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Nonprofit fund-raising

Property Tax exemption · RCW 84.36.550 · enacted 1993

All exemptions & deductions

Details

Citation
RCW 84.36.550
Study reference
E1436-1
Tax type
Property Tax
Preference type
Exemption
Category
Nonprofit
Year enacted
1993
End date
None scheduled

Fiscal impact (2024 study estimates)

Revenue if repealed — local ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0.017 · FY 2026: 0.033 · FY 2027: 0.034
Revenue if repealed — state ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
FY 2024: 0.536 · FY 2025: 0.566 · FY 2026: 0.598 · FY 2027: 0.632
Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
FY 2024: 0.181 · FY 2025: 0.186 · FY 2026: 0.19 · FY 2027: 0.195

CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose

From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study

PDF RCW 82.08.02573 Exemptions — Sales by a nonprofit organization for fund-raising activities. The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to a sale made by a nonprofit organization or a library, if the gross income from the sale is exempt under RCW 82.04.3651 . [ 2010 c 106 s 214 ; 1998 c 336 s 3 .] NOTES: Effective date — 2010 c 106: See note following RCW 35.102.145 . Findings — 1998 c 336: See note following RCW 82.04.3651 .

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