Exemption
Football stadium and exhibition center parking
Retail Sales & Use Tax exemption · RCW 82.08.02875 · enacted 1997
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.08.02875
- Study reference
- E1626-1
- Tax type
- Retail Sales & Use Tax
- Preference type
- Exemption
- Category
- Government
- Year enacted
- 1997
- End date
- None scheduled
Fiscal impact (2024 study estimates)
- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: CTI · FY 2026: CTI · FY 2027: CTI
- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: CTI · FY 2026: CTI · FY 2027: CTI
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: CTI · FY 2025: CTI · FY 2026: CTI · FY 2027: CTI
- Taxpayer savings — state ($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
82.29A.130(15) - Professional football stadium Description All leasehold interests in the public or entertainment areas of an open-air stadium that is suitable for professional football and Olympic/World Cup soccer constructed after January 1, 1998, are exempt from leasehold excise tax. The exemption also applies to an exhibition center and associated work areas primarily servicing public or entertainment areas such as parking facilities adjacent to the stadium. Purpose To encourage construction and operation of a stadium, such as Lumen Field & Exhibition Center. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes CTI CTI CTI CTI Local Taxes CTI CTI CTI CTI Repeal of Repealing this exemption would increase revenues. exemption 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 CTI CTI CTI Assumptions This exemption impacts fewer than three taxpayers; any impacts are confidential. Data Sources Public Stadium Authority Additional Additional Information Information Category: Business Year Enacted: 1997 Primary Beneficiaries: Professional football and soccer stadium Taxpaye
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