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The following notices discuss recent legislative changes, explain tax application to a specific set of facts, or address certain issues. They are correct at the time of publication; however, some may contain invalid information due to law changes. If you have questions, please call 1-800-647-7706.

A

ACH Debit Filing
Aerospace
Agricultural
Aircraft Prototype
Apportionment
Auto Repair Businesses
Auto Sales New

B

Beer and Wine Sales to Retailers
Biofuel
Boarding Homes
Boats
Business Improvement Areas, Parking

C

Cedar or Specialty Wood Products, Buyers or Processors of
Chemical Dependency 
Cigarette (Tobacco)
Cold Storage Warehouse
Commercial Equipment, Energy Efficient
Commute Trip
Composting Facilities
Computers
Consignment Sales
Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Act of 2009
Credit Unions, State - New Tax Exemptions
Customized Training Program

D

Dental Industry
Digital Goods
Direct Mail
Direct Pay Permits
Direct Sellers
Drugs


E

Electric Utility Tax Credit
Electric Vehicles

Energy Efficient Commercial Equipment
Enhanced 911
Estate Tax
Extended Warranties
Explosives
Eyeglass Frames


F

Farming
Financial Businesses
Firewood Sellers
Fireworks Sales
Fish Tax
Florists
Food and Food Ingredients
Foreign Diplomats
Forest-Derived Biomass
Fruit and Vegetable Processors


G

Gambling
Gas Stations
Gift Certificates/Cards
Government, Sales to
Grocery Stores

H

High Technology
Hog Fuel
Honey Bees
Hospitals
Hotel / Motel
Hybrid Vehicles


I

Incentives
Insurance Companies
International Service Districts
Inventory Tracking Supplies


J, K, L

Laundry / Laundromat
Leasehold Tax
Liquor Agents
Litter Tax


M

Manufactured Housing
Manufacturing
Military Personnel
Military Sales
Motion Picture Companies


N

Natural Gas
Naturopathic Medicines
Newspapers
Nonprofit Boarding Homes
Nonprofit Fundraising
Nonresidents
Nursing Facility


O

Oil Spill Tax New
Orthotic / Prosthetic


P

Paging Services
Park Model Trailers
Parking and Business Improvement Areas
Penalty Changes
Penalty/Interest Waivers
Personal Chefs
Petroleum Products
Power Businesses
Printing & Publishing
Prescription Drugs
Professional Employer Organizations
Promoters
Property Taxes New
Public Transportation
Public Utility Tax 


Q, R

Radioactive Waste Cleanup
Renewable Energy Industry New
Rental Car Tax
Rental of RV's and Motor Homes
Repair Businesses
Reseller Permits New
Rural County Incentives

S

Salmon Restoration
Seafood Processors
Semiconductor Materials
Software Sales
Solar Energy
Solar, Methane and Wind Power
Solar Water Systems
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax
Syrup Tax


T

Tax Reporting Changes
Telecommunications
Temporary Staffing
Timber Products
Tire Fee
Tobacco
Trail Grooming
Truck Stop & Diesel Truck Owners

U

Unclaimed Property
US Government, Sales to
Use Tax


V

Vegetable Oil
Vehicle Sales New 
Vessels
Veterinarians


W

Warehouse
Warranties
WashingtonFilmWorks Contributors
Washington Government
Water Associations
Water Rights
Weatherization
Wine Shipments
Wineries
Wood Products, Buyers or Processors

X, Y, Z



Aa  
 

ACH debit filing

    Tax Return Due Date Change (Issued May 1, 2006)

 

Aerospace

    Tax Incentives for Federal Aviation Regulation Part 145 Repair Stations (Issued June 13, 2008)
    Aerospace Manufacturers Tax Incentives (Issued June 13, 2008)
    Non-manufacturer Aerospace Incentives (Issued June 13, 2008)
    Aerospace Tooling Manufacturers Tax Incentives (Issued June 13, 2008)

 

