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Qualifying Local Tax (QLT) include the following taxes: <br />. The affordable housing levy authorized under RCW 84.52.105 [3].. The sales and use tax for housing and related services authorized under RCW <br />82.14.530 [4], provided the city has imposed the tax at a minimum or at least half of <br />the authorized rate. <br />. The sales and use tax for chemical dependency and mental health treatment services <br />or therapeutic courts authorized under RCW 82.14.460 [5] imposed by a city. <br />. The levy authorized under RCW 84.55.050 [6], if used solelyfor affordable housing. <br />Important dates <br />Date Requirements <br />Jan.28,2020 Jurisdictions must adopt resolution of intent to adopt <br />legislation to impose the new tax. <br />July 28, 2020 Jurisdictions must adopt legislation to authorize the <br />new tax. <br />Cities must instate Qualifying Local Tax <br />75 days after the <br />department receives <br />notice of the change <br />Local sales and use tax changes (QLTS, not the state <br />shared tax) may take effect. Changes can only begin on <br />the first day ofJanuary, April orJuly. <br />Tax distributions and rates <br />Jurisdictions will receive the tax distribution monthly when other local taxes are <br />distributed. <br />The maximum tax distribution a localjurisdiction is eligible to receive equals the reported <br />taxable retail sales within the jurisdiction in fiscal year 2019, multiplied by the authorized <br />tax rate. The maximum tax rate a jurisdiction may impose may not exceed either 0.01460/o <br />or 0.00730/0, depending on certain factors. <br />See tax rate tables below.