// Exemption
Income of employees
B&O Tax exemption · RCW 82.04.360 · enacted 1935
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.04.360
- Study reference
- E1074-1
- Tax type
- B&O Tax
- Preference type
- Exemption
- Category
- Tax Base
- Year enacted
- 1935
- 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- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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: 545 · FY 2026: 1174 · FY 2027: 1305
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 1093 · FY 2025: 1175 · FY 2026: 1270 · FY 2027: 1374
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
Home Education Industry Guides Apportionment Receipts Factor Calculation Examples Print Receipts factor calculation examples Example A Company A is an in-state entity reporting under the Service & Other Activities B&O tax with the following receipts: State/Country Gross receipts* Gross Service & Other Activities Income Washington 157,000 62,000 Colorado 73,700 4,700 Florida 11,000 6,000 Idaho 105,700 700 Illinois 65,000 3,000 Nebraska 103,000 2,000 Oregon 89,100 2,100 Totals 604,500 80,500 *Gross receipts means income from all classifications. Based on the information above, Company A is taxable in Idaho and Nebraska because they have more than $100,000 annual gross income in those states. This means income from Idaho and Nebraska is not considered throw-out income. Now let’s determine if the income attributable to the remaining states is considered taxable in those states or whether it is considered throw-out income. The states where Company A is already considered taxable are greyed out. State/Country Subject to business activities tax? Taxable in the prior year? Physical presence? Organized or commercially domiciled? Work performed in Washington? Washington Yes Colorado Yes Flor
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