Exemption
Credit unions - federal chartered
B&O Tax exemption · RCW 82.04.405 · enacted 1970
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.04.405
- Study reference
- E1086-1
- Tax type
- B&O Tax
- Preference type
- Exemption
- Category
- Business
- Year enacted
- 1970
- 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- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 4 · FY 2025: 4.32 · FY 2026: 4.66 · FY 2027: 5.03
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
82.04.405 - Credit unions - federal chartered Description Credit unions chartered under federal law are exempt from B&O tax. Purpose The Federal Credit Union Act prohibits state taxation of federally chartered credit unions. This exemption was created when the B&O tax was extended to financial institutions. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $4.000 $4.320 $4.660 $5.030 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing this exemption would not increase revenues because federal law exemption prohibits state taxation of federal credit unions. Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 from full repeal State Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Assumptions - No revenue impact because federal law prohibits state taxation of federal credit unions. - Includes credit union taxpayer savings from loans as that revenue is not included in the first mortgage B&O tax deduction. - Growth rate mirrors the compound annual growth rate for federally chartered credit union gross income from 2014 to 2022. Data Sources - National Credit Union Administration, Annual Financial Performanc
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