(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and RCW
