CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                        HOUSE BILL 1385

 

 

                   Chapter 186, Laws of 2001

 

 

                        57th Legislature

                2001 Regular Legislative Session

 

 

TAXATION--LINEN AND UNIFORM SUPPLY SERVICES

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/1/01

Passed by the House March 12, 2001

  Yeas 98   Nays 0

 

 

              FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the House of Representatives

     

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

 

 

Passed by the Senate April 10, 2001

  Yeas 43   Nays 4

             CERTIFICATE

 

We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1385 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

          TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

                          Chief Clerk

 

 

           CYNTHIA ZEHNDER

                          Chief Clerk

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

 

 

 

Approved May 7, 2001 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.               

                                FILED                

 

              May 7, 2001 - 1:28 p.m.

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                 Secretary of State

                 State of Washington


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                          HOUSE BILL 1385

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             Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Reardon and Pennington; by request of Department of Revenue

 

Read first time 01/24/2001.  Referred to Committee on Finance.

Clarifying the taxable situs and nature of linen and uniform supply services. 


    AN ACT Relating to excise tax treatment of linen and uniform supply services; amending RCW 82.14.020; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that because of the mixed retailing nature of linen and uniform supply services, they have been incorrectly sited for tax purposes.  As a result, some companies that perform some activities related to this activity outside the state of Washington have not been required to collect retail sales taxes upon linen and uniform supply services provided to Washington customers.  The activity has aspects of both the rental of tangible personal property and retail services related to tangible personal property.  This error in tax treatment provides an incentive for businesses to locate some of their functions out of state.  In-state businesses cannot compete if their out-of-state competitors are not required to collect sales tax for services provided to the same customers.

    The purpose of this act is to clarify the taxable situs and nature of linen and uniform supply services.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW to read as follows:

    For purposes of this chapter, a retail sale of linen and uniform supply services is deemed to occur at the place of delivery to the customer.  "Linen and uniform supply services" means the activity of providing customers with a supply of clean linen, towels, uniforms, gowns, protective apparel, clean room apparel, mats, rugs, and similar items, whether ownership of the item is in the person operating the linen and uniform supply service or in the customer.  The term includes supply services operating their own cleaning establishments as well as those contracting with other laundry or dry cleaning businesses.

 

    Sec. 3.  RCW 82.14.020 and 1997 c 201 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    For purposes of this chapter:

    (1) A retail sale consisting solely of the sale of tangible personal property shall be deemed to have occurred at the retail outlet at or from which delivery is made to the consumer;

    (2) A retail sale consisting essentially of the performance of personal business or professional services shall be deemed to have occurred at the place at which such services were primarily performed, except that for the performance of a tow truck service, as defined in RCW 46.55.010, the retail sale shall be deemed to have occurred at the place of business of the operator of the tow truck service;

    (3) A retail sale consisting of the rental of tangible personal property shall be deemed to have occurred (a) in the case of a rental involving periodic rental payments, at the primary place of use by the lessee during the period covered by each payment, or (b) in all other cases, at the place of first use by the lessee;

    (4) A retail sale within the scope of ((the second paragraph of)) RCW 82.04.050(2), and a retail sale of taxable personal property to be installed by the seller shall be deemed to have occurred at the place where the labor and services involved were primarily performed;

    (5) A retail sale consisting of the providing to a consumer of telephone service, as defined in RCW 82.04.065, other than a sale of tangible personal property under subsection (1) of this section or a rental of tangible personal property under subsection (3) of this section, shall be deemed to have occurred at the situs of the telephone or other instrument through which the telephone service is rendered;

    (6) A retail sale of linen and uniform supply services is deemed to occur as provided in section 2 of this act.

    (7) "City" means a city or town;

    (((7))) (8) The meaning ascribed to words and phrases in chapters 82.04, 82.08 and 82.12 RCW, as now or hereafter amended, insofar as applicable, shall have full force and effect with respect to taxes imposed under authority of this chapter;

    (((8))) (9) "Taxable event" shall mean any retail sale, or any use of an article of tangible personal property, upon which a state tax is imposed pursuant to chapter 82.08 or 82.12 RCW, as they now exist or may hereafter be amended:  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the term shall not include a retail sale taxable pursuant to RCW 82.08.150, as now or hereafter amended;

    (((9))) (10) "Treasurer or other legal depository" shall mean the treasurer or legal depository of a county or city.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 2001.


    Passed the House March 12, 2001.

    Passed the Senate April 10, 2001.

Approved by the Governor May 7, 2001.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 7, 2001.