{"id":194,"date":"2012-06-29T21:31:26","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T21:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2021-04-05T17:23:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:23:02","slug":"state-tax-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Seattle3\/?page_id=194","title":{"rendered":"State Tax System"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAX & LICENSE \/ STATE TAX SYSTEM
\n<\/b><\/strong>
\nIncome Tax
\n<\/b><\/strong>
\nWashington State Department of Revenue
\n<\/b><\/strong>Taxpayer Services
\n800-647-7706
\nhttps:\/\/dor.wa.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Local Revenue Offices
\n<\/b><\/strong>Bellingham
\n360-676-2114
\nLacey
\n360-486-2366
\nSeattle
\n206-956-3002
\nTacoma
\n253-593-2722<\/p>\n

Washington is one of only nine states that does not levy a personal income tax. The state does not tax intangible assets like bank accounts, stocks, or bonds; nor does it tax retirement income earned and received from another state.<\/p>\n

Sales Tax
\n<\/b><\/strong>Washington\u2019s state sales tax is 6.5 percent. It applies to some services as well.<\/p>\n


\n<\/b><\/strong>Real Estate Excise Tax
\n<\/b><\/strong>Most real property sales are subject to the real estate excise tax, which is imposed on the seller and usually paid to the county treasurer. Those planning on purchasing land and having a house constructed would pay real estate tax excise tax on the land. The total contract price (labor and materials) for home construction would be subject to retail sales tax. For details, contact:<\/p>\n

Cowlitz County Treasurer
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-577-3060
\nhttps:\/\/www.co.cowlitz.wa.us\/279\/Treasurer<\/a><\/p>\n

King County Treasurer
\n<\/b><\/strong>206-296-0923
\nhttps:\/\/www.kingcounty.gov\/depts\/finance-business-operations\/treasury\/property-tax.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Kitsap County Treasurer
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-337-7135
\nwww.kitsapgov.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Island County Treasurer
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-679-7302
\nhttps:\/\/www.islandcountywa.gov\/Treasurer\/Pages\/Home.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Pierce County Treasurer
\n<\/b><\/strong>253-798-2775
\nwww.co.pierce.wa.us\/abtus\/ourorg\/at\/at.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Snohomish County Treasurer
\n<\/b><\/strong>425-388-3366
\nhttps:\/\/www.snohomishcountywa.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Thurston County Treasurer
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-786-5550
\nhttps:\/\/www.thurstoncountywa.gov\/treasurer\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Whatcom County Treasurer
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-676-6774
\nhttps:\/\/www.whatcomcounty.us\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Property Tax
\n<\/b><\/strong>Throughout Washington State, property tax rates vary due primarily to voter-approved special levies. The average rate is $13.56 per $1,000 of fair market value. Personal property taxes are levied on real property and on the assets of businesses; assessment is under the jurisdiction of the County Assessor. For details on property taxes in your county, contact:<\/p>\n

Cowlitz County Assessor\u2019s
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-577-3010
\nwww.co.cowlitz.wa.us\/assessor<\/a><\/p>\n

King County Assessor
\n<\/b><\/strong>206-296-7300
\nhttps:\/\/www.kingcounty.gov\/depts\/assessor.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Kitsap County Assessor
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-337-7160
\nhttps:\/\/www.kitsapgov.com\/assessor\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Island County Assessor
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-629-4522
\nhttps:\/\/www.islandcountywa.gov\/assessors\/Pages\/Home.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Pierce County Assessor
\n<\/b><\/strong>253-798-2775
\nwww.co.pierce.wa.us\/abtus\/ourorg\/at\/at.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Skagit County Assessor
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-336-9370
\nhttps:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/Departments\/Assessor\/main.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Snohomish County Assessor
\n<\/b><\/strong>425-388-3433
\nhttps:\/\/snohomishcountywa.gov\/5167\/Assessor<\/a><\/p>\n

Thurston County Assessor
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-786-5410
\nwww.co.thurston.wa.us\/assessor<\/a><\/p>\n

Whatcom County Assessor
\n<\/b><\/strong>360-398-1310
\nhttps:\/\/www.whatcomcounty.us\/177\/Assessor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TAX & LICENSE \/ STATE TAX SYSTEM Income Tax Washington State Department of Revenue Taxpayer Services 800-647-7706 https:\/\/dor.wa.gov\/ Local Revenue Offices Bellingham 360-676-2114 Lacey 360-486-2366 Seattle 206-956-3002 Tacoma 253-593-2722 Washington is one of only nine states that does not levy a personal income tax. The state does not tax intangible assets like bank accounts, stocks, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Seattle3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Seattle3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Seattle3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Seattle3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Seattle3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Seattle3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":667,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Seattle3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions\/667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Seattle3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}