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Publications by name
A complete list of publications is listed below. To quickly find your publication, click on the first letter of the title below:
All Property Tax and Timber Tax publications are grouped together.
A
- Aerospace Industry: List of aerospace tax incentives.
- Agriculture Guide: Help farmers understand their tax liability.
- Aircraft Taxes: Explanation of the annual taxes imposed on using an aircraft in Washington.
- Amend Your Tax Return, How to: Explains the steps to amend your tax return.
- Annual Reports
- Audit Process Brochure: Covers audit process including documents to be examined and what happens after audit.
- Auto Dealer Guide to Excise Taxes: B&O Sales/use tax application for auto dealers.
B
- Bail Bond Agency Guide to Excise Taxes: Excise tax information for persons engaged in writing bail bonds.
- Beauticians Guide: Industry specific information for beauticians.
- Business and Occupation (B & O) Tax: Business and occupation tax fact sheet.
- Business licensing with My DOR
- Business tax basics: Workbook to help new and existing businesses better understand Washington 's tax structure.
C
- Child Care Operators: Industry specific information for child care operators.
- Cigarette Tax: General cigarette tax information.
- Commercial Fishing Tax Guide: Describes the application of taxes to persons engaged in commercial fishing operations.
- Commercial Vessel Tax: Explanation of personnel property tax on commercial vessels.
- Common Business Activities Table: Common classifications reported on the excise tax return.
- Construction Tax Guide: Tax information for the construction industry.
- Convenience Stores: Tax information for convenience stores and gas stations.
- Convenience Stores - Sales Tax Reference for: Quick sales tax reference sheet for Convenience Stores.
- Convention and Trade Center: Explanation of the tax and rates.
D
- Data Upload to My DOR: Load tax return data into My DOR without data entry work.
- Denturists Tax Guide: Tax information for denturists.
- Destination-based Sales Tax at a Glance
- Digital Products
- Direct Sellers/Multilevel Organizations: Tax guide for direct sellers and multi-level organizations.
E
- Electronic Payment Guide: Explanation of Electronic Funds Transfer program.
- EFT Due Dates for Combined Excise Tax Return Payments: Due dates for Electronic Funds Transfers.
- 911 Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Enhanced Food Fish: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Estate Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Excise Tax Law Book Supplement: Supplement to Excise Tax Law book.
- Excise Tax Laws: Title 82, Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and miscellaneous ancillary tax laws.
- Excise Tax Rule Book: Washington Administrative Code (WAC) chapter 458-20 (Excise tax rules) and WAC 458-276 (public records).
F
- Farmers and Use Tax: Use Tax information for farmers.
- Fishing Charters: Industry guide addressing the taxability of fishing charters.
G
- Note: No publications are listed under "G."
H
- Hazardous Substance Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- High Technology Business and Occupation Tax Credit
- High Technology Sales/Use Tax Deferral
- Horse Industry
- Hospital Tax Guide: Common reporting problems and solutions to avoid them.
- How to Amend Your Tax Return: Explains the steps to amend your tax return.
I
- Indian Tax Guide
- Interior Decorators, Designers, & Consultants: Tax information for interior designers, decorators, and consultants.
- Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF) Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
J K
- Note: No publications are listed under "J" or "K."
L
- Leasehold Excise Tax: Basic overview of the Leasehold Excise Tax in a question and answer form.
- Litigation Report
- Litter Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Local Sales and Use Tax Rates and Changes: Provides the local codes and tax rates for all state locations and reporting guidelines.
- Local Sales Tax Change Notices: Notices of tax rate changes.
- Lodging Tax Guide: Better understand the taxes that apply to lodging and the proper tax classifications.
M
- Managed Audit Program
- Manufacturing Industry Tax Guide
- Manufacturers' Sales/Use Tax Exemption
- Mortgage Brokers
- Motor Vehicle Sales/Use Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
N
- Natural Gas Use Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Nonprofit Organizations: Describes tax requirements and exemptions for nonprofit organizations.
O
- Oil Spill Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Out-of-state Businesses, Guide for: Tax information for out-of-state businesses.
P
- Petroleum Products Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Photographs, Sales of
- Podiatric Physicians Guide to Excise Taxes: Explanation of how Washington's excise taxes apply to podiatric physicians.
- Property Tax:
- Appealing Your Property Assessment to the County Board of Equalization
- Assessor's Reference Manual
- Ballot Measure Requirements for Voted Property Tax Levies
- Commercial Vessel Tax
- County Boards of Equalization Manual
- Current Use and Designated Forestland Manual
- Homeowner's Guide to Property Tax
- How the 1% Property Tax Limit Works
- Industrial Valuation Guidelines
- Newsletter The Property Tax Review
- Open Space Taxation Act
- Paying Your Property Taxes Under Protest
- Personal Property Tax
- Personal Property Valuation Guidelines
- Property Tax Assessment of Mobile and Manufactured Homes
- Property Tax Assistance Program for Widows or Widowers of Veterans
- Property Tax Calendar, 2021
- Property Tax Deferral for Homeowners with Limited Income
- Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities
- Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofits: Administrative Offices of a Religious Organization
- Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofits: Churches
- Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofits: Community Celebration Facilities
- Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofits: Emergency or Transitional Housing
- Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofits: Public Assembly Halls
- Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofits: Social Service Organizations
- Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities
- Property Tax State School Levy
- Resolution/Ordinance Procedure for Increasing Property Tax Revenue
- Public & Confidential Tax Information Guidelines
- Public Utility Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
Q
- Note: No publications are listed under "Q."
