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Sales tax now applies to some services

Starting October 1: Some business services are now subject to retail sales tax, as required by state law, ESSB 5814. When you buy these services, vendors should add sales tax to your bill. If you sell these services, you should begin collecting retail sales tax. Learn more about Services newly subject to retail sales tax.

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
Taxing sightseeing day trips taking place on waterways	10/17/2019	Day cruises
2019 Tax Legislation	05/29/2019	Legislation
Sales tax on alarm monitoring services	05/28/2019	Alarm monitoring services
Nexus for click-through transactions will no longer apply, effective March 14, 2019	03/15/2019	Nexus
Street obstruction and other use permits – leasehold excise tax	11/29/2018	Leasehold excise tax
2018 Tax legislation	05/07/2018	Legislation
Seattle’s sweetened beverage tax	04/12/2018	Beverage
Swimming pools	02/08/2018	Swimming pools
High technology sales and use tax deferral program	12/22/2017	High technology
Oregon vehicle use tax	12/08/2017	Vehicle
Adaptive housing for disabled veterans	11/03/2017	Veterans
Refunds - How to request a refund	09/18/2017	Refunds
Funding education	09/13/2017	Property tax
2017 Tax legislation	08/16/2017	Legislation
Bottled water - requesting a sales tax refund for exempt purchases	07/26/2017	Bottled water
Telecommunications relay service	06/06/2017	Telecommunications
Core drilling and soil sampling	06/02/2017	Core drilling
Propane	05/15/2017	Propane
Portable self storage	05/10/2017	Self storage
Pet cremation services and sales of products	04/15/2017	Pet cremation
Computer software maintenance agreements	04/15/2017	Software
Data centers - sales and use tax exemption eligibility	04/06/2017	Data centers
Bidding on construction projects	04/06/2017	Construction bidding
Information technology products and services	12/14/2016	Information technology
Tax preference transparency	12/14/2016	Transparency
Volkswagen and Audi diesel vehicle settlement	09/21/2016	Diesel vehicles
Airbnb to collect and send taxes on behalf of hosts	07/15/2016	Lodging
Dealer cash is subject to B&O tax	06/15/2016	Dealer cash
Running, biking and athletic racing events are no longer retail sales	05/09/2016	Racing events
Games, gambling and similar income	04/21/2016	Gambling