Seattle’s $22.14 Minimum Wage: The Business Impact of Rising Labor Costs
Seattle’s employment numbers should be getting the attention of every business owner, accountant, policymaker, and economic development professional in the region. Downtown Seattle reportedly accounted for roughly 70% of the city’s more than 18,000 job [...]
Seattle Daycare Questions Put Taxpayer-Funded Child Care Under the Microscope
Follow the Money, Wherever It Leads Recent reporting surrounding taxpayer-funded daycare providers in the Seattle area has raised questions about millions of dollars in public funding and whether the services associated with those payments can [...]
Washington Wage Theft Case: Why Payroll Compliance and Proper Accounting Matter
A recent Washington wage theft case should serve as a serious reminder to every business owner with employees: payroll, wage practices, employment policies and recordkeeping are not areas where a business can afford to operate [...]
AI Can Do Your Taxes? Not So Fast.
OpenAI’s Astra Demonstration Should Be a Warning to Taxpayers and Business Owners Artificial intelligence is advancing at an extraordinary pace. It can summarize documents, analyze data, draft correspondence, assist with research and automate repetitive tasks [...]
When a 28-Year Anchor Store Leaves: What the Fred Meyer Closure Could Mean for Small Businesses at James Center
For nearly three decades, Fred Meyer has been an anchor at James Center in West Tacoma. The grocery history at 6901 S. 19th Street goes back even further. The location was originally built in 1995 [...]
Build Several Versions of 2027: Planning Your Business for an Uncertain Economy
As businesses begin looking toward 2027, there is no shortage of uncertainty. The economy continues to change, political decisions at the federal, state and local levels can alter the cost of doing business, and employers [...]
