WA State Department of Revenue Relief Update

As you may know, Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency, retroactive to February 29, 2020. With this in mind, the Washington State Department of Revenue has adopted measures designed to help provide relief to WA State businesses.  

The relief is in the form of a broad grace period to make tax payments for the following types of state taxes: 

  • Business & Occupation (B&O) tax 

  • Real estate excise tax assessments 

  • Leasehold excise tax 

  • Forest tax 

  • Other taxes administered by the department including tax deferrals for biotechnology and medical device manufacturing 

For above-listed taxes, businesses are encouraged to file their returns by the due dates but may defer payment for the remainder of the state of emergency for a period determined by their return due date: 

  • 60 days for the February & March returns (monthly filers) 

  • 30 days for the Q1/2020 return 

  • 30 days for the Annual 2019 return 

At this time, sales tax is expected to be remitted on the due date as sales tax is not an additional tax paid by the business, it is money collected from customers that is owed to the Department of Revenue. If this caveat changes, we will notify our sales tax customers right away. For the time being, please plan to pay your sales tax to the DOR on your normal filing schedule. 

For further questions, feel free to visit the DOR Covid-19 page or contact us here.  

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