Each year about 4,000 people reach out to the Benton-Franklin Legal Aid Society for legal assistance.And each year Tri-City area attorneys donate their time to help those they can.The nonprofit society recently held its annual awards luncheon to recognize attorneys who significantly contributed to the organization’s efforts to find pro...
Despite a higher state school tax levy in 2018, families in Eastern Washington may see some relief on their property tax bill this year.That’s because the state collected more than it anticipated, and to alleviate the tax burden for 2019, the state rate of $2.70 per $1,000 of assessed property...
By Alex Johnson Alex Johnson ofJohnson & Johnson Law FirmAs a DUI defense attorney here in the Tri-Cities, I often get questions about this area of law. Here are short answers to frequently asked questions about driving under the influence. What is the “legal limit” for a DUI?When I’m asked...
Although business owners were anxious to see how the tax code overhaul affected their bottom line in 2018, many are scratching their heads as regulations fall into place.“I’ve put in enough hours at this point it feels as though I’m getting ready to take another CPA exam,” said Ty Schatz,...
By Beau RuffAt death, there is a little-known tax benefit that the federal government provides. It is an adjustment to tax basis and it can have a profound effect on the taxation of the assets owned at death. This column discusses two kinds of taxes that apply at death: the...
Six longtime farmers and agriculture advocates will be inducted into the Mid-Columbia Agriculture Hall of Fame this year.They will be honored Jan. 17 at the Pasco Red Lion during an awards dinner and ceremony presented by the Pasco Chamber of Commerce and Port of Pasco.This is the 19th year Hall...
By Kevin AnthonyRandy Johnson is big on challenges.It’s why the owner of RX Pharmacy on the Kadlec campus in Richland jumped right in as a pharmacist and store manager straight out of college.It’s why he went from working behind the counter for one of the biggest chains in the nation...
Barb Fangman and Scott Williams had seen how most accounting firms do business — and they wanted something different.And it’s been working. Barb FangmanThe owners of Insight Accounting Solutions have seen their Richland company — which Fangman started in 2012 — grow.“We are experiencing 50 to 70 percent growth a...
By Kris JohnsonOn a map, the distance from our Washington to the “other” Washington looks so far away. But, policies being made and debated there hit us here in Washington state.Take trade policies, for example. Kris Johnson, Association of Washington BusinessAs one of the most trade-driven states in the nation,...
Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed capital gains tax has dominated the headlines. But his less-ballyhooed proposal to increase business-and-occupation taxes might have a bigger effect on the Tri-Cities, while having a greater impact on the state budget.These two tax proposals, plus a proposed study on removing the four lower Snake River dams,...
