What's new
Special Notices
- Retail taxes compact (July 2020)
- Land development and management services (June 2020)
- Electric vessel and marine propulsion system tax exemption (June 2020)
- Batteries for electric vessel and marine propulsion systems tax exemption (June 2020)
- Leg. changes to property owned by federally recognized Indian Tribes and used for economic development (June 2020)
- Leg. changes for nonprofit organizations providing rental housing or mobile home spaces to qualifying households (June 2020)
- Leg. changes to select property tax exemptions (June 2020)
- Changes to property tax relief programs (June 2020)
Tax Topics
- High unemployment counties sales and use tax deferral program
- Some local tax rates increasing effective July 1, 2020
- 2020 Tax Legislation
News Releases
- Grand Coulee Dam area gets business flowing with licensing partnerships
- Revenue to close one day a week through July
- Business Licensing Services links Ferndale to Whatcom County cities
New or updated content
- Lyman town licenses (July 2020)
- Oil spill response tax & Oil spill admin. tax (July 2020)
- Quarter 2 2020 Litigation report (July 2020)
- Clean alternative fuel commercial vehicle and vehicle infrastructure tax credit (July 2020)
- Retail taxes compacts (July 2020)
- Washington Tax Decisions (July 2020)
- Grand Coulee city licenses (July 2020)
- Business Licensing and renewals F&Qs (July 2020)
- July-Dec 2020 Stumpage value tables (July 2020)
- Voluntary disclosure program temporarily expanded (June 2020)
- Renewable energy equipment (June 2020)
- Quarter 3 2020 GIS data downloads (June 2020)
- Real estate excise tax monthly distribution (June 2020)
- Aerospace retail sales & use tax exemption (June 2020)
- Ferndale city licenses (June 2020)
- Harvest statistics (June 2020)
- Electric vessel and marine propulsion system tax exemption (June 2020)
- Electric vessel and marine batteries and shoreside infrastructure tax exemption (June 2020)
- Sales of Batteries/Infrastructure for Electric and Hybrid Vessels deduction (June 2020)
- Concrete town licenses (June 2020)
- Aerospace B&O tax classification definition (June 2020)
- Commercial airplanes or components B&O tax classifications (June 2020)
- New phishing scams target businesses (June 2020)
Forms
- Current Use Application Farm & Agricultural Land Classification Parcels with Multiple Ownerships (posted July 2020)
- Quarter 2 2020 Leasehold Excise Tax Return (posted July 2020)
- Quarter 2 2020 Combined Excise Tax Return (posted July 2020)
- June 2020 Combined Excise Tax Return (posted July 2020)
- Request for Hearing or Meeting Centrally Assessed Company Operating Property Value (posted June 2020)
- Application for Tribal Property Used for Essential Government Services (posted June 2020)
- Buyer’s Retail Sales Tax Exemption Certificate (posted June 2020)
- Application for Property Tax Exemption (posted June 2020)
- Exemption for Physical Improvement to a Single Family Dwelling (posted June 2020)
- Removal of Special Valuation on Historic Property (posted June 2020)
- Certification of Approval for Special Valuation on Historical Property (posted June 2020)
- Application and Certification for Extension of Special Valuation on Improvements to Historic Property (posted June 2020)
Interpretive Statements
- Proposed ETA Taxability of Cooperative Advertising Receipts (June 2020)
- Proposed ETA Applicability of Leasehold Excise Tax and Retail Sales Tax to Leases of Dark Fiber from Public Owners (June 2020)
- Issued ETA 3217.2020 Tax Exemption for Constructing New Buildings for Aerospace Manufacturing (June 2020)
Laws & Rules
- Adopted WAC 458-57-135 Washington estate tax return to be filed-Penalty for late filing--Interest on late payments-Waiver or cancellation of penalty-Application of payment (July 2020)
- Adopted WAC 458-40-660 Timber excise tax-Stumpage value tables-Stumpage value adjustments (July 2020)
- Adopted WAC 458-20-17802 Collection of use tax by county auditors and department of licensing-Measure of tax (July 2020)
- Adopted WAC 458-20-103 Time and place of sale (July 2020)
- Adopted WAC 458-20-243 Litter Tax (July 2020)
- Adopted WAC 458-02-200 Business licensing service-Applications, licenses, renewals-Fees((-Posting)) (July 2020)
- Preproposal WAC 458-20-241 Radio and television broadcasting (July 2020)