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  • Local Sales and Use Tax
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Local Sales and Use Tax

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

Tax Simplification Project

  • Report to the Governor

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)
  • Annexation Services Tax (pdf)
  • Local Infrastructure Project Area (LIPA) Financing
  • Affordable and Supportive Housing


Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

GASB Statement No. 77
 

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

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

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
    • 2003
    • 2004
    • Appendix 2004
    • Sourcing Impacts 2009-2013

Tax Legislation

  • Summary of Tax Legislation

Laws & Agency Rules

  • RCWs
  • WACs
  • ETAs
  • WTDs

Protecting Confidential Tax Information

  • Notice Regarding Confidential Local Sales Tax Information (pdf)
  • Training Presentation (pdf)

Other DOR Resources

  • Instructions for Accessing Local Reports via SFT (pdf)
  • Rule Making Activities
  • Statistics & Reports
    • 2012 NAICS code changes
  • Publications
  • Interest rates (pdf)
  • ListServ
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  • Special Notices
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  • Tax Topics
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Contact DOR

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External Links

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  • List of City B&O Taxes (pdf)
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