[dirtboy]

Washington State also has local and statewide Business and Occupation taxes, which are a tax of about .4% of _gross_ sales. No deductions.

Ouch. Considering how thin margins are in a lot of industries in this day and age, that's a nasty tax rate on gross.

[MineralMan]

"Ouch. Considering how thin margins are in a lot of industries in this day and age, that's a nasty tax rate on gross."

Well, less than a half a percent is doable, I guess. My understanding is that WA doesn't have an income tax, so that would offset this little tax a bit, I guess. I do hate taxes on gross sales, though. I suppose they just get passed on to the consumer.