Employment Authorization Announced for Venezuelans

On March 9, 2021, USCIS announced a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans for an 18-month period beginning March 9, 2021 through September 9, 2022. Read about this authorization.

Estate and tax changes under the Biden Administration

With Democrats now controlling the House and the Senate being equally divided (with Vice President Harris having the tie breaking...

Waypoint Aeronautical’ s COVID Sanitizing Technology

Since 1996, PRK Livengood has proudly represented Everett-based Waypoint Aeronautical Corporation. Waypoint specializes in large transport aircraft serving both the...

Client Story: CRĒO Industrial Arts and USOPM Project

Peterson Russell Kelly Livengood is proud to represent innovative companies like CRĒO Industrial Arts, based in Woodinville, Washington, and serving clients worldwide. CRĒO is a custom fabricator that has been producing unique high-end architectural products for over 30 years. One of CRĒO’s more heartfelt and complicated projects was launched in late July 2020, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum (USOPM) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

New Executive Order August 3, 2020 – Hiring Practices of Employers with Federal Contracts or Sub-Contracts Under Scrutiny

The president today ordered executive department and agency review of the use of foreign workers to perform certain government contracts in 2018 and 2019 to determine whether opportunities for US workers were affected. Learn more about this order.

June 22, 2020 Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry/Admission to the U.S.

On June 22, 2020, the president issued a new proclamation suspending entry into the United States for additional categories of employees and executives and extending the prior proclamation of April 22, 2020. The new proclamation is broad, and purports to eliminate employment authorization for many already in the U.S. under certain circumstances.

Opinion: Is out-of-state property subject to Washington estate tax?

Is out-of-state property subject to Washington estate tax?

2020 Real Estate Excise Tax Increases

See the chart for the new combined REET Rate and King County Rate starting on January 1, 2020.