// Exemption
Sand and gravel for local road construction
Retail Sales & Use Tax exemption · RCW 82.08.0275; 82.12.0269 · enacted 1965
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.08.0275; 82.12.0269
- Study reference
- E1612-1
- Tax type
- Retail Sales & Use Tax
- Preference type
- Exemption
- Category
- Agriculture
- Year enacted
- 1965
- End date
- None scheduled
Fiscal impact (2024 study estimates)
- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 1.6 · FY 2026: 1.85 · FY 2027: 1.96
- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 3.55 · FY 2026: 4.1 · FY 2027: 4.35
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 1.64 · FY 2025: 1.74 · FY 2026: 1.85 · FY 2027: 1.96
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 3.65 · FY 2025: 3.87 · FY 2026: 4.1 · FY 2027: 4.35
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
82.04.415 - Sand and gravel for local road construction Description B&O tax does not apply to the cost of labor and services performed in mining, sorting, crushing, screening, washing, hauling, and stockpiling of sand, gravel and rock taken from a pit owned by or leased to a city or county. The sand, gravel or rock must be either: - Placed on a street of the city or county. - Sold at cost to another city or county for use on public roads. Purpose Reduces the cost of local governments building and maintaining streets and roads. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $0.270 $0.290 $0.310 $0.320 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing this deduction would increase revenues. exemption Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 from full repeal State Taxes $0.000 $0.260 $0.310 $0.320 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Assumptions - This repeal takes effect July 1, 2024, and impacts 11 months of collections in fiscal year 2025. - Growth rate reflects the compound annual growth rate of 6.0% based on excise tax data. - Sand and gravel used in local construction represent 7.5% of government contrac
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