- Washington governor signed three tax-related bills impacting retail sales tax
- Senate Bill 5794 repeals sales tax exemption on precious metal bullion starting January 1, 2026
- Senate Bill 5801 changes taxes on motor vehicle sales and rentals
- Sales tax on car rentals increases to 11.9 percent in 2026, decreases to 9.9 percent in 2027
- Additional sales tax on motor vehicle sales increases to 0.5 percent in 2026
- Tire fee increases to 5 dollars per tire in 2026
- New taxes on peer-to-peer car sharing, recreation vessels, high-value motor vehicles, and luxury aircrafts
- Senate Bill 5814 expands services subject to sales tax
- Includes custom software, IT training, technical support, data services, security, staffing, advertising, live presentations, digital services
- Exemption created for telehealth and telemedicine
- Provisions on prepayment of sales taxes and cigarette tax increase were removed from the final bill
Source: sovos.com
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