Tax topics | Washington Department of Revenue

These articles provide information about taxes in Washington state. See our Special Notices for updates to existing tax law, and Industry Guides to better understand tax requirements for specific industries.

Topics	Issue Date	Subjects
Transactions between related parties	01/05/2015	Related parties
Paving cuts	01/05/2015	Paving cuts
Cleanup services on foreclosed properties	01/26/2015	Foreclosure cleanup
Chemicals used to treat drinking water	02/10/2015	Drinking water
Direct sales independent consultants	02/23/2015	Direct sales
Bakery items - Which type of baked goods are sales tax exempt?	04/20/2015	Bakery
Purchase and use of vessels by nonresidents	05/05/2015	Nonresident vessel
Domain name registration services	05/07/2015	Domain name
Construction cleanup services	05/15/2015	Construction cleanup
Currency and coin sales	05/22/2015	Coins
Property tax - How the one percent property tax levy limit works	05/27/2015	Property tax
Pet adoption fees charged by nonprofit animal rescue organizations	07/01/2015	Pet adoption
Job Corps operators and service providers	07/07/2015	Job corps
Interior cleaning services	07/29/2015	Cleaning
Municipal facilities providing fitness and recreational activities	10/02/2015	Physical fitness
Recreational services at a glance	10/02/2015	Recreation
Opportunity to dance	10/02/2015	Dance
Nonprofit youth organizations	10/02/2015	Nonprofit youth organizations
Athletic and fitness facilities	10/02/2015	Athletic and fitness facilities
Amusement and recreational services	10/21/2015	Amusement
Meals provided to senior residents	10/21/2015	Senior meals
Litter tax on prepared food	04/15/2016	Prepared food
Games, gambling and similar income	04/21/2016	Gambling
Running, biking and athletic racing events are no longer retail sales	05/09/2016	Racing events
Dealer cash is subject to B&O tax	06/15/2016	Dealer cash
Airbnb to collect and send taxes on behalf of hosts	07/15/2016	Lodging
Volkswagen and Audi diesel vehicle settlement	09/21/2016	Diesel vehicles
Information technology products and services	12/14/2016	Information technology
Tax preference transparency	12/14/2016	Transparency
Homeowners associations	01/19/2017	Homeowners associations