Table 7
DISTRIBUTIONS OF ADDITIONAL LOCAL HOTEL/MOTEL TAXES
TO CITIES AND COUNTIES (2% - 3% rates)
Tax is in addition to sales tax; purchasers bear the tax burden
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NOVEMBER DECEMBER YEAR TO DATE
AREA TAX RATE DISTRIBUTIONS DISTRIBUTIONS DISTRIBUTIONS
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Chelan 3% $ 31,001.92 $ 14,084.82$ 178,558.06
Leavenworth 3% 22,194.39 23,636.10 125,396.31
Wenatchee* 4% 33,669.57 39,129.39 236,808.39
Forks** 2% 3,848.76 3,269.51 7,118.27
Cowlitz County 2% 23,206.28 19,140.40 216,804.35
East Wenatchee* 4% 1,390.46 6,765.51 37,836.04
Pasco 2% 11,304.96 9,191.92 124,165.22
Grays Harbor County3% 38,504.19 26,038.75 315,020.12
Ocean Shores 3% 37,266.34 29,115.13 345,777.28
Westport 3% 9,944.76 3,987.78 55,925.98
Bellevue 3% 183,100.68 172,759.21 1,985,700.81
Winthrop 3% 3,866.40 8,905.16 50,152.23
Long Beach 3% 21,275.51 11,260.14 130,571.41
Pierce County 2% 19,334.35 13,549.14 141,105.53
Buckley 2% ---D ---D ---D
Eatonville 2% ---D ---D ---D
Fife 2% 20,586.34 17,986.34 195,484.52
Lakewood 5% 14,464.75 16,040.14 120,538.87
Puyallup 2% 8,458.94 5,902.68 76,125.83
Tacoma*** 2%-5% 97,296.57 87,110.65 515,865.43
La Conner 2% 4,524.34 4,362.26 52,384.67
Snohomish County 2% 86,693.10 73,952.89 857,199.14
Spokane County 2% 112,227.36 105,799.69 1,241,638.84
Yakima City 3% 49,500.48 44,019.87 476,836.38
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D = The amount cannot be disclosed. See the note on disclosure
on page 3.
* The tax rate for Wenatchee and East Wenatchee increased from
2% to 4% effective October 1, 1997.
** Forks imposed a 2% special hotel/motel tax effective
September 1, 1997.
*** Effective September 1, 1997, Tacoma has increased the special
hotel/motel tax to 5% for lodging businesses with 25 or more
rooms/spaces. Businesses with 24 or less rooms/spaces must
collectthe 2% tax.