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Rules: WAC - Washington Administrative Code
Interpretive Statements: ETA - Excise Tax Advisory, PTA - Property Tax Advisory
Prior years are available below.
WAC 458-20-22801 - Tax reporting frequency
WAC 458-20-254 - Recordkeeping
WAC 458-20-261 - Commute trip reduction incentives
WAC 458-20-272 - Tire fee - Studded tire fee - Core deposits or credit
WAC 458-20-195 - Taxes, deductibility
WAC 458- 19-035 Levy limit-Annexation
WAC 458-19-030 - Levy limit-Consolidation of districts
Interim statement regarding the capital gains excise tax and Section 1256 contracts
Interim statement regarding the capital gains excise tax and calculation of credit for taxes paid to another taxing jurisdiction
WAC 458-20-23801 - Watercraft excise tax - Watercraft depreciation schedule
ETA 3196.2023 - B&O Deduction for Affiliated Qualified Employers of Record
ETA 3239.2023 - Estate Tax Deduction for Qualified Family-Owned Business Interests: Real Estate Activities
Interim guidance statement on the taxation of Class II and Class III gaming equipment leased by a non-tribal lessor to a tribal casino
WAC 458-20-300 – Capital gains excise tax – Overview and administration
ETA 3073-2023 - Deductibility of interest received on investments of leans primarily secured by first mortgages or trust deeds on nontransient residential properties
ETA 3043.2023 - Low density light and power utility deduction
WAC 458-40-660 - Timber excise tax - Stumpage value tables - Stumpage value adjustments
WAC 458-40-610 - Timber excise tax - Definitions
ETA 3128.2023 - Repair work on goods damaged in transit - Purchased by the shipper, the carrier, or the owner
ETA 3238.2023 - Interest received on direct obligations of the federal government
ETA 3072.2009 - Rentals of tangible personal property used both within and without Washington (canceled)
ETA 3213.2023 - Data center exemption durations
ETA 3237.2023 - Prosthetic devices sold by chiropractors
WAC 458-20-10005 - New rule on written determinations as precedents - Criteria for publication
Interim statement regarding the definition of domicile for capital gains excise tax allocation purposes
Interim statement regarding late payment penalties and Washington’s capital gains tax
WAC 458-20-104 - Small business tax relief based on income of business
WAC 458-20-101 - Tax registration and tax reporting
WAC 458-20-19401 - Minimum nexus thresholds for apportionable activities and selling activities
WAC 458-65A-10001 - Brief adjudicative proceedings for matters related to penalties and interest imposed under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, chapter 63.29 RCW
WAC 458-20-193 - Interstate sales of tangible personal property
WAC 458-20-221 - Collection of use tax by retailers and selling agents
WAC 458-12-035 - Standard forms
WAC 458-12-030 - County appraisers' salary and classification plan
ETA 3235.2022 - Preemption of Retail Sales Tax related to Tribal Fishing, Hunting, and Gathering
WAC 458-20-285 - Working Families Tax Credit
WAC 458-20-181 - Vessels, including log patrols, tugs and barges, operating upon waters in the state of Washington
WAC 458-20-22802 - Electronic filing and payment
WAC 458-20-290 Workforce education investment surcharge-Select advanced computing businesses
ETA 3183.2022 International Investment Management Services
WAC 458-20-217 - Lien for taxes
ETA 3133.2022 - Withdrawal of Published Determinations
ETA 3112.2022 - Processing Perishable Meat Products
WAC 458-61A-211- Mere Change in Identity or Form - Family Corporations and Partnerships
WAC 458-20-249 - Artistic and Cultural Organizations
WAC 458-20-244 - Food and Food Ingredients
WAC 458-20-169 - Nonprofit Organizations
WAC 458-20-168 - Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Adult Family Homes, and Similar Health Care Facilities
WAC 458-20-124 - Restaurants, Cocktail Bars, Taverns, and Similar Businesses
WAC 458-20-119 - Sales by Caterers and Food Service Contractors
ETA 3043.2022 Low Density Light and Power Utility Deduction
WAC 458-40-660 - Timber Excise tax - Stumpage value tables - Stumpage value adjustments
ETA 3235.2022 - Preemption of Retail Sales Tax related to Tribal Fishing, Hunting, and Gathering
ETA 3234.2022 - Blending of Petroleum Products at Storage Terminals
WAC 458-20-17001 - Government contracting - construction, installations, or improvements to government real property
ETA 3233.2022 - Discount Vouchers and Other Types of Payment or Credit Vouchers
ETA 3232.2022 - Estate Tax Deduction for Selling Expenses Incurred in Administering an Estate
ETA 3231.2022 - Applicability of Leasehold Excise Tax to Occupancy and Use of Public Sidewalks by Private Businesses
ETA 3013.2009 - Rental Value of One-Use Article (canceled)
ETA 3044.2022 - Use Tax Modification to Aircraft Dealers
ETA 3113.2013 - Computing Leasehold Excise Tax at Public Marinas (canceled)
WAC 458-20-195 - Taxes, deductibility
WAC 458-61A-214 - Nominee
ETA 3110.2009 - Cost apportionment - Treatment of costs incurred for multiple purposes (canceled)
ETA 3153.2009 - Road construction-contractors applying sand, gravel and rock retail sales tax-use tax (canceled)
WAC 458-20-261 - Commute trip reduction incentives
ETA 3167.2016 - Taxability of fees charged for amusement and recreation services (canceled)
ETA 3003.2016 - Taxability of Yoga, Tai Chi, and Qi Gong (canceled)
ETA 3135.2009 - Applicability of RCW 82.08.0289 Residential telephone service exemption to cellular telephone service (canceled)
WAC 458-19-045 - Levy limit - Removal of limit (lid lift)
ETA 3230.2021 - Membership fees and due allocation
WAC 458-20-23801 - Watercraft excise tax - Watercraft depreciation schedule
ETA 3229.2021 - Nonprofit organizations receiving governmental funds for habitat restoration projects
ETA 3228.2021 - Retail sales and use tax on goodwill vehicle repairs
ETA 3227.2021 - Taxability of salmon recovery grants received by nonprofit organizations
ETA 3226.2021 - Applicability of leasehold excise tax to leases of dark fiber from public owner
WAC 458-61A-1001 - Graduated real estate excise tax rates – Exceptions to graduated rates – Disregarded transactions
ETA 3043.2021 - Low density light and power utility deduction
WAC 458-20-277 - Certified service provider((s)) - Compensation
ETA 3225.2021 - Construction on real property "of or for" the United States
WAC 458-40-660 - Timber excise tax - Stumpage value tables - Stumpage value adjustments
WAC 458-20-241 - Radio and television broadcasting
WAC 458-20-282 - Marketplace collecting and reporting
ETA 3224.2021 - Taxability of shared loss payments from FDIC
ETA 3223.2021 - Taxability of restaurant and grocery delivery service
ETA 3107.2021 - Taxability of credit bureau services
ETA 3111.2010 - B&O tax exemption for property managers (RCW 82.04.394)—On-site personnel working at multiple properties (canceled)
ETA 3050.2021 - Dump truck operators
ETA 3086.2021 - Telephone answering services
WAC 458-20-211 - Leases or rentals of tangible personal property, bailments
ETA 3085.2021 - Eligibility of taxes for the multiple activities tax credit (MATC)
PTA 20.1.2021 - State-assessed utility company annual apportionment reports
WAC 458-20-241 - Radio and television broadcasting
ETA 3221.2020 Data Center Exemption: Qualifying Tenant Exemption & Data Centers Consisting of Multiple Buildings
Announcement of Cancellation of Audit Directives
PTA 6.2.2020 - Property Taxability of Motor Vehicles
ETA 3055.2020 - BTA Non-acquiescence
ETA 3220.2020 - Taxability of Cooperative Advertising Receipts
WAC 458-57-135 - Washington estate tax return to be filed - Penalty for late filing - Interest on late payments -Waiver or cancellation of penalty - Application of payment
WAC 458-40-660 - Timber excise tax - Stumpage value tables - Stumpage value adjustments
WAC 458-20-17802 - Collection of use tax by county auditors and department of licensing – Measure of tax
WAC 458-20-103 - Time and place of sale
WAC 458-20-243 - Litter Tax
WAC 458-02-200 Business licensing service - Applications, licenses, renewals Fees((- Posting))
ETA 3217.2020 - Tax Exemption for Constructing New Buildings for Aerospace Manufacturing
WAC 458-20-221 - Collection of use tax by retailers and selling agents (emergency)
WAC 458-20-193 - Interstate sales of tangible personal property (emergency)
ETA 3043.2020 - Low Density Light and Power Utility Deduction
WAC 458-20-186 - Tax on cigarettes
WAC 458-61A-113 - Timber, standing
WAC 458-29A-400 - Leasehold excise tax - Exemptions
ETA 3215.2020 - Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax (REET): Land Classifications & Predominant Use
WAC 458-57-015 - Valuation of property, property subject to estate tax, how to calculate the tax (repealed)
WAC 458-57-017 - Property subject to generation-skipping transfer tax, how to calculate the tax, allocation of generation-skipping transfer exemption (repealed)
PTA 19.0.2020 - Occupancy Requirement for Senior Citizen, Disabled Person, and Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
ETA 3054.2020 - Sales to residents of states or possessions of the US, and territories or provinces of Canada, that do not impose a tax of at least three percent
ETA 3219.2020 - Taxability of Cemetery Endowment Care Funds
WAC 458-20-279 - Clean alternative fuel vehicles and high gas mileage vehicles
WAC 458-16-210 - Nonprofit organizations or associations organized and conducted for nonsectarian purposes WAC 458-16-260 - Nonprofit child day care centers, libraries, orphanages, homes for sick or infirm, hospitals, outpatient dialysis facilities
ETA 3216.2019 - The Real Estate Excise Tax Controlling Interest Transfer 36-Month Lookback Period
ETA 3133.2019 - Withdrawal of Published Determinations
ETA 3133.2019 - Withdrawal of Published Determinations
ETA 3173 - Grocery Stores: Manufacturer/Distributor Discounts and Scan-Down Allowances
ETA 3214 - B&O Tax Exemption for Amounts Received by a Financial Institution from Affiliates
WAC 458-40-660 - Timber excise tax—Stumpage value tables—Stumpage value adjustments
WAC 458-16-340 - Multipurpose senior citizen centers
ETA 3002 - Cancellation of Interpretive Statements (canceled)
ETA 3164 - Public Utility Pole Attachment Contracts (canceled)
ETA 3055.2019 - BTA Non-acquiescence
ETA 3213.2019 - Data Center Exemption Duration
WAC 458-20-193 - Interstate sales of tangible personal property
WAC 458-20-221 - Collection of use tax by retailers and selling agents
ETA 3043.2019 - Low - Density Light and Power Utility Deduction
ETA 3149.2019 - Taxability of Gross Income Received by Freight Forwarders
WAC 458-20-263 - Exemptions from retail sales and use taxes for qualifying electric generating systems using renewable energy sources
ETA 3212.2019 - Day Trips for Sightseeing Purposes
WAC 458-61A-103 - Transfers involving an underlying debt
ETA 3211.2019 - Taxability of Firefighting Activities
WAC 458-61A-219 - Developmentally disabled persons - Housing - Transfers and improvements
WAC 458-20-193 - Interstate sales of tangible personal property (emergency)
WAC 458-20-221 - Collection of use tax by retailers and selling agents (emergency)
WAC 458-20-260 - Oil spill response and administration tax
WAC 458-12-055 - Taxable situs-Real property
ETA 3175.2018 - Purchases made with Funds Provided by the Federal Government
ETA 3051.2018 - Business and Occupation Tax Credit on Research and Development Spending for Staffing Companies
ETA 3187.2018 - "Operationally Complete” and Tax Deferral Projects
WAC 458-19-005 - Definitions
WAC 458-19-010 - Levy limit and levy rate calculations
WAC 458-19-020 - Levy limit - Method of calculation
ETA 3210.2018 - Manufacturing Airplane Materials or Components and Eligibility for the Preferential Aerospace B&O Tax Rate
WAC 458-20-196 - Bad debts
WAC 458-40-660 - Timber excise tax – Stumpage value tables – Stumpage value adjustments
WAC 458-20-143 - Printers and publishers of newspapers, magazines, and periodicals
WAC 458-20-144 - Printing industry
WAC 458-20-169 - Nonprofit organizations
WAC 458-20-176 - Commercial deep sea fishing—Commercial passenger fishing—Diesel fuel
WAC 458-20-179 - Public utility tax
WAC 458-20-210 - Sales of tangible personal property for farming— Sales of agricultural products by farmers
WAC 458-20-24001 - Sales and use tax deferral—Manufacturing and research/development activities in high unemployment counties—Applications filed after June 30, 2010
WAC 458-20-24003 - Tax incentives for high technology businesses
WAC 458-20-263 - Exemptions from retail sales and use taxes for qualifying electric generating and thermal heat producing systems using renewable energy sources
WAC 458-20-267 - Annual tax performance reports for certain tax preferences
WAC 458-20-267A - Annual reports for certain tax preferences
WAC 458-20-268 - Annual surveys for certain tax preferences
WAC 458-65A-10001 - Brief adjudicative proceedings for matters related to penalties and interest imposed under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, chapter 63.29 RCW
WAC 458-20-183 - Recreational services and activities
ETA 3043.2018 - Low-Density Light and Power Utility Deduction
ETA 3209.2018 - Non-routine or Specialized Cleaning and Restoration Activities Distinguished from Janitorial Services
ETA 3208.2018 - Special Clean up Jobs Required by Construction, Fires, Floods, and Other Similar Events or Emergencies
ETA 3207.2018 - Enhanced Delivery Services
WAC 458-19-050 - Port District Levies
WAC 458-19-05001 - Port District Levies for Industrial Development District Purposes
WAC 458-20-183 - Amusement, recreation, and physical fitness services (emergency)
WAC 458-65-10001 - Brief adjudicative proceedings for matters related to penalties and interest imposed under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, chapter 63.29 RCW (emergency)
ETA 3206.2018 - Retail Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Sales of Nebulizers in the Form of a Refund
WAC 458-29A-400 - Leasehold excise tax - Exemptions
WAC 458-276-030 - Availability of public records-Centralized administration-Public records requests and processing-Contact information and hours-Index-Costs
WAC 458-20-193 - Interstate sales of tangible personal property
WAC 458-20-19401 - Minimum nexus thresholds for apportionable activities and selling activities
WAC 458-20-121 - Sales of heat or steam—Including production by cogeneration
WAC 458-20-134 - Commercial or industrial use
WAC 458-07-035 - Listing of property—Subdivisions and segregation of interests
WAC 458-19-045 - Levy limit—Removal of limit (lid lift)
WAC 458-16-266 - Homeownership Development
ETA 3133.2017 - Withdrawal of Published Determinations
ETA 3205.2017 - Taxability of Telecommunications Support Payments
WAC 458-20-101 - Tax registration and tax reporting
WAC 458-20-183 - Amusement, recreation, and physical fitness services
PTA 18.0.2017 - BTA Non-acquiescence
ETA 3055.2017 - BTA Non-acquiescence
WAC 458-20-19404 - Financial institutions - Income apportionment
ETA 3203.2017 - Use of a Tribal Resale Exemption Certificate
ETA 3204.2017 - Credit Card Processors
WAC 458-40-660 - Timber excise tax – Stumpage value tables – Stumpage value adjustments
ETA 3202.2017 - Deductibility of Membership Dues Paid to Chambers of Commerce and Visitor Bureaus
WAC 458-20-183 - Amusement, recreation, and physical fitness services.
ETA 3043.2017 - Low-Density Light and Power Utility Deduction
ETA 3047.2017 - Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA)
ETA 3152.2017 - Offsite Component Fabrication by Speculative Builders
WAC 458-20-19404 - Financial institutions-Income apportionment
ETA 3200.2017 - Use Tax on Tangible Personal Property Temporarily Used in Washington for Business Purposes ETA 3201.2017 - Disclosure of Confidential Taxpayer Information at the Board of Tax Appeals or a Court
WAC 458-20-193 - Interstate sales of tangible personal property
WAC 458-20-265 - Sales and use tax exemption – Airplane maintenance repair stations
WAC 458-20-267 - Annual reports for certain tax preferences
WAC 458-20-268 - Annual surveys for certain tax preferences
WAC 458-20-269 - Waiver of public disclosure of certain new tax preferences
WAC 458-20-189 - Sales to and by the state of Washington and municipal corporations, including counties, cities, towns, school districts, and fire districts
ETA 3199 - Non-Business Money Transfer Services
WAC 458-20-100 - Informal administrative reviews