Exemption
Nonprofit character building leases
Property Tax exemption · RCW 84.36.031(2) · enacted 2012
Details
- Citation
- RCW 84.36.031(2)
- Study reference
- E1384-1
- Tax type
- Property Tax
- Preference type
- Exemption
- Category
- Nonprofit
- Year enacted
- 2012
- End date
- None scheduled
Fiscal impact (2024 study estimates)
- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0.003 · FY 2026: 0.006 · FY 2027: 0.006
- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0.093 · FY 2025: 0.098 · FY 2026: 0.103 · FY 2027: 0.108
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 0.031 · FY 2025: 0.032 · FY 2026: 0.033 · FY 2027: 0.034
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
84.36.031(2) - Nonprofit character building leases Description Property tax does not apply to property owned by churches and nonprofit character-building organizations that lease out or rent the property to another nonprofit, character-building organization. Property tax also doesn't apply to property owned by an organization formed exclusively to lease the property to a nonprofit, character-building organization. The property has to have been exempt from property tax under the previous owner and the organization leasing the land gets the benefit of the exemption. Purpose Supporting the social benefits these organizations provide. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $0.031 $0.032 $0.033 $0.034 Local Taxes $0.093 $0.098 $0.103 $0.108 Repeal of Repealing a property tax exemption would not increase state revenues. A repeal exemption shifts the state property tax to the currently exempt taxpayers and reduces the tax burden of other taxpayers. It may decrease the local rate and possibly result in local taxing districts at their statutory maximum rate experiencing a revenue increase. Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 202
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