Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz leaves Seattle as local lawmakers mull millionaire tax
Howard Schultz and his wife relocate to Miami amid Washington’s new 9.9% tax on income over $1 million, joining other wealthy individuals moving for favorable tax conditions.
- Tuesday's LinkedIn post by Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, said he and his wife Sheri are moving from Seattle to Miami for their next adventure together.
- Washington lawmakers advanced Senate Bill 6346, proposing a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million, now heading to the Senate for approval.
- Schultz, whom Bloomberg Billionaires Index values at $6.6 billion, paid about $44 million for a 5,500-square-foot penthouse at the Surf Club, Four Seasons Private Residences in Surfside, Florida.
- The timing of Schultz's move came hours after the Washington state House advanced Senate Bill 6346, fueling scrutiny as supporters say it would generate $3.5 billion annually and expand the Working Families Tax Credit to roughly 460,000 households.
- Starbucks will keep its Seattle headquarters but earlier this month announced a new Nashville, Tennessee office; Schultz said his family office will relocate to Miami while the Schultz Family Foundation stays in Seattle.
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