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
Some local tax rates increasing	08/28/2023	Local sales tax
Selling your business	08/22/2023	Sales of business
Self-publishing	11/22/2023	Self publishing
Second half of property taxes due Oct. 31
Seattle’s sweetened beverage tax	04/12/2018	Beverage
Sales tax on alarm monitoring services	05/28/2019	Alarm monitoring services
Sales tax not listed on the invoice	09/28/2021	Invoice
Sales of alcohol for sanitizing purposes	04/07/2020	Sanitizing alcohol
Sales and transfers of firearms by licensed dealers	05/08/2023	Remote sales of firearms
Running, biking and athletic racing events are no longer retail sales	05/09/2016	Racing events
Roll-your-own	11/07/2023	Cigarettes
Restocking fees for returned merchandise	01/29/2024	Restocking
Rental vs. license to use real estate	11/06/2023	Rental
Regular deliveries in seller’s vehicles can subject their sales to Washington taxes	12/31/2014	Vehicle deliveries
Refunds - How to request a refund	09/18/2017	Refunds
Recreational services at a glance	10/02/2015	Recreation
Real estate sign service	04/23/2021	Real estate sign
Questions and answers for roll-your-own	11/08/2023	Cigarettes
Purchase and use of vessels by nonresidents	05/05/2015	Nonresident vessel
Property tax legislation	03/27/2009	Property tax
Property tax - How the one percent property tax levy limit works	05/27/2015	Property tax
Propane	05/15/2017	Propane
Portable toilet rentals	12/30/2014	Portable toilet
Portable self storage	05/10/2017	Self storage
Phone calls from 253-661-4279	03/26/2013	Phone call
Phishing scams affecting taxpayers	12/30/2013	Phishing
Pet cremation services and sales of products	04/15/2017	Pet cremation
Pet adoption fees charged by nonprofit animal rescue organizations	07/01/2015	Pet adoption
Pay your bill by phone	02/12/2008	Tax payments
Paving cuts	01/05/2015	Paving cuts