The Washington state House of Representatives is poised to pass HB 3191, http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=3191, an omnibus tax bill that contains a sales tax on custom software in Part 15 of the bill.

WTIA has been lobbying hard to delete this provsion since it came up last Monday.  Thank you to those of you who have called and e-mailed your legislators.  Unfortunately many of them are not listening, particularly those from Seattle and east side of King County where the bulk of the state's tech industry is located.

We need one last ditch effort to try to stop this ill-advised tax from being passed into law.  Please call the legislative hotline at 800-562-6000 to express your opposition to the sales tax on custom software in HB 3191.

WTIA will continue to fight against this tax if HB 3191 goes over to the Senate.  But for now we need to put pressure on the House, especially those from Seattle and greater King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.  Please do this today.  Thank you.