Tax topics | Washington Department of Revenue

These articles provide information about taxes in Washington state. See our Special Notices for updates to existing tax law, and Industry Guides to better understand tax requirements for specific industries.

Topics	Issue Date	Subjects
Opportunity to dance	10/02/2015	Dance
Customs brokers	08/21/2023	Customs broker
Crowdfunding	12/06/2023	Crowdfunding
Core drilling and soil sampling	06/02/2017	Core drilling
Construction cleanup services	05/15/2015	Construction cleanup
Bidding on construction projects	04/06/2017	Construction bidding
Currency and coin sales	05/22/2015	Coins
Interior cleaning services	07/29/2015	Cleaning
City B&O tax	01/25/2008	City B&O
Roll-your-own	11/07/2023	Cigarettes
Cigarettes - Are untaxed cigarettes tax-free?	12/01/2023	Cigarettes
Questions and answers for roll-your-own	11/08/2023	Cigarettes
Centralized money management	12/22/2014	Centralized money
Cell phone data charges	01/26/2024	Cell phone
Items purchased or rented by caterers	12/31/2014	Caterers
Casual or isolated sales	08/28/2023	Casual sales
Buying the assets of a business	12/31/2014	Business assets
Interest from sale of business assets	09/11/2023	Business assets
Itemizing the business & occupation tax	02/23/2007	Business & occupation tax
Bus lifts installed at public transportation maintenance facilities	03/12/2024	Bus lift
Bottled water - requesting a sales tax refund for exempt purchases	07/26/2017	Bottled water
Seattle’s sweetened beverage tax	04/12/2018	Beverage
Bartering transactions are taxable	03/06/2009	Bartering
Bakery items - Which type of baked goods are sales tax exempt?	04/20/2015	Bakery
Aviation fuel sales	12/05/2023	Aviation fuel
Auto repair facilities customer rights	03/05/2013	Auto repair
Athletic and fitness facilities	10/02/2015	Athletic and fitness facilities
Amusement and recreational services	10/21/2015	Amusement
Sales tax on alarm monitoring services	05/28/2019	Alarm monitoring services
Advertising agencies - Requirements for excluding advances and reimbursements from gross income	01/30/2024	Advertising Agencies