Washington § 82.04.257 - Tax on digital products and services. (Effective until January 1, 2027.)
Full text of Washington Revised Code of Washington § 82.04.257 — Tax on digital products and services. (Effective until January 1, 2027.), with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 82.04.257. Tax on digital products and services. (Effective until January 1, 2027.)
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, upon every person engaging within this state in the business of making sales at retail or wholesale of digital goods, digital codes, digital automated services, or services described in *RCW 82.04.050 (2)(g) or (6)(c), as to such persons, the amount of tax with respect to such business is equal to the gross proceeds of sales of the business, multiplied by the rate of 0.471 percent in the case of retail sales and by the rate of 0.484 percent in the case of wholesale sales.
(2) Persons providing subscription television services or subscription radio services are subject to tax under RCW 82.04.290(2) on the gross income of the business received from providing such services.
(3) For purposes of this section, a person is considered to be engaging within this state in the business of making sales of digital goods, digital codes, digital automated services, or services described in *RCW 82.04.050 (2)(g) or (6)(c), if the person makes sales of digital goods, digital codes, digital automated services, or services described in *RCW 82.04.050 (2)(g) or (6)(c) and the sales are sourced to this state under RCW 82.32.730 for sales tax purposes or would have been sourced to this state under RCW 82.32.730 if the sale had been taxable under chapter 82.08 RCW.
(4) A person subject to tax under this section is subject to the mandatory electronic filing and payment requirements in RCW 82.32.080.
Notes
Tax preference performance statement exemption—Automatic expiration date exemption—2017 c 323: See note following RCW 82.04.040.
Purpose—Retroactive application—Effective date—2010 c 111: See notes following RCW 82.04.050.
Intent—Construction—2009 c 535: See notes following RCW 82.04.192.