Exemption
Aircraft part prototypes
Retail Sales & Use Tax exemption · RCW 82.08.02566; 82.12.02566 · enacted 1996
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.08.02566; 82.12.02566
- Study reference
- E1589-1
- Tax type
- Retail Sales & Use Tax
- Preference type
- Exemption
- Category
- Business
- Year enacted
- 1996
- 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- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
82.08.02566; 82.12.02566 - Aircraft part prototypes Description Sales of tangible personal property incorporated into or used for modifications made to prototypes of aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment are exempt from sales and use taxes if the business developing the prototypes has taxable annual income of $20 million or less. The exemption is limited to $100,000 per business per calendar year. Eligible businesses must pay tax at the point of sale and apply for a refund directly from the department. Purpose To assist relatively small manufacturers of aircraft parts. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing this exemption would not increase revenue because currently no exemption taxpayers use it. Potential ($ 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 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Assumptions No taxpayers currently use this exemption. We expect no usage during the forecasted period of this study. Data Sources Department of Revenue, Excise tax data Additional Additional Info
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