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Retail Sales & Use Tax exemption · RCW 82.08.0315; 82.12.0315 · enacted 1995

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Details

Citation
RCW 82.08.0315; 82.12.0315
Study reference
E1638-1
Tax type
Retail Sales & Use Tax
Preference type
Exemption
Category
Business
Year enacted
1995
End date
None scheduled

Fiscal impact (2024 study estimates)

Revenue if repealed — local ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 1.4 · FY 2026: 1.5 · FY 2027: 1.5
Revenue if repealed — state ($M)
FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 3 · FY 2026: 3.3 · FY 2027: 3.3
Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
FY 2024: 1.5 · FY 2025: 1.5 · FY 2026: 1.5 · FY 2027: 1.5
Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
FY 2024: 3.3 · FY 2025: 3.3 · FY 2026: 3.3 · FY 2027: 3.3

CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose

From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study

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