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Nonprofit cancer treatment clinics

Property Tax exemption · RCW 84.36.046 · enacted 1997

All exemptions & deductions

Details

Citation
RCW 84.36.046
Study reference
E1398-1
Tax type
Property Tax
Preference type
Exemption
Category
Nonprofit
Year enacted
1997
End date
None scheduled

Fiscal impact (2024 study estimates)

Revenue if repealed — local ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0.061 · FY 2026: 0.12 · FY 2027: 0.126
Revenue if repealed — state ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
FY 2024: 1.98 · FY 2025: 2.091 · FY 2026: 2.208 · FY 2027: 2.332
Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
FY 2024: 0.669 · FY 2025: 0.685 · FY 2026: 0.702 · FY 2027: 0.719

CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose

From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study

84.36.046 - Nonprofit cancer treatment clinics Description Property tax does not apply to real and personal property used by nonprofit cancer prevention, detection, or treatment facilities. The property tax exemption also applies to real and personal property used by a municipal hospital corporation for cancer prevention, detection, or treatment. Purpose Providing equal taxation treatment for nonprofit cancer treatment clinics as for nonprofit hospitals. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $0.669 $0.685 $0.702 $0.719 Local Taxes $1.980 $2.091 $2.208 $2.332 Repeal of Repealing a property tax exemption would not increase state revenues. A repeal exemption shifts the state property tax to the currently exempt taxpayers and reduces the tax burden of other taxpayers. It may decrease the local rate and possibly result in local taxing districts at their statutory maximum rate experiencing a revenue increase. Potential ($ 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 $0.061 $0.120 $0.126 Assumptions - The total estimated exempt value is $308 million. - This re

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