California Voters Turn Back a 5% Billionaire Tax While Washington Keeps Its 9.9% Millionaire Tax, Splitting the West Coast on Taxing the Rich

California’s one-time 5% billionaire wealth tax is on track for defeat while Washington voters keep a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. Here is what the split verdict means for wealth planning, residency and business owners.

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California Billionaire Tax Heads to Voters as Top 10 Face $31.5 Billion Bill

California votes Nov. 3 on Prop 40, a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ net worth. Forbes says the ten richest Californians alone could owe $31.5 billion, while economists split on whether the tax raises $100 billion or leaves the state $39 billion poorer.

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