// Deduction
Loans to rural electric cooperatives
B&O Tax deduction · RCW 82.04.4276 · enacted 2023
Details
- Citation
- RCW 82.04.4276
- Study reference
- E1789-1
- Tax type
- B&O Tax
- Preference type
- Deduction
- Category
- Business
- Year enacted
- 2023
- 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- Revenue if repealed — local ($M)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- Revenue if repealed — state ($M)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: CTI · FY 2026: CTI · FY 2027: CTI
- Taxpayer savings — local ($M)
- FY 2024: 0 · FY 2025: 0 · FY 2026: 0 · FY 2027: 0
- Taxpayer savings — state ($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
82.04.4276 - Loans to rural electric cooperatives Description Cooperative finance organizations may take a B&O deduction for amounts received derived from loans to rural electric cooperatives or other non-profit or governmental providers of utility services organized under state laws. A cooperative finance organization is a non-profit organization with the primary purpose of providing, securing, or otherwise arranging financing for rural electric cooperatives. A rural electric cooperative is a non-profit customer-owned organization that provides utility services to rural areas. Purpose To reduce taxes paid by cooperative finance organizations. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes CTI CTI CTI CTI 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 CTI CTI CTI Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Assumptions This deduction impacts fewer than three taxpayers; any impacts are confidential. Data Sources Department of Revenue, Excise tax data Additional Additional Information Info
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