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CITY · SALES · RCW 82.14.030(2); BMC 4.69
Bellingham Optional Sales Tax (RCW 82.14.030(2))
0.50% optional (additional) local sales and use tax imposed by Bellingham under RCW 82.14.030(2) and codified at Bellingham Municipal Code Chapter 4.69. The optional 0.50% stacks on top of the basic 0.50% (BMC 4.68); ...
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0.50% of taxable retail sales (Bellingham only)
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About this revenue source
0.50% optional (additional) local sales and use tax imposed by Bellingham under RCW 82.14.030(2) and codified at Bellingham Municipal Code Chapter 4.69. The optional 0.50% stacks on top of the basic 0.50% (BMC 4.68); together they form the 1.00% general-purpose local sales tax.
Imposed councilmanically — no voter approval is required under RCW 82.14.030. Revenue flows to the General Fund.
Authorization
Statutory or ballot basis for this revenue source.
Statutory citation: RCW 82.14.030(2); BMC 4.69
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Real-estate relevance
Sibling to bham-basic-sales-tax. Together they're the 1.00% RCW 82.14.030 layer that every WA city has the option to impose. Confirms that even before special-purpose dedications, Bellingham collects a full 1.00% in "general" sales tax councilmanically.
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