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- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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
84.36.040(1)(a) - Nonprofit day care centers Description Nonprofit child day care centers are exempt from property taxes on real and personal property. Purpose Supporting the social benefits these organizations provide. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $1.763 $1.806 $1.849 $1.894 Local Taxes $5.216 $5.508 $5.817 $6.143 Repeal of Repealing a property tax exemption would not increase state revenues. A repeal exemption shifts the state property tax to the currently exempt taxpayers and reduces the tax burden of other taxpayers. It may decrease the local rate and possibly result in local taxing districts at their statutory maximum rate experiencing a revenue increase. Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 from full repeal State Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.161 $0.316 $0.332 Assumptions - The total estimated exempt value is $811 million. - This repeal takes effect beginning with property taxes due for calendar year 2025. - Growth rate mirrors the property tax growth rate reflected in the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council's March 2023 forecast. - Repealing this exemption shifts
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