Credit
Aluminum smelter credit for property taxes paid
B&O Tax credit · RCW 82.04.4481 · enacted 2004
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.04.4481
- Study reference
- E1164-1
- Tax type
- B&O Tax
- Preference type
- Credit
- Category
- Business
- Year enacted
- 2004
- End date
- 2027-01-01 00:00:00
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- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
82.04.4481 - Aluminum smelter credit for property taxes paid Description Aluminum smelter businesses are eligible for a B&O credit equal to all qualifying property taxes paid during the calendar year. To qualify, the property must meet the following: - Owned by a direct service industrial customer. - Reasonably necessary for an aluminum smelter's purposes. The B&O tax credit may be: - Carried over and applied against B&O taxes incurred in the subsequent calendar year only. - Taken for property taxes paid after July 1, 2004, through calendar year 2026. The B&O tax credit is non-refundable and must be applied to B&O tax due before new credits are applied. A business claiming this B&O tax credit must file an annual tax performance report with the department. Purpose Provide tax relief to the state's aluminum industry. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing this credit would not increase revenue because currently no taxpayers exemption use it. Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 from full repeal State Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.
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