Agricultural

    Livestock Nutrient Management - Changes to Tax Exemptions (Issued June 11, 2009)
    Tax Exemptions for Honey Beekeepers (Issued June 3, 2008)
    Update - Replacement Parts for Farm Machinery and Equipment – Sales and Use Tax Exemption (Issued June 27, 2007)
    Farm Fuel Users - Sales and Use Tax Exemption Update (Issued May 24, 2007)
    Custom Services for Farmers – B&O and Public Utility Tax Exemption (Issued May 22, 2007)
    Dairy Product Processors Receive B&O Tax Exemption (Issued May 25, 2006)
    Tax Incentives to Reduce Agricultural Burning to Change  (Issued June 29, 2005)
    Pesticides and the Hazardous Substance Tax  (Issued November 13, 2002)
    Dairy Nutrient Management Sales/Use Tax Exemption  (Issued March 12, 2002)
    Update - Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Animal Pharmaceuticals Sold to Farmers or Veterinarians  (Issued June 12, 2002)
    The Tax Application for Tree and/or Stump Removal from Existing Orchards  (Issued August 6, 2000)
    Sales and Use Tax Exemption to Farmers and Veterinarians for Animal Pharmaceuticals  (Issued August 1, 2001)
    Farmers - Implementation Plan for New Tax Exemptions and Assistance for Farmers  (Issued July 27, 2001)
    Farmers - Sample Letter to Revenue to Apply for Dairy Nutrient Sales and Use Tax Exemption  (Issued July 27, 2001)
    Farm Worker Drinking Water Special Notice  (Issued May 2, 2000)
    Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Farm Worker Housing Revision of Notice Issued March 20, 1996  (Issued April 12, 1996)
    Taxability of Selling Harvested Mushrooms and Other Forest Products  (Issued August 6, 2009)

 

Aircraft Prototype

    Aircraft Prototype Exemption  (Issued July 16, 2004)

 

Apportionment

    Apportionment - Approved Methods (Issued December 17, 2005)

 

Auto Repair Businesses

    Sales of Auto Parts to Nonresidents and Annual Notification for Repair Facilities (Issued May 31, 2007)
    State Requirements of Auto Repair Businesses  (Issued January 22, 1996)
     

 

Auto Sales

  New Return of New Vehicles Under Customer Satisfaction Programs (Issued October 14, 2009)
    Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 - Federal Rebate Program (Issued July 29, 2009)
    New Sales and Use Tax Exemptions for High Mileage Hybrid and Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicles (Issued August 22, 2008)



B    
 

Beer and Wine

    Beer and Wine Sales to Retailers (Issued April 18, 2006)
    Direct Wine Sales to Consumers – New Registration and Tax Collection Requirements (Issued August 6, 2009)

 

Biofuel

    Waste Vegetable Oil Exemption  (Issued June 12, 2008)
    Biofuel Sellers - Update (Issued July 6, 2007)
    Biofuel Manufacturers - Tax Benefits for Manufacturers of Biodiesel Fuel, Biodiesel Alcohol Fuel, Feedstock and Wood Biomass Fuel  (Issued June 24, 2003)

 

Boarding Homes

    Nonprofit Boarding Homes  (Issued June 7, 2005)
    Taxability of Licensed Boarding Homes  (Issued May 26, 2004)

 

Boats

    Taxability of the Charter Boat Industry  (Issued August 13, 2009)


C    
 

Charter Boats

    Refer to Boats

 

Chemical Dependency

    Chemical Dependency Service Providers - Tax Change  (Issued June 23, 2003)

 

Cigarette

    Refer to Tobacco

 

Cold Storage Warehouse

    "Cold Storage Warehouse" Added to Warehouse Sales Tax Remittance Program (Issued July 2, 2007)
    Processing Plants and Cold Storage Warehouses (Issued July 2, 2007)

 

Commute Trip

    Commute Trip Reduction Credit Program – 2005 Updates  (Issued June 20, 2005)

 

Composting Facilities

    Reporting Instructions for Composting Facilities  (Issued August 13, 2009)

 

Computers Used in Printing & Publishing - Sales & Use Tax Exemption

    Computers Used in Printing & Publishing - Sales & Use Tax Exemption  (Issued April 16, 2004)

 

Consignment Sales

    Tax Reporting for Consignment Sales  (Issued April 9, 2003)

 

Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Act of 2009

    Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 - Federal Rebate Program (Issued July 29, 2009)

