Sales tax now applies to some services

Starting October 1: Some business services are now subject to retail sales tax, as required by state law, ESSB 5814. When you buy these services, vendors should add sales tax to your bill. If you sell these services, you should begin collecting retail sales tax. Learn more about Services newly subject to retail sales tax.

Business Licensing Service news releases

2025
05/01/2025 Whidbey Island town of Coupeville joins DOR licensing partnership
2024
08/15/2024 Town of Odessa joins Revenue’s local licensing solution
06/04/2024 Revenue adds local licensing support for city of Chewelah
2023
09/19/2023 Revenue adds Snoqualmie to business licensing partnership
06/13/2023 Asotin County adds Revenue’s combined licensing solution
03/28/2023 Revenue adds local licensing support for Franklin County
2022
12/08/2022 Wapato is final local licensing partner for 2022
11/10/2022 Selah joins Revenue's combined licensing solution
10/27/2022 City of Asotin adds Revenue’s Business Licensing Service
10/13/2022 Revenue adds Morton to combined licensing solution
09/15/2022 Auburn joins neighbors in Revenue's licensing system
08/11/2022 Mossyrock, Morton join Revenue's local licensing system
07/14/2022 North Central Washington cities join Revenue's combined licensing
05/19/2022 Kettle Falls, Northport join Revenue's combined licensing service
04/07/2022 Bothell joins suburban neighbors in combined licensing service
03/31/2022 Business Licensing Service hits milestone with 200th local licensing partner
02/24/2022 Business blooms with La Conner's licensing partnership
02/10/2022 Sumas joins Whatcom neighbors to streamline local licensing
02/03/2022 Benton City crafts new partnership with Revenue's licensing service
01/20/2022 Woodland joins Revenue's combined licensing service
01/06/2022 Winthrop saddles up for streamlined licensing
2021
10/28/2021 Pacific joins the rising tide of Revenue's combined licensing solution
09/23/2021 Snohomish County commerce syncs to Revenue's licensing system
09/16/2021 Historic Pomeroy adds Revenue's combined licensing solution
08/12/2021 Revenue adding six Columbia Basin communities to licensing partnership
07/29/2021 North Bonneville powers up regional commerce with combined licensing
07/22/2021 Revenue links South Prairie to Pierce County's preferred licensing solution
07/15/2021 Bremerton adds Revenue's combined licensing service
06/24/2021 Waitsburg adds Revenue's combined licensing service
05/12/2021 State licensing service earns national award for city partnership program
04/22/2021 More Lewis County cities partner with Revenue's licensing solution
04/15/2021 Westport charts course for Revenue's licensing one-stop
04/082021 Columbia currents carry Cathlamet to combined licensing partnership
03/18/2021 Redmond businesses of all sizes benefit from one-stop licensing
02/11/2021 Goldendale joins Revenue's combined licensing solution
02/04/2021 City of Rainier partners with Revenue's Business Licensing Service
01/28/2021 Zillah grows commerce with Revenue's licensing partnership
01/21/2021 Ocean Shores starts a new wave of Grays Harbor licensing partnerships