Starting October 1: Some business services are now subject to retail sales tax, as required by state law, ESSB 5814. When you buy these services, vendors should add sales tax to your bill. If you sell these services, you should begin collecting retail sales tax. Learn more about Services newly subject to retail sales tax.
Property tax publications
- Appealing Your Property Assessment to the County Board of Equalization (pdf)
- Ballot Measure Requirements for Voted Property Tax Levies
- Commercial Vessel Tax (pdf)
- County Assessor’s Manual (pdf)
- County Best Practices - Senior Citizen and Disabled Persons Exemption and Deferral Programs (pdf)
- County Boards of Equalization Manual (pdf)
- Current Use and Designated Forestland Manual (pdf)
- Designated Forest Land (pdf)
- Homeowner's Guide to Mass Appraisal (pdf)
- Homeowner’s Guide to Property Tax (pdf)
- How the 1% Property Tax Limit Works
- Impuestos Sobre La Propiedad (Homeowner’s Guide to Property Taxes) (pdf)
- Industrial Valuation Guidelines
- Levy Manual (pdf)
- Low-Income Valuation Guide
- Newsletter – The Property Tax Review
- Open Space Taxation Act
- Paying Your Property Tax Under Protest (pdf)
- Personal Property Tax (pdf)
- Personal Property Tax Valuation Guidelines
- Personal Property Manual
- Property Tax Assessment of Mobile and Manufactured Homes (pdf)
- Property Tax Assistance Program for Widows or Widowers of Veterans (pdf)
- Property Tax Calendar Due Dates (annual) (pdf)
- Property Tax Deferral for Homeowners with Limited Income (pdf)
- Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities (pdf)
- Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofits: Community Celebration Facilities (pdf)
- Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofits: Emergency or Transitional Housing (pdf)
- Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofits: Social Service Organizations (pdf)
- Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities (pdf)
- Property Tax Exemptions of Intangible Assets (pdf)
- Property Tax Legislation
- Property Tax Special Notices
- Property Tax Tip Sheet-- State School Levy (pdf)
- Property Tax Statistics
- Ratio Study Information Sheet (pdf)
- Resolution/Ordinance Procedure for Increasing Property Tax Revenue (pdf)
- Tax Increment Financing Type Programs in Washington (pdf)
- Tax Reference Manual