 

Credit Unions

    State Credit Unions – New Tax Exemption  (Issued June 6, 2006)

 

Customized Training Program

    B&O Tax Credit and Training Assistance for New and Expanding Business (Issued May 5, 2006)


D    
 

Dental Industry

    Dental Industry Update  (Issued January 16, 2002)
    Tax Changes on Dental Laboratories and Products  (Issued October 1, 1998)

 

Digital Goods

    Limited Exemption for Electronically Delivered Standard Financial Information (Issued May 31, 2007)

 

Direct Mail

    Sales Tax Sourcing for Direct Mail Sellers (Issued July 2, 2009)
    Direct Mail Tax Deduction and Exemptions  (Issued June 15, 2005)

 

Direct Pay Permits

    Certain Taxpayers to Pay Use Tax Directly to the Department of Revenue  (Issued August 11, 2009)

   
 

Direct Sellers

   

Special Notice for Direct Sellers  (Issued February 1, 2000)


 

Drugs

   

B&O Tax Deduction for Physicians and Clinics that Dispense Drugs by Infusion or Injection (Issued September 11, 2007)



E    
 

Electric Vehicles

    Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Tax Exemptions (Issued July 10, 2009)
 
 

Energy Efficient Commercial Equipment

    Energy Efficient Commercial Equipment  (Issued June 24, 2008)
   
 

Enhanced 911

    New State Enhanced 911 Tax on Cellular Telephone Service  (Issued November 14, 2002)

 

Estate Tax

    New Washington Estate Tax  (Issued May 24, 2005)

 

Explosives

    Sales of Explosives  (Issued June 27, 2002)

 

Eyeglass Frames

    Eyeglass Frames and Medical Items  (Issued July 16, 2004)



F    

 

Farming

    See Agricultural

 

Financial Businesses

    Limited Exemption for Electronically Delivered Standard Financial Information (Issued May 31, 2007)

 

Firewood Sellers

    Firewood Sellers  (Issued August 9, 1996)

 

Fireworks Sales

    Fireworks Sales: Distributors and Retail Sales by Nonprofit Organizations Tax Registration and Reporting Requirements (Issued August 13, 2009)

 

Fish Tax

    Fish Tax Extended on Sea Urchins and Sea Cucumbers  (Issued June 8, 2005)

 

Florists

    Qualifying Florists Exempt from Destination Sales Tax Sourcing (Issued June 5, 2008)

 

Food and Food Ingredients

    "Prepared Food" Tax Changes  (Issued May 29, 2007)
    Litter Tax Exemptions for Prepared Food and Beverages   (Issued June 16, 2005)
    Dietary Supplements - Sales Tax Changes  (Issued April 16, 2004)
    Personal Chefs  (Issued January 31, 2006)
    Retailers of Fountain Drinks: B&O Tax Credit for Syrup Tax Paid (Issued April 14, 2006)
    Sealed Beverages - Sales Tax Changes  (Issued April 16, 2004)
    Sales of Bakery Items  (Issued April 7, 2004)

 

Foreign Diplomat

    Foreign Diplomats Tax Exemption Program  (Issued November 10, 2003)

 

Forest-Derived Biomass

    Tax Incentives on Sales and Purchases of Hog Fuel and Forest-Derived Biomass (Issued June 23, 2009)

 

Fruit and Vegetable Processors

    Fruit & Vegetable Processors Tax Exemption - New E-file Requirement (Issued May 31, 2006)
    Fruit and Vegetable Processors Tax Exemption  (Issued June 13, 2005)


G    
 

Gambling

    Gambling Business and Occupation Tax  (Issued June 10, 2005)

 

Gas Stations

    Gasoline Service Stations - B&O Tax Credit for Alternative Power Generation Device Purchases (Issued June 19, 2008)

 

Gift Certificates/Cards

    Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Changes for Businesses/Holders  (Issued June 10, 2004)

 

Grocery Stores

    Qualifying Florists Exempt from Destination Sales Tax Sourcing (Issued June 5, 2008)


h    
 

High Technology

    Biotechnology Products & Medical Device Manufacturers - Tax Incentives (Issued June 1, 2006)
    High Technology Business and Occupation Tax Credit Changes  (Issued June 21, 2005)
    High Technology Business Tax Incentives  (Issued August 9, 2004)