R
- Real Estate Excise Tax: Tax on the sale of real estate.
- Real Estate Excise Tax Rates
- Refuse (solid waste) Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Regional Transit Authority Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Rental Car Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Requirements to Become a Cigarette Wholesaler: Explains steps to become cigarette wholesaler.
- Restaurants and Retailers of Prepared Food: Assists persons engaged in restaurant and other related businesses to better understand the taxes that apply to their business.
- Retail Sales Tax
- Roadmap to Register and License your Business in Washington: Follow these steps before you license and register your business.
- Rural County (Distressed Area) Business and Occupation Tax Credit for New Employees
S
- School Districts Tax Guide: General tax information to assist school districts comply with their tax reporting responsibilities.
- Small Business B&O Tax Credit Table for Annual Filers: Annual Small Business B&O tax tables.
- Small Business B&O Tax Credit Table for Monthly Filers: Monthly Small Business B&O tax tables.
- Small Business B&O Tax Credit Table for Quarterly Filers: Quarterly Small Business B&O tax tables.
- Solid Waste Collection/Disposal and Recycling Businesses: Industry guide for businesses providing solid waster, recycling, or salvage services.
- Special Hotel/Motel Tax: Explanation of the tax and rates.
- Special Notices: List of special notices by subject that provide information on legislative changes and tax application.
- Solid Fuel Burning Device Fee: Explanation of the fee and rate.
- Spirits Tax:
- Delinquency in Reporting and Remitting Spirits Taxes
- Determining Spirits Sales Tax and Spirits License Fees
- Distributors
- Documenting Spirits Sales
- General Public
- Hotels
- In-State Distillers
- Motels
- Out-of-State Distillers (COAs)
- Off-Premises (groceries, etc.)
- On-Premises (restaurants, etc.)
- Sales Involving Tribes
- Staffing Industry Tax Guide
- Synopsis of Tax Incentives: List of the major tax incentives offered by the State of Washington.
- Syrup Tax: Explanation of the tax and rate.
T
- Tavern Tax Guide: Assists persons engaged in the tavern business to better understand the taxes that apply to taverns.
- Tax Classifications, Credits, and Deduction Definitions: Explains the tax classifications, credits and deductions that may appear on an excise tax return.
- Tax Consultation Service: Explanation of the tax consultation visits provided by the Department of Revenue.
- Tax, Title and Registration of Boats (w/DOL)
- Tax Incentives: Incentive Programs: Deferrals, Exemptions and credits offered by the state of Washington.
- Tax Reference Manual: General description and historical information on over 50 taxes.
- Tax Topics
- Taxicabs (and Limousines) Tax Guide: Tax information for owners and independent drivers of taxicabs (and limousines).
- Timber Tax:
- Examples of Taxable Road Costs on Public Timber Sales
- Forest Excise Tax "Salmon Credit" Study, Final Report
- Forest Excise Tax Reporting Information: Timber from Private and Public Land
- Forest Tax Bulletin: Explanation of the application of timber law and rules.
- Guidelines for Timber Management Plans
- Harvester Stumpage Value Packets: SVA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 10
- Taxation of Road and Road Abandonment Examples, Department of Natural Resources Timber Sales:
Help purchasers of Department of Natural Resources timber sales determine costs taxable under the Forest Excise Tax. - Taxation of the "Other Considerations" on the Public Timber Sales
- Timber Pole Volume Table: Eastern Washington
- Timber Pole Volume Table: Western Washington
- Understanding Washington's Timber Excise Tax
- Tobacco Products Tax: Explanation of the tax and fee.
- Transient Rental Income: Explanation of the tax and fee.
- Tribal: See Indian Tax Guide.
- Trucking Tax Guide
U
V
- Vacation home rentals: Information for persons who rent out personal homes, including condominiums and time share units.
- Vessel Brokers and Dealers Tax Guide: B&O sales and use tax applications for vessel brokers and dealers.
- Veterinarians Tax Guide
- Voluntary Disclosure Program
W
- Warehouse Tax Incentive: Provides criteria for taking the incentive.
- Washington State Tax Guide for Out-of-State Businesses: Information for out-of-state businesses.
- Wine Industry Tax Guide
X Y Z
- Note: No publications are listed under "X," "Y," or "Z."
