Credit

Exported petroleum products

Oil Spill Tax credit · RCW 82.23B.040 · enacted 1991

All exemptions & deductions

Details

Citation
RCW 82.23B.040
Study reference
E1329-1
Tax type
Oil Spill Tax
Preference type
Credit
Category
Tax Base
Year enacted
1991
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Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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: 4.328 · FY 2026: 4.721 · FY 2027: 4.721
Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
FY 2024: 4.721 · FY 2025: 4.721 · FY 2026: 4.721 · FY 2027: 4.721

CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose

From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study

Exemptions. The following are expressly exempt from the tax: (a) Any successive possessions of any previously taxed hazardous substances are tax exempt. (i) Any person who possesses a hazardous substance that has been acquired from any other person who is registered with the department of revenue and doing business in this state may take a written statement certifying that the tax has been previously paid. Such certifications must be taken in good faith and must be in the form provided in subsection (14) of this rule. Blanket certifications may be taken, as appropriate, which must be renewed at intervals not to exceed four years. These certifications may be used for any single hazardous substance or any broad classification of hazardous substances, e.g., "all chemicals." (ii) In the absence of taking such certifications, the person who possesses any hazardous substance must retain proofs that it purchased or otherwise acquired the substance from a previous possessor in this state. It is not necessary for subsequent possessors to obtain certificates of previously taxed hazardous substances in order to perfect their tax exemption. Documentation that establishes any evidence of previ

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