 

Hog Fuel

    Tax Incentives on Sales and Purchases of Hog Fuel and Forest-Derived Biomass (Issued June 23, 2009)

 

Honey Bees

    Tax Exemptions for Honey Beekeepers (Issued June 3, 2008)

 

Hospitals

    Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Hospitals (Issued March 6, 2009)
    Tax Exemptions for Temporary Medical Housing Provided by Health or Social Welfare Organizations (Issued May 22, 2008)
    B&O Deduction for Physicians and Clinics that Dispense Drugs by Infusion or Injection (Issued September 11, 2007)
    Hospital Safe Patient Handling B&O Credit  (Issued May 18, 2006)

 

Hotel / Motel

    Tax Exemptions for Temporary Medical Housing Provided by Health or Social Welfare Organizations (Issued May 22, 2008)
    Changes Relating to the Definition of Rental of Real Estate for Hotels and Motels  (Issued July 3, 2002)


 

Hybrid Vehicles

    Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Tax Exemptions (Issued July 10, 2009)
 

 

New Sales and Use Tax Exemptions for High Mileage Hybrid and Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicles (Issued June 19, 2009)

     



I    
 

Incentives

    Sales and Use Tax Deferral for Corporate Headquarters Located in Community Empowerment Zones (Issued June 3, 2008)
    Tax Exemptions for Temporary Medical Housing Provided by Health or Social Welfare Organizations (Issued May 22, 2008)
    Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Weatherization Assistance Program (Issued May 22, 2008)
    Processing Plants and Cold Storage Warehouses (Issued July 2, 2007)
    "Cold Storage Warehouse" Added to Warehouse Sales Tax Remittance Program (Issued July 2, 2007)
    B&O Tax Exemption for Sales of Natural and Manufactured Gas by Industrial Users (Issued August 5, 2009)
    Semiconductor Materials Manufacturers Tax Incentives (Issued December 21, 2006)
    Truck Stop and Diesel Truck Owners - Tax Incentives  (Issued June 1, 2006)
    Biotechnology Products & Medical Device Manufacturers - Tax Incentives (Issued June 1, 2006)
    B&O Tax Credit and Training Assistance for New and Expanding Businesses (Issued May 5, 2006)
    Tax Incentives to Reduce Agricultural Burning to Change  (Issued June 29, 2005)
    Renewable Energy Industry Tax Incentives  (Issued June 21, 2005)
    Tax Incentives for the Production of Solar, Methane and Wind Power  (Issued June 16, 2005)
    High Technology Business Tax Incentives  (Issued February 2005)
 
Deferral/Waiver Program Extended, and Revised Software Manufacturing, Programming, and Help Desk B&O Tax Credits Reestablished  (Issued May 19, 2004)
    International Services Districts: Questions and Answers about the International Services Districts Business and Occupation Tax Credit  (Issued April 23, 2000)
    Warehouse Sales Tax Exemption  (Issued September 19, 1997)

 

Insurance Companies

    Insurance Companies Tax Obligations  (Issued June 5, 2006)

 

International Service Districts

    Questions and Answers about the International Services Districts Business and Occupation Tax Credit  (Issued April 23, 2000)

 

Inventory Tracking Supplies

    Sales or Use Tax on Inventory Tracking Supplies (Tags, Labels, Tickets, etc.)  (Issued May 4, 2005)



JKL
 

Laundry / Laundromat

    Self-service Laundry Facilities  (Issued June 8, 2005)
    Tax Reporting Changes for Linen and Uniform Supply Services  (Issued July 1, 2001)

 

Leasehold Tax

    Exemption for Certain Amateur Radio Repeaters  (Issued May 25, 2007)

 

Liquor Agents

    (There are no notices available at this time.)

