Confused yet? You are not alone. Washington State tax laws have been changing dramatically in recent years. I will very briefly summarize the 2026 state estate tax law changes below. As explained in my prior post, for deaths as of July 1, 2025, the legislature increased the individual exclusion amount to $3,000,000 per person…
As many of my clients know, Washington State has its own estate tax regime. Washington State estate tax law recently changed significantly, applicable to dates of death of July 1, 2025 and later. There were two significant changes to the law. First, the individual exclusion amount is now $3,000,000 per person (to be adjusted for…
All Washington State practicing attorneys are required to take continuing legal education courses, equivalent to approximately 15 hours of approved courses per year. I am off to Walla Walla, Washington tomorrow to attend the Washington State Bar Association’s annual Real Property, Probate and Trust Bar section’s midyear meeting and conference.This midyear meeting and conference includes…
We will be in a new office effective July 1, 2017! We will be located at 385 Court Street, Suite 4, Friday Harbor, Washington 98250. This is in the Court Street Professional Building across the street from the San Juan County Courthouse. This new location enables us to simply cross the street to the Courthouse…
Did you know that in 2014, 50.7% of the acreage in San Juan County was taxed based upon fair market value? 21.5% was exempt from property tax altogether, 13.5% was taxed as “designated forest land,” and 14.3% was in an “open space” or “current use” program. This article addresses the 14.3% of property in San…
As many of you know, Bill Weissinger is moving to “of counsel” status at the firm. Beginning on July 1st, 2015, he will work two days per week, usually on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Mimi Wagner, who has worked at the firm with Bill for more than ten years and has more than 15 years of…
Our attorneys successfully defended San Juan County landowners in a Washington State Supreme Court case. In that case, a neighbor appealed a building permit granted to our clients. The building permit was for a room to be built above an existing garage, and the neighbor unsuccessfully and repeatedly sued both our clients and San Juan…
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