(1) The legislative body of any county or city is hereby authorized to levy and collect a leasehold excise tax on the act or privilege of occupying or using publicly owned, or specified privately owned, real or personal property through a leasehold interest within the territorial limits of such county or city. The tax levied by a county under authority of this section shall not exceed six percent and the tax levied by a city shall not exceed four percent of taxable rent. However, any county ordinance levying such tax shall contain a provision allowing a credit against the county tax for the full amount of any city tax imposed upon the same taxable event.

Terms Used In Washington Code 82.29A.040

  • City: means any city or town. See Washington Code 82.29A.020
  • leasehold interest: includes the rights of use or occupancy by others of property which is owned in fee or held in trust by a public corporation, commission, or authority created under RCW 35. See Washington Code 82.29A.020
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Taxable rent: means contract rent as defined in (c) of this subsection in all cases where the lease or agreement has been established or renegotiated through competitive bidding, or negotiated or renegotiated in accordance with statutory requirements regarding the rent payable, or negotiated or renegotiated under circumstances, established by public record, clearly showing that the contract rent was the maximum attainable by the lessor. See Washington Code 82.29A.020
(2) The department of revenue shall perform the collection of such taxes on behalf of such county or city.
[ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 2006; 1975-’76 2nd ex.s. c 61 § 4.]

NOTES:

Effective dates—2015 3rd sp.s. c 6: See note following RCW 82.04.4266.
Application—2015 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 2003, 2005, and 2006: See note following RCW 82.29A.020.
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