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Tax statistics 2012

Washington State Department of Revenue

Research and Fiscal Analysis Division

Compiled by:
Beth Leech

December, 2012

Entire report in PDF

State excise tax collections

Table 1
Summary of Washington State Taxes; FY 2011 - 2012
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Chart 1
Major Washington State Taxes; Percentage Distribution; FY 2012

Table 2
Net Washington State Tax Collections; Latest Five Years; FY 2008 - 2012
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Chart 2
Percentage Change in Washington State Taxes; FY 1990 - 2012

Table 3
Washington State General Fund Revenues; FY 2011
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Chart 3
Washington State General Fund Revenue and Expenditures; FY 2011

Table 4
Department of Revenue Collections; FY 2011 - 2012
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Table 5
Department of Revenue Collections State Tax Collections by Fund, FY 2011 - 2012
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Table 6
Department of Revenue by Fund and Tax, FY 2011-2012
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Table 7
Summary of Major Washington State Tax Rates, July 1, 2012
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Table 8
Department of Revenue Expenses and Collections Since 1980: Average Cost of Collection; FY 1981 - 2012
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Table 9
Real Estate Excise Tax Statistics; State REET Collections and Estimated Value of Real Property Sold; FY 1986 - 2012
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Table 10
Real Estate Excise Tax Statistics: State and Local Tax Collections, Number and Estimated Value of Sales by County; FY 2012
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Table 11
Number of State Excise Taxpayers: Registered Accounts by County and Reporting Frequency; July 2012
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Table 12
Number of New Taxpayer Accounts in Washington by County and Major Industry; CY 2011
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Table 13
Number of New Taxpayer Accounts in Washington; Statewide by Industry; CY 2010-2011
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Table 14A
State Tax Collections in Washington; Historical Data: 1900-1925
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Table 14B
State Tax Collections in Washington; Historical Data: 1930-1955
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Table 14C
State Tax Collections in Washington; Historical Data: 1960-1980
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Table 14D
State Tax Collections in Washington; Historical Data: 1985-2005
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Table 14E
State Tax Collections in Washington; Historical Data: 2011-2030
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Notes for Historical State Tax Collection Tables

Local excise tax distributions

Table 15
Composition of Local Sales/Use Tax Rates, Highest Local Tax Rate in each County as of July, 2012
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Table 16
Local Sales/Use Taxes, Types of Taxes Authorized and Utilized, Fiscal Year 2012 Distributions
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Table 17
City/County Local Sales/Use Tax Distributions, FY 2011-2012; Average Per Capita Receipts by County
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Table 18
Local Sales/Use Tax Distributions by Type of Tax and by County; FY 2012
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Table 19
Local Rental Car Tax Distributions; FY 2012
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Table 20
Local Hotel/Motel Tax Distributions; FY 2012
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Table 21
Timber Excise Tax Distributions by County; FY 2009-2012
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Table 22
Local Leasehold Excise Tax Distributions, FY 2010-2012
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Table 23
Public Utility District (PUD) Privilege Tax Distributions, FY 2008-2012
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Property Tax Statistics can be found here