Exemption

Joint municipal utility authority

Retail Sales & Use Tax exemption · RCW 82.08.999; 82.12.999 · enacted 2011

All exemptions & deductions

Details

Citation
RCW 82.08.999; 82.12.999
Study reference
E1701-1
Tax type
Retail Sales & Use Tax
Preference type
Exemption
Category
Government
Year enacted
2011
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Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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

82.08.999; 82.12.999 - Joint municipal utility authority Description Sales or transfers made between joint municipal utility service authorities and any of its members are exempt from sales and use taxes. A joint municipal utility authority is a municipal corporation formed to better facilitate the joint provision of municipal utility services to the public. Purpose To clarify the law and to facilitate the ability of local government utilities to jointly plan, finance, construct, acquire, maintain, operate, and provide facilities and utility services to the public, and to reduce costs and improve the benefits, efficiency, and quality of utility services. 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 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing this exemption would not increase revenues. The joint municipal utility exemption services statutes already exempt these entities from taxation. Potential ($ 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 revenue impact since the joint municipal

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