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RCW 35.21.714

License fees or taxes on telephone business—Imposition on certain gross revenues authorized—Limitations.

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Western Telepage, Inc. v. City of Tacoma (2000)

Most recently applied in City of Seattle v. T-Mobile West Corp. (May 2017)

2007 c 6 s 1018; 2007 c 6 s 1017; 2002 c 67 s 9; 1989 c 103 s 1; 1986 c 70 s 1; 1983 2nd ex.s. c 3 s 37; 1981 c 144 s 10.

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(1) Any city which imposes a license fee or tax upon the business activity of engaging in the telephone business which is measured by gross receipts or gross income may impose the fee or tax, if it desires, on one hundred percent of the total gross revenue derived from intrastate toll telephone services subject to the fee or tax: PROVIDED, That the city shall not impose the fee or tax on that portion of network telephone service which represents charges to another telecommunications company, as defined in RCW 80.04.010, for connecting fees, switching charges, or carrier access charges relating to intrastate toll telephone services, or for access to, or charges for, interstate services, or charges for network telephone service that is purchased for the purpose of resale, or charges for mobile telecommunications services provided to customers whose place of primary use is not within the city.

(2) Any city that imposes a license tax or fee under subsection (1) of this section has the authority, rights, and obligations of a taxing jurisdiction as provided in RCW 82.32.490 through 82.32.510.

(3) The definitions in RCW 82.04.065 and 82.16.010 apply to this section.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.