Credit
Fuel exported in fuel tanks
Hazardous Substance Tax credit · RCW 82.21.050(1) · enacted 1989
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.21.050(1)
- Study reference
- E1273-1
- Tax type
- Hazardous Substance Tax
- Preference type
- Credit
- Category
- Tax Base
- Year enacted
- 1989
- 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- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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: 21.227 · FY 2026: 21.19 · FY 2027: 26.343
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 17.785 · FY 2025: 23.157 · FY 2026: 21.19 · FY 2027: 26.343
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
82.21.050(1) - Fuel exported in fuel tanks Description Hazardous substance tax previously paid on fuel carried from this state in the fuel tank of any airplane, ship, truck, or other vehicle is eligible for a credit against the hazardous substance tax. Purpose The credit avoids taxing fuel used outside of Washington. The purpose of the hazardous substance tax is to use its receipts to clean up hazardous substance sites within Washington, and fuel consumed primarily outside the state is unlikely to contribute to such sites. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $17.785 $23.157 $21.190 $26.343 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing this credit would increase revenues. exemption Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 from full repeal State Taxes $0.000 $21.227 $21.190 $26.343 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 nonresidential structures growth rate reflected in the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council's March 2023 forecast. Data Sources - Department of
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