Exemption
Credit unions - state chartered conversion
Retail Sales & Use Tax exemption · RCW 82.12.860 · enacted 2006
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.12.860
- Study reference
- E1735-1
- Tax type
- Retail Sales & Use Tax
- Preference type
- Exemption
- Category
- Business
- Year enacted
- 2006
- End date
- None scheduled
Fiscal impact (2024 study estimates)
- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0.064 · FY 2026: 0.069 · FY 2027: 0.069
- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0.141 · FY 2026: 0.154 · FY 2027: 0.154
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0.069 · FY 2025: 0.069 · FY 2026: 0.069 · FY 2027: 0.069
- Taxpayer savings — state ($M)
- FY 2024: 0.154 · FY 2025: 0.154 · FY 2026: 0.154 · FY 2027: 0.154
CTI = confidential taxpayer information · D = unable to disclose
From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study
82.12.860 - Credit unions - state chartered conversion Description Tangible personal property, digital goods and services, certain other services defined as retail sales, or extended warranties acquired by a state-chartered credit union as a result of a merger with or conversion from a federal, out-of-state, or foreign credit union are exempt for use tax. Purpose Enables state-charted credit unions to compete with federally chartered credit unions. There are benefits to being a state-chartered credit union which might exceed the potential use tax incurred. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $0.154 $0.154 $0.154 $0.154 Local Taxes $0.069 $0.069 $0.069 $0.069 Repeal of Repealing this exemption would increase revenues. exemption Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 from full repeal State Taxes $0.000 $0.141 $0.154 $0.154 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.064 $0.069 $0.069 Assumptions - This repeal takes effect July 1, 2024, and impacts 11 months of collections in fiscal year 2025. - Zero growth rate due to irregular annual impact. - Local revenue estimates use the statewide average local use tax rate of 2.92%. Data Sou
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