 

Litter Tax

    Litter Tax Exemptions for Prepared Food and Beverages  (Issued June 16, 2005)


M
 

Manufactured Housing

    Sales tax Collection Requirement on Sales of Manufactured Housing  (Issued October 16, 1998)

 

Manufacturing

    Semiconductor Materials Manufacturers Tax Incentives (Issued December 21, 2006)
    Tax Changes for Manufacturers of Dairy Products  (Issued August 21, 2000)

 

Military Personnel

    Penalty and Interest Waivers for Active Duty Military Personnel (Issued June 24, 2008)
 
 

Military Sales

    Vehicle Sales Tax and Use Tax Requirements for Persons in the Military Services  (Issued March 2003)

 

Motion Picture Companies

    WashingtonFilmWorks Contributors B&O Tax Credit - Modification (Issued May 23, 2008)
    Expanded Exemptions for Motion Picture and Video Production Companies  (Issued July 15, 1997)


N
 

Natural Gas

    B&O Tax Exemption for Sales of Natural and Manufactured Gas by Industrial Users (Issued August 5, 2009)

 

Naturopathic Medicines

    Tax Exemption for Naturopathic Medicines  (Issued July, 2005)

 

Newspapers

    B&O Tax Rate Lowered for Printing and/or Publishing of Newspapers (Issued June 19, 2009)
    Advertising Income from Electronic Version of Printed Newspaper Now Taxed under Printing and Publishing Classification (Issued June 9, 2008)

 

Nonprofit Fundraising

    Nonprofit Fundraising  (Issued August 13, 2009)

 

Nonresidents

    Vessels and Nonresident Individuals Tax Exemptions and Use Permit (Issued June 13, 2007)
    Vehicles and Parts Sales to Nonresidents (Issued June 4, 2007)
    Sales of Auto Parts to Nonresidents and Annual Notification for Repair Facilities (Issued May 31, 2007)
    Revision of Special Notice Previously Sent to Corporations Holding Nonresident Permits  (Issued July 20, 1989)

 

Nursing Facility

    Nursing Facility Quality Maintenance Fee Repealed (Issued May 18, 2007)


O
 

Oil Spill Tax

  New Oil Spill Response Tax Suspension (Issued October 1, 2009)
    Changes for Reporting Oil spill Taxes   (Issued March 15, 2007)

 

Orthotic / Prosthetic

    Tax Due on Commercial Use of Molds by Orthotic and Prosthetic Manufacturers  (Issued January 30, 1998)


P
 

Paging Services

    Paging Services Subject To Retail Sales Tax  (Issued June 9, 2000)

 

Park Model Trailers

    Tax Application Change on the Transfer of Used Park Model Trailers  (Issued August 4, 2009)

 

Parking and Business Improvement Areas

    Parking and Business Improvement Areas  (Issued June 7, 2005)

 

Penalties

    Tax Return Due Date Change (Issued May 1, 2006)

 

Penalty/Interest Waivers

    Penalty and Interest Waivers for Active Duty Military Personnel (Issued June 24, 2008)

 

Personal Chefs

    Personal Chefs  (Issued January 31, 2006)

 

Petroleum Products

    Petroleum Products Tax Re-imposed (Issued May 27, 2009)

 

Power Businesses

    Increase in Tax Deduction for Low Density Power Businesses  (Issued June 21, 1996)
    Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Light and Power Businesses  (Issued February 11, 2002)

 

Prescription Drugs

    Prescription Drugs - Lower Tax Rate for Warehousing and Reselling (Issued October 2, 2008)

 

Printing & Publishing

    B&O Tax Rate Lowered for Printing and/or Publishing of Newspapers (Issued June 19, 2009)
    Advertising Income from Electronic Version of Printed Newspaper Now Taxed under Printing and Publishing Classification (Issued June 9, 2008)
         
Computers Used in Printing & Publishing - Sales & Use Tax Exemption  (Issued April 16, 2004)

 

Professional Employer Organizations

    Professional Employer Organizations - Deduction  (Issued June 2, 2006)

 

Promoters

 
Special Event Promoters - Requirements  (Issued August 20, 2009)

 

