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CITY · UTILITY TAX · RCW 35.21.870

Bellingham Utility Tax — Telecom

City tax on phone, cell, internet, and cable provider revenues.

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~6% of utility gross receipts
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City tax on phone, cell, internet, and cable provider revenues.

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.