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Washington has no income tax, but we have sales, Western Washington is Liberal and Eastern is more Center-Right, Seattle is headquaters for alota large corporations but also has the 3rd largest amount of homeless people for any city in the nation. As with many other Western states, the percentage of Washington's population identifying themselves as "non-religious" is higher than the national average. The percentage of non-religious people in Washington is the highest of any state, and its Christian population is the lowest of any state. Oregon is abit better then WashingtonCelldweller465
Sounds like a nice place to live
move to CanadaRamboSymbiot
that would take a lot of comparing. I would love to go to Vancover! are all the schools like degrassi there?
[QUOTE="RamboSymbiot"]move to CanadaRonMaverick804
that would take a lot of comparing. I would love to go to Vancover! are all the schools like degrassi there?
:lol:that made me laugh. No the schools arent like degrassi. Im surprised that show is in the states
most of washington sucks depending on where you live.
and it's pretty religiously diverse...which is a good thing
The state's tax deferral program works in conjunction with the exemption program. A senior citizen or disabled person may defer property taxes or special assessments on their residence if they meet certain age, disability, ownership, occupancy and income requirements. The state pays the taxes on behalf of the claimant and files a lien on the property to indicate the state has an interest in the property. The deferred taxes must be repaid to the state plus 5% interest when the owner dies, sells or moves from the home, or doesn't have sufficient equity in the property. Qualified people may participate in both or one of these programs.
For more details on property taxes, click here or call 800-647-7706.
Inheritance and Estate Taxes
Washington replaced the inheritance tax in 1982 with an estate tax. A new Washington estate tax took effect May 17, 2005. Estates of decedents who die on or after May 17th are subject to the estate tax. This is a stand-alone tax that incorporates some provisions of the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2005. However, the Washington estate tax is not affected by the termination of the federal estate tax in 2010. The new law allows an exemption of $1.5 million for decedents dying in 2005 and $2 million for decedents dying on or after January 1, 2006. These exemptions match the estate tax exemptions under the federal estate tax law for 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. The exemption increases to $3.5 million in 2009. The estate tax rates start at 10% on values in excess of $1.5 million and increase gradually to 19% on amounts in excess of $9 million.
For further information, visit the Washington Department of Revenue site or call 800-647-7706.
I know some people that live in Washington State. I too, live in Virginia, and this place sucks. Please, noone move here, for your own good. How is Oregon though? I was looking at some colleges there and wonder what it was like.helium_flash
you mean dont move to va or wa?
[QUOTE="RonMaverick804"][QUOTE="RamboSymbiot"]move to CanadaRamboSymbiot
that would take a lot of comparing. I would love to go to Vancover! are all the schools like degrassi there?
:lol:that made me laugh. No the schools arent like degrassi. Im surprised that show is in the states
lololol
I grew up in Spokane, which is the second largest city in Washington. It's right near the Washington-Idaho border, and there are a lot of great outdoor recreation activities really close by. Skiing, fishing, hunting, snomobiling, camping, hiking, boating, you name it. Spokane is not a big city, but it's big enough that it doesn't feel completely uncivilized.
I also lived and worked in Seattle for a couple years, and I loved it over there. It reminds me of a smaller, cleaner, wetter San Francisco. The people in Seattle are totally laid back and for the most part very liberal. Lots of hippies and a great music scene. Again, plenty of opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors, Puget Sound, and gorgeous rain forests.
Central Washington...well, it's pretty barren. There's not much to see in the middle of Washington. Moses Lake is a big lake in the middle of nowhere, but it's nothing special. I went to college at Washington State which is out in the middle of a bunch of wheat fields. It's a good school, and it's a pretty nice campus, but there's not much to do out there.
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