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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All – The bills appear to address a loophole on an exemption tied to Business and Occupation taxes for taxes already paid on Premiums collected. I am too far removed from the
tax compliance side to understand what impacts these companion bills may have on title agents and title insurers who also have direct operations. I would appreciate more eyes reviewing before we decide WLTA’s position. Attached are both bills, but I am
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Craig Trummel</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Regional Underwriter/Washington State Counsel<span style="color:#A39161">
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