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My DOR and other online services will be down for maintenance from 5 p.m. PST Friday, January 17, 2025, to 8 a.m. PST Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
RCW 60.28 mandates that the Department of Revenue certifies that all excise taxes have been paid in full before a public agency releases retainage withheld on public works contracts over $35,000.
When a public works project over $35,000 is completed, the public agency submits a Notice of Completion to the Department of Revenue.
Once the Department receives a Notice of Completion:
When all taxes due on the contract and on the general contractors account are paid in full, a Certificate of Payment is issued by the Department to the public agency with a copy to the contractor. This notifies the public agency that state excise, sales and/or use taxes have been paid and the Department is releasing their interest in the retainage.
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