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<p class="MsoNormal">Please review the attached from Carrie. This may be big issue.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Carrie Tellefson <carrie@sound-gov.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 21, 2025 4:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jp Kissling <jpkissling@fitico.com>; Maureen Pfaff <maureen@olypentitle.com>; Michelle Taylor <mjtaylor@firstam.com>; George Peters <execdirector@washingtonlandtitle.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sam Miller <sam@sound-gov.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Title Insurance Agent Tax Preference Repeal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi all – the House and Senate introduced revenue proposals today. SB 5794 repeals several tax preferences, including the tax preference for insurance agents and title insurance agents:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https:/lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5794.pdf?q=20250321161420___.YXAzOmZpZGVsaXR5dGl0bGVjbzphOm86ZjU5MWY2YWYyZmY2OWI0YTdmMTcxMmIzNGJkNGFlYWU6Nzo5M2NhOmFiOWE4MzRkMWVkNGNmYjIwM2VmNzMwMTYzYTY5MDI3MWIwMTE2MDkzZjg1OGNlMzY4ZGViYjc2NzRkZTllZGM6aDpUOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5794.pdf?q=20250321161420">https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5794.pdf?q=20250321161420</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Does anybody have the background on how this preference came to be in the first place? What was the public policy argument?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Carrie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Carrie Tellefson, JD, President<br>
Sound Government Solutions<br>
253-576-9908 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">I understand that everyone has their own way of working. I’m sending this email at a time that suits my schedule, but there’s no expectation for you
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