Local Sales and Use Tax

• Local sales and use tax rates
• Lodging tax rates
• Local tax rate change notices

Streamlined Sales Tax (Destination-based Sales Tax)

• General information
• History of mitigation payments
• Mitigation for local governments
• Destination-based sales tax publications
• How to read the mitigation detail files

Funding programs for local govenments

• City and County Distributions “6050 Distributions”
• Local Revitalization Financing (LRF)

Property Tax

• Road Levy Shifts
• How the 1% Property Tax Limit Works
• Property Tax Calendar
• Resolution/Ordinance Procedures for Increasing Property Tax Revenue
• Property tax publications and forms

Other taxes

• Forest excise tax
• Leasehold excise tax
• Real estate excise tax

Tools

• Create a Report tool - Get economic or tax data about your municipality
• Business Records Database
• Tax Rate Lookup Tool (GIS)
• Questions & Answers database
• Data Resources for Revenue Forecasters (pdf)

DOR Facilitated Studies of Local Interest

• Municipal B&O Tax Study
• Streamlined Sales Tax Sourcing
• 2003
• 2004
• Appendix 2004
• Sourcing Impacts 2009-2013

Laws & Agency Rules

• RCWs
• WACs
• ETAs
• WTDs

Protecting Confidential Tax Information

• Training Presentation (.pps powerpoint)

Other DOR Resources

• Rule Making Activities
• Statistics & Reports
• Publications
• Interest rates (pdf)
• Presentation Material
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    • Local Excise Taxes 101
    • Public Facilities Districts
    • Local Infrastructure Financing Tool (LIFT) program
    • Annexation Tax Program
    • Hospital Benefit Zone Program
• ListServ
• Forms
• Strategic Business Plan
• Special Notices
• New Legislation Adopted
  • 2009  
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006

Contact DOR

• Secure Messaging
• E-mail
• Phone
• Mailing Addresses
• DOR Locations
• DOR Organizational Chart
• Select DOR Contacts for Local Governments
• Send Suggestions for Local Government Web Page

External Links

• USPS ZIP + 4 lookup
• NAICS & SIC tables
• Labor & Industries contractors database
• Search for a business by address using Department of Licensing's License Query System
• List of City B&O Taxes
• Business license information for cities and towns
• Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC)
  
• Select City and County Associations
  • Association of Washington Cities (AWC)
  • Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC)
  • Washington Association of County Officials (WACO)
  • Washington Association of County Treasurers (WSACT)
  • Washington Finance Officers Association (WFOA)
    
• Select WA State Agencies
  • Economic and Revenue Forecast Council
  • Employment Security Department
  • Department of Licensing
  • Department of Community Trade and Economic Development (DCTED)
  • Department of Labor and Industries
    
• Access Washington (with list of all state agencies)
  
• Washington State Legislature

Meeting schedules & workshop notices

Local Government Partnership meeting

Local Government Partnership meeting information

Send us suggestions for future Local Government Partnership meetings

Mitigation Advisory Committee meetings