Exemption

Aluminum production anodes and cathodes

Retail Sales & Use Tax exemption · RCW 82.08.02568; 82.12.02568 · enacted 1996

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Details

Citation
RCW 82.08.02568; 82.12.02568
Study reference
E1591-1
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Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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

82.08.02568; 82.12.02568 - Aluminum production anodes and cathodes Description The sale or use of carbon, petroleum coke, coal tar, pitch, and similar substances that become an ingredient or component of anodes and cathodes used in manufacturing aluminum for sale are exempt from sales and use taxes. Purpose To support the aluminum industry. 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 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing this exclusion would not increase revenue because currently no taxpayers exemption use it. Potential ($ 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 Information Information Category: Business Year Enacted: 1996 Primary Beneficiaries: Aluminum smelters Taxpayer Count: 0 Program Inconsistency: None evident JLARC Review: Expedited review completed in 2015 with an upcoming review schedule

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