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Nonprofit day care centers

Property Tax exemption · RCW 84.36.040(1)(a) · enacted 1973

All exemptions & deductions

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Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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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