenda
Presentations
Sustainability Package - Draft
Mechanics of Replacement Alternatives
Matrix of Sample Packages
September 13, 2002
Agenda
Presentations
Tax
Incidence Including Federal Income Tax
Taxation of
Agriculture
Tobacco
and Alcohol Taxes
Representative
Cairnes' Package - Draft
Committee
Questionnaire on Draft Packages
Inventory
of Tax Alternatives
Sustainability
Package - Draft
Apportionment
Primer
Report
Outline
September
23, 2002
Agenda
Minutes
Presentations
WA
Sim Tax Model
October 11, 2002
Agenda
Presentations
Adjustment
Alternatives and Problems Addressed
Matrix
of Adjustment Alternatives
Description
of New Alternatives
Responses
to Committee Questions on Adjustments
Property
Tax Relief - Background handout
Property
Taxes by Fund
State
Property Taxes by Calendar Year
Eliminating
the State Property Tax Levy
November 8, 2002
Agenda
November 18th, 2002
Agenda
December 3rd, 2002 - Press
conference
Press Release
December 3rd, 2002 - Joint hearing
Senate Ways & Means Committee and House Finance
Committee
Washington
State Tax Structure Study Report Overview - presentation
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