WAC 178-02

Revised Codes of Washington (RCW)
Document Reference Description Date of Issue Status
82.08.020

Tax imposed -- Retail sales -- Retail car rental

82.08.0251

Exemptions -- Casual and isolated sales made by person not engaged in business; consumer owes use tax

82.12.010

Definitions.

82.12.045

Collection of tax on motor vehicles by county auditor or director of licensing -- Remittance.

82.32.300

Department of revenue to administer -- Chapters enforced by Liquor and Cannabis Board.

Washington Administrative Codes (WAC)
Document Reference Description Date of Issue Status
458-20-17802

Collection of use tax by county auditors and department of licensing--Measure of Tax Effective 11/26/01.

458-20-17802

(Rule 17802) Collection of use tax by county auditors and department of licensing – Measure of tax. The Department of Revenue authorizes county auditors and the Department of Licensing to collect the use tax when a person applies to transfer a certificate of title of a vehicle under the authority of RCW 82.12.045. This rule explains how county auditors, their subagents, and the Department of Licensing determine the measure of the use tax.

Washington Tax Decisions (WTD)
Document Reference Description Date of Issue Status
33 WTD 349

RULE 178, RULE 17802; ETA 3029.2009: USE TAX - VALUE OF THE ARTICLE USED - VALUE OF MOTOR VEHICLES – REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING’S DETERMINATIONS OF VALUE: The Department of Revenue has the authority to rely on a taxpayer’s books and records to adjust the taxable value of motor vehicles even after the Department of Licensing has accepted lower reported vehicle values and collected use tax on those lower values.