// Exemption
Federal instrumentalities furnishing aid and relief
Retail Sales & Use Tax exemption · RCW 82.08.0258; 82.12.0259 · enacted 1945
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.08.0258; 82.12.0259
- Study reference
- E1595-1
- Tax type
- Retail Sales & Use Tax
- Preference type
- Exemption
- Category
- Government
- Year enacted
- 1945
- 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- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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: CTI · FY 2026: CTI · FY 2027: CTI
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: CTI · FY 2025: CTI · FY 2026: CTI · FY 2027: CTI
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
82.04.380 - Federal instrumentalities furnishing aid and relief Description A B&O tax exemption exists for corporations created by Congress that provide both: - Volunteer aid to the armed forces. - A system of national and international disaster relief. Purpose Supports the social benefits provided by federal instrumentalities furnishing aid and relief. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes CTI CTI CTI CTI Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing this exemption would not increase revenues. Constitutional case law exemption makes federal instrumentalities immune from state and local taxes. Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 from full repeal State Taxes $0.000 CTI CTI CTI Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Assumptions This exemption impacts fewer than three taxpayers; any impacts are confidential. Data Sources Department of Revenue, Excise tax data Additional Additional Information Information Category: Nonprofit Year Enacted: 1935 Primary Beneficiaries: Federal instrumentalities furnishing aid and relief Taxpayer Count: Fewer than three Program Inconsistency: None evident JLARC Revi
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