// Exemption
Nonprofit day care centers
Property Tax exemption · RCW 84.36.040(1)(a) · enacted 1973
Details
- Citation
- RCW 84.36.040(1)(a)
- Study reference
- E1388-1
- Tax type
- Property Tax
- Preference type
- Exemption
- Category
- Nonprofit
- Year enacted
- 1973
- End date
- None scheduled
Fiscal impact (2024 study estimates)
- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0.161 · FY 2026: 0.316 · FY 2027: 0.332
- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 5.216 · FY 2025: 5.508 · FY 2026: 5.817 · FY 2027: 6.143
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 1.763 · FY 2025: 1.806 · FY 2026: 1.849 · FY 2027: 1.894
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
Fees for swimming lessons, to participate in swim meets and other competitions, or to join a swim team, club, or aquatic facility are not retail sales under this subsection (15)(a)(xiii); (xiv) Go-karting, bumper cars, and other motorized activities where the seller provides the vehicle and the premises where the buyer will operate the vehicle; (xv) Indoor or outdoor playground activities, such as inflatable bounce structures and other inflatables; mazes; trampolines; slides; ball pits; games of tag, including laser tag and soft-dart tag; and human gyroscope rides, regardless of whether such activities occur at the seller's place of business, but not including playground activities provided for children by a licensed child day care center or licensed family day care provider as those terms are defined in RCW 43.216.010 ; (xvi) Shooting sports and activities, such as target shooting, skeet, trap, sporting clays, "5" stand, and archery, but only in respect to discrete charges to members of the public to engage in these activities, but not including fees to enter a competitive event, instruction that is entirely or predominately classroom based, or to join or renew a membership at a c
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