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Nikhil Singhal, owner of Om Spark, is closing his business due to Washington's new $9 billion tax package.

The tax increase affects business and occupation tax and expands retail sales tax to include online digital ads.

Singhal urges lawmakers to consult small business owners before implementing significant tax changes.

REDMOND, Wash. - FOX 13 is hearing from another small business owner who says he’s been forced to shut down over big state tax increases .

Business owner Nikhil Singhal is calling it quits over the state's new $9 billion tax package passed earlier this year by lawmakers in Olympia.

"The math simply doesn’t add up for us to continue doing this business," Om Spark owner Nikhil Singhal said.

Singhal has operated Om Spark, an online marketing company based

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