Property Taxes

  New Assessment of Low-Income Housing - Update (Issued October 2, 2009)
  New Wheat Prices Used to Determine the Assessed Value of Farm & Agricultural Land (Issued October 2, 2009)
    2009 Legislative Updates - Levies and Collection Issues (Issued July 23, 2009)
    2009 Legislative Updates - Current Use Program and Designated Forest Land (Issued July 23, 2009)
    Legislative Update - Changes in the Property Tax Exemption for Museums and Performing Arts Facilities (Issued July 8, 2009)
    Property Valuation Appeals (Issued May 20, 2009)
    Determining the Limit Factor for Increases in Property Tax Levies (Issued April 22, 2009)
    Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Hospitals (Issued March 6, 2009)
    Adding New Value to the Assessment Rolls (Issued September 29, 2008)
    Building Permits in Relation to Adding Value of New Construction (Issued September 15, 2008)
   

2008 Legislation Updates – Levy Lid Lift, Establishing Taxing Districts Boundaries, Beach Management Districts, Binding Site Plans  (Issued August 27, 2008)

    Taxing District Levy Certification (Issued July 15, 2008)

 

Public Transportation

 

Public Transportation Agencies May Deduct Fare Revenue (Issued May 31, 2006)


 

Public Utility Tax

    Reduced Public Utility Tax Rate for Log Trucks (Issued June 25, 2009)
    Public Utility Tax Credits for "Billing Discounts" and "Qualified Contributions" (Issued May 27, 2009)
    Electric Utility Tax Credit for Rural Economic Development Revolving Fund (includes application) (Issued May 20, 2009)
    Public Utility Tax Deduction for Certain Transportation Activities with Respect to Agricultural Commodities (Issued July 3, 2007)

QR
 

Radioactive Waste Cleanup

    Radioactive Waste Cleanup - Support Services May Now Qualify for Reduced B&O Tax Rate (Issued June 29, 2009)

 

Renewable Energy Industry

  New Renewable Energy System Cost Recovery Program - Production Incentive (Issued September 23, 2009)
    Tax Incentives for Generation of Electricity from Renewable Resources (Issued June 24, 2009)
    Renewable Energy Industry Tax Incentives  (Issued June 21, 2005)

 

Rental Car Tax

    Rental Car Tax Still Due as of January 1, 2000 - Tax on Car Rentals Unaffected by Initiative 695  (Issued December 27, 1999)

 

Rental of RV's and Motor Homes

        
Rental of Motorized Recreational Vehicles (RV's) and Motor Homes  (Issued June 1, 2004)

 

Repair Businesses

    Use Tax on Out-of-State Repairs  (Reissued June, 2004)

 

Reseller Permits

  New Reseller Permits to Replace Resale Certificates (Issued October 22, 2009)

 

Rural County Incentives

    Rural County B&O Tax Credit for New Employees in Manufacturing - Modifications (Issued July 12, 2007)
        
Deferral/Waiver Program Extended, and Revised Software Manufacturing, Programming, and Help Desk B&O Tax Credits Reestablished  (Issued May 19, 2004)


S
 

Salmon Restoration

    Grants for Salmon Restoration - Tax Change  (Issued April 19, 2004)

 

Seafood Processing

    Seafood Processors Receive B&O Tax Exemption  (Issued May 26, 2006)

 

Semiconductor Materials

    Semiconductor Materials Manufacturers Tax Incentives (Issued December 21, 2006)

 

Software Sales

    Taxation of Computer Software Services and Canned Software Sales or Licensing  (Issued June 8, 1998)

 

Solar Energy

    Solar Energy Systems and Semiconductor Incentives (Issued July 31, 2009)
    Tax Incentives for Generation of Electricity from Renewable Resources (Issued June 24, 2009)

 

Solar, Methane and Wind Power

    Tax Incentives for the Production of Solar, Methane and Wind Power  (Issued June 16, 2005)

 

Solar Water Systems

    Solar Water Systems - Tax Exemption  (Issued May 30, 2006)

 

Streamlined Sales Tax

    Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA)  (Issued May 21, 2007)

 

Syrup Tax

    Retailers of Fountain Drinks: B&O Tax Credit for Syrup Tax Paid  (Issued April 14, 2006)

T
 

Tax Reporting Changes and Methods

    Tax Return Due Date Change (Issued May 1, 2006)
    Cash Basis Reporting Method  (Issued June 12, 1996)

 

Telecommunications

    Telephone Program Excise Tax Rates for Fiscal Year 2010 (Issued April 7, 2009)
    Sales Tax Exemption Telecommunication Services for Internet Service Providers (Issued May 23, 2008)
    Addressed-based Database Now Available for Local Tax Coding for Mobile Telecommunication Services  (Issued September 10, 2002)
    State Enhanced 911 Tax on Cellular Telephone Service  (Issued November 14, 2002)
 
Place of Sale for Telephone Services  (Issued April 29, 2004)

 

Temporary Staffing

    Temporary Staffing Businesses Must Collect Retail Sales Tax on Retail Services (Issued August 11, 2009)

 

Timber Products

    Timber Activities - Reduced Business and Occupation Tax Rates (Issued September 29, 2008)

 

Tire Fee

    Tire Fee on New Replacement Vehicle Tires (Issued July 9, 2009)


 

Tobacco

    Cigarettes Sold in Washington Required to be Reduced Ignition Propensity Certified  (Issued August 8, 2008)
    Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Products Tax Changes  (Issued May 24, 2005)

 

Trail Grooming

    Trail Grooming – Sales Tax Exemption  (Issued June 26, 2008)

 

Truck Stop & Diesel Truck Owners

    Truck Stop and Diesel Truck Owners - Tax Incentives  (Issued June 1, 2006)


U
 

Unclaimed Property

        
Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Changes for Businesses/Holders  (Issued June 10, 2004)

 

US Government Sales

    Tax Exempt Sales to the US Government (Issued September 19, 2008)
    Important Information for Retailers Making Sales to the US Government  (Issued December 14,1998)

 

Use Tax

    Certain Taxpayers to Pay Use Tax Directly to the Department of Revenue  (Issued August 11, 2009)
    Use Tax on Out-of-State Repairs  (Issued July 29, 2002)


V

 

Vegetable Oil

    Waste Vegetable Oil Exemption  (Issued June 12, 2008)
 
 

Vehicle Sales

  New Return of New Vehicles Under Customer Satisfaction Programs (Issued October 14, 2009)
    Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 - Federal Rebate Program (Issued July 29, 2009)
    Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Tax Exemptions (Issued July 10, 2009)
    Vehicles and Parts Sales to Nonresidents (Issued June 4, 2007)
    Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax Rate Increase  (Issued June 17, 2003)
    Vehicle Sales Tax and Use Tax Requirements for Persons in the Military Services  (March 17, 2003)

 

Vessels

    Vessels and Nonresident Individuals Tax Exemptions and Use Permit (Issued November 7, 2008)

 

Veterinarians

    Use Tax Reminder for Veterinarians  (Issued October 12, 2001)


W
 

Warehouse

    Prescription Drugs - Lower Tax Rate for Warehousing and Reselling (Issued October 2, 2008)
    "Cold Storage Warehouse" Added to Warehouse Sales Tax Remittance Program (Issued July 2, 2007)
    Processing Plants and Cold Storage Warehouses (Issued July 2, 2007)
    Warehouse Sales Tax Exemption  (Issued September 19, 1997)

 

Warranties

    Extended Warranties Now Subject to Sales Tax  (Issued June 17, 2005)

 

WashingtonFilmWorks Contributors

    WashingtonFilmWorks Contributors B&O Tax Credit - Modification (Issued May 23, 2008)
   
 

Washington Government Entities

    Washington Government Entities Tax Obligations  (Issued April 19, 2000)

 

Water Associations

    Tax Reporting for Nonprofit Water Associations  (Issued July 6, 1988 - Reissued August 2008)

 

Water Rights

        
Water Rights Transfers Subject to the Real Estate Excise Tax  (Issued September 15, 2006)

 

Weatherization

    Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Weatherization Assistance Program (Issued May 22, 2008)

 

Wine Shipments

    Direct Wine Sales to Consumers – New Registration and Tax Collection Requirements (Issued August 6, 2009)

 

Wineries

    Wineries May Qualify for B&O Tax Refund (Issued November 9, 2007)

 

 

Wood Products

    Buyers or Processors of Cedar or Specialty Wood Products  (Issued June 10, 2005)


XYZ

     
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