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CITY · UTILITY TAX · RCW 35.21.870

Bellingham Utility Tax — Cable Television

City utility tax on cable television gross receipts under RCW 35.21.870. Goes to General Fund. Trend declining as households switch to streaming.

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6% of cable provider gross receipts
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City utility tax on cable television gross receipts under RCW 35.21.870. Goes to General Fund. Trend declining as households switch to streaming.

Authorization

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Statutory citation: RCW 35.21.870

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Sources: Annual Tax Books (Whatcom County Assessor); Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports; statutory text (RCW); ballot results; agency revenue schedules. Real Record renders the published numbers in plain language; we don't change the figures. Where the source uses a different label or category than ours, both are shown.