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Canned salmon services

B&O Tax preferential rate · RCW 82.04.260(13) · enacted 2006

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Details

Citation
RCW 82.04.260(13)
Study reference
E1022-1
Tax type
B&O Tax
Preference type
Preferential Rate
Category
Business
Year enacted
2006
End date
None scheduled

Fiscal impact (2024 study estimates)

Revenue if repealed — local ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
Revenue if repealed — state ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0.264 · FY 2026: 0.3 · FY 2027: 0.315
Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
FY 2024: 0.277 · FY 2025: 0.288 · FY 2026: 0.3 · FY 2027: 0.315

CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose

From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study

82.04.260(13) - Canned salmon services Description Businesses that inspect, test, label, or store canned salmon owned by another business receive a preferential B&O tax rate of 0.484%, rather than the service and other activities rate of 1.5% or 1.75%. Purpose To provide tax relief for businesses that provide certain services for salmon canners. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $0.277 $0.288 $0.300 $0.315 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing this preference would increase revenues. exemption Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 from full repeal State Taxes $0.000 $0.264 $0.300 $0.315 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Assumptions - This repeal takes effect July 1, 2024, and impacts 11 months of collections in fiscal year 2025. - Growth rate mirrors the service and other activities B&O taxable activity growth rate reflected in the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council's March 2023 forecast. Data Sources - Department of Revenue, Excise tax data - Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, March 2023 forecast Additional Additional Information Information Category: Business Year Ena

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