I don’t know much about business taxes, but how does the company feel about the Washington Business and Occupancy Tax and state run workman’s comp? It seems if anything Washington state is lagging behind in job growth.
We have automated most of what you note here that would be a danger or get me taxed. Other items don’t apply until you have ??? certain amount of employees or operate in certain fields.
We learned long ago to automate and avoid many of the fake injuries that employees like to claim on light duty jobs like ours.
I worked for FedEx a long time ago and watched the least physical employees file carpal tunnel and mild back pain claims. They went through surgery and all in the hope of living a WC life. It’s not available even if you get sawed in half.
All of them now work at convenience stores, Walmart or off their kids.
This taught me what to watch for on the floor so as to not expose myself to the same scams or the regulations.
The Feds take 35% of a corporations profits first. States line up for another 10% (here in CA). Workers Comp rates are ridiculous. Our political leaders all believe they can run any business better than the people who started them. They know best because they care the most. Whatever, they are world class idiots who are like Shakespears poor, poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the “state” and then is heard no more!!!