Exemption

Minimum income threshold - $2,000 per month

Public Utility Tax exemption · RCW 82.16.040 · enacted 1935

All exemptions & deductions

Details

Citation
RCW 82.16.040
Study reference
E1467-1
Tax type
Public Utility Tax
Preference type
Exemption
Category
Business
Year enacted
1935
End date
None scheduled

Fiscal impact (2024 study estimates)

Revenue if repealed — local ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
Revenue if repealed — state ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 2.021 · FY 2026: 2.265 · FY 2027: 2.338
Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
FY 2024: 2.156 · FY 2025: 2.205 · FY 2026: 2.265 · FY 2027: 2.338

CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose

From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study

Home Forms & Publications Publications By Subject Special Notices Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1105 Protecting Taxpayers From Home Foreclosure - Legislative Update Print Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1105 Protecting Taxpayers from Home Foreclosure - Legislative Update Issue Date July 29, 2019 The 2019 Legislature passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1105 ( E2SHB 1105 ), enacting measures to protect taxpayers from home foreclosure. The bill is effective January 1, 2020. What the bill does This bill amends RCWs 84.56.020, 84.64.225, and 84.64.050, and adds a new section to chapter 84.56 RCW. Below is information on the notable changes. Tax statements Amends RCW 84.56.020, requiring a due date for the distribution of property tax statements and that those statements include additional information, as follows: Tax statements for the current year’s taxes must be distributed to each taxpayer on or before March 15 of each year, provided: All city and other taxing district budgets have been submitted to county legislative authorities by November 30 per RCW 84.52.020; The county legislative authority has certified taxes levied to the county assessor by November 3

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