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Information for local governments
- Local Sales and Use Tax
- Tax Simplification Project
- Streamlined Sales Tax (Destination-based Sales Tax)
- Funding Programs for Local Governments
- Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
- Property Tax
- Other Taxes
- Tools
- DOR Facilitated Studies of Local Interest
- Tax Legislation
- Laws & Agency Rules
- Protecting Confidential Tax Information
- Other DOR Resources
- Contact DOR
- External Links
Local Sales and Use Tax
Tax Simplification Project
Streamlined Sales Tax (Destination-based Sales Tax)
- History of mitigation payments
- Mitigation for local governments
- Destination-based sales tax publications
- How to read the mitigation detail files
- Fiscal Year 2012 and Fiscal Year 2013 - 3.4 Percent Reduction (pdf)
Funding Programs for Local Governments
- City and County Distributions “6050 Distributions”
- Tax Increment Financing in Washington (pdf)
- Hospital Benefit Zone Report (pdf)
- Local Revitalization Financing (LRF)
- List of LIFT, LRF, and HBZ Programs (pdf)
- Local Infrastructure Project Area (LIPA) Financing
- Affordable and Supportive Housing
- Annexation Tax
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
Property Tax
- Impact of a negative Implicit Price Deflator (IPD)
- Determining the Limit Factor for Increases in Property Tax Levies
- Road Levy Shifts
- How the 1% Property Tax Limit Works
- Property Tax Calendar
- Resolution/Ordinance Procedures for Increasing Property Tax Revenue
- Ballot Measure Requirements
- Property tax publications and forms
Other Taxes
Tools
- Create a Report tool - Get economic or tax data about your municipality
- Business Lookup Tool
- Tax Rate Lookup Tool (GIS)
- Data Resources for Revenue Forecasters (pdf)
- How to Estimate the Impact of State Sales Tax Legislation (pdf)
DOR Facilitated Studies of Local Interest
- Local B&O Tax Apportionment Task Force Report
- Municipal B&O Tax Study
- Streamlined Sales Tax Sourcing
Tax Legislation
Laws & Agency Rules
Protecting Confidential Tax Information
Other DOR Resources
- Instructions for Accessing Local Reports via SFT (pdf)
- Rule Making Activities
- Statistics & Reports
- Publications
- Interest rates (pdf)
- Email and text notifications
- Forms
- Strategic Business Plan
- Special Notices
- Tax Topics
Contact DOR
- Secure Messaging
- Phone
- Mailing Addresses
- DOR Locations
- DOR Organizational Chart
- 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 Business Licensing Service's License Query System
- List of City B&O Taxes (pdf)
- Business license information for cities and towns
- Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC)
- Select City and County Associations
- Select Washington State Agencies
- Access Washington (with list of all state agencies)
- Washington State Legislature
