Upon every person engaging within this state in the business of making sales at wholesale, except persons taxable as wholesalers under other provisions of this chapter; as to such persons the amount of tax with respect to such business shall be equal to the gross proceeds of sales of such business multiplied by the rate of 0.484 percent.
RCW 82.04.270
Tax on wholesalers. (Effective until January 1, 2027.)
Applied in 31 court decisions — leading case Standard Pressed Steel Co. v. Department of Revenue of Wash. (1975)
Most recently applied in Aventis Pharmaceutical Inc, V Wa State Department Of Revenue (October 2018)
2004 c 24 s 5; 2003 2nd sp.s. c 1 s 5; 2001 1st sp.s. c 9 s 3; (2001 1st sp.s. c 9 s 2 expired July 1, 2001); 1999 c 358 s 2
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.