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A. Pursuant to RCW 82.46.010, there is levied and imposed an excise tax on each sale of real property within the corporate limits of the City at a rate of one quarter of one percent of the selling price of the property.

B. Pursuant to Section 38 of Chapter 17, Laws of 1990, First Extraordinary Session, there is levied and imposed an additional excise tax on each sale of real property within the corporate limits of the City at a rate of one quarter of one percent of the selling price of the property. This tax shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the tax imposed in Subsection A above.

C. The excise taxes imposed in this section shall be collected from those persons who are taxable by the state under RCW Chapter 82.45 upon the occurrence of any sale of real property within the corporate limits of the City and which is taxable under RCW 82.45.010.

D. The excise taxes imposed in this section shall comply with all applicable rules, regulations, laws and court decisions regarding real estate excise taxes as imposed by the state under RCW Chapter 82.45. (Ord. 1704, 1991)