News Releases Issued 2009

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Issued	Title
Oct 29	Contractor pleads guilty to felony theft of sales tax, workers' comp fraud	(pdf)
Oct 22	Washington Ranks 26th Highest in State and Local Taxes; 32nd Highest in Property Taxes	(pdf)
Oct 09	Taxable Retail Sales Decline 14 Percent during Second Quarter 2009	(pdf)
Oct 05	Major change coming to buying goods and services for resale	(pdf)
Oct 02	Three Million State Residents May Have Unclaimed Property	(pdf)
Sept 21	Property Tax Revenues Increase 5.4 Percent in 2009	(pdf)
Sept 8	Farmers will have two ways to buy agricultural materials tax-free	(pdf)
Sept 1	Revenue to Issue Reseller Permits to Qualified Businesses in September	(pdf)
August 18	Local Revitalization Financing Project Application Now Online	(pdf)
August 17	Marysville Drywaller Charged with Tax Fraud	(pdf)
August 12	Woman Charged with Impersonating Revenue Agent	(pdf)
August 7	Monthly Filers Must File and Pay Taxes Electronically	(pdf)
July 15	Taxable Retail Sales Decline 12.8 Percent During First Quarter 2009	(pdf)
July 10	Digital Product Draft Rule Available Online Today
July 2	Local Revitalization Financing Project Application Now Available	(pdf)
July 1	Cigarette Compact Negotiated with Colville Tribe	(pdf)
June 9	Property Tax Deferral Program Available for Fall Taxes	(pdf)
June 5	Department of Revenue Director Elected President of National Tax Organization	(pdf)
June 3	Tremaine Smith receives national medal for leadership in interstate tax cooperation	(pdf)
June 2	Summary of 2009 Tax Legislation Now Available	(pdf)
June 1	Revenue Names 2008 Employee Recognition Award Winners	(pdf)
May 28	Plumbing Contractor Pleads Guilty to Stealing Sales Tax, Operating Business After License Revoked	(pdf)
May 19	Replacing Resale Certificates with Resellers’ Permits to Curb Abuse, Generate More Than $100 Million Annually	(pdf)
May 19	New Law Clarifies Taxation of Digital Products	(pdf)
May 19	Hybrid Vehicle Sales Tax Exemption Ends Aug. 1	(pdf)
May 15	Tremaine Smith receives national medal for leadership in interstate tax cooperation	(pdf)
May 12	Taxable Retail Sales Decline 4.3 Percent in Calendar Year 2008	(pdf)
April 9	Taxable Retail Sales Decline 10.8 Percent in Fourth Quarter 2008	(pdf)
April 7	Unclaimed Property Tops $600 Million, 3 Million Names	(pdf)
April 6	Washington State Department of Revenue Wins Two National Awards	(pdf)
March 20	Telephone Scammers Target State Businesses	(pdf)
March 13	Sound Transit 0.5% Sales Tax Increase Takes Effect April 1	(pdf)
March 10	Plumbing Contractor Charged with Felony Theft of Sales Tax, Operating a Business After License Revoked	(pdf)
March 5	Yacht Broker Sentenced to Four Years for Felony Theft of Sales Tax	(pdf)
February 26	Suspectfraud.com Helps Consumers “Check with the State before It’s Too Late”	(pdf)
January 21	Property Tax Relief Available To Snow, Flood Victims	(pdf)
January 13	Taxable Retail Sales Decline 4.2 Percent in Third Quarter 2008	(pdf)
January 6	Department of Revenue Earns 16th-Straight Clean Audit	(pdf)