Credit
Alternative fuel commercial vehicle tax credit
B&O Tax credit · RCW 82.04.4496(1) · enacted 2015
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.04.4496(1)
- Study reference
- E1169-1
- Tax type
- B&O Tax
- Preference type
- Credit
- Category
- Business
- Year enacted
- 2015
- End date
- 2030-01-01 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- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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: 0.335 · FY 2026: 0.393 · FY 2027: 0.422
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 0.34 · FY 2025: 0.365 · FY 2026: 0.393 · FY 2027: 0.422
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
82.04.4496(1) - Alternative fuel commercial vehicle tax credit Description A credit is allowed against either B&O or PU tax for the purchase or lease of new or qualifying used commercial vehicles powered by a clean alternative fuel, or the conversion of vehicles to be powered by a clean alternative fuel. The credit is equal to 75% of the incremental cost amount, which is the difference in price between the qualified vehicle’s purchase price and a comparable conventionally-fueled vehicle, or the maximum credit amount for that vehicle, whichever is smaller. For leased vehicles, the credit is equal to 50% of the incremental cost amount multiplied by a lease reduction factor. For converted vehicles, the credit is $25,000 or 50% of the conversion costs, whichever is smaller. The maximum credit amount per vehicle is $25,000, $50,000, or $100,000, depending on the gross weight of the vehicle. “Qualifying used commercial vehicle” means a vehicle with an odometer reading of less than 450,000 miles; that is less than 10 years past the original manufacturing date; is modified after the initial purchase with a U. S. environmental protection agency certified conversion that would allow the prop
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