Exemption
Prescription drug administration
B&O Tax exemption · RCW 82.04.620 · enacted 2007
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.04.620
- Study reference
- E1179-1
- Tax type
- B&O Tax
- Preference type
- Exemption
- Category
- Business
- Year enacted
- 2007
- 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- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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: 3.29 · FY 2026: 3.74 · FY 2027: 3.96
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 3.5 · FY 2025: 3.62 · FY 2026: 3.74 · FY 2027: 3.96
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
82.04.620 - Prescription drug administration Description Physicians or clinics may deduct amounts received for the infusion or injection of drugs for human use pursuant to a prescription from the B&O tax. The deduction may not exceed the current federal reimbursement rate under Medicare. The injection must be covered or required under a health care program subsidized by the federal or state government. Purpose To improve patient care by encouraging physicians to administer drugs in their own facilities, rather than referring their patients to a hospital where the wait time and cost of care may be greater. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $3.500 $3.620 $3.740 $3.960 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing this deduction would increase revenues. exemption Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 from full repeal State Taxes $0.000 $3.290 $3.740 $3.960 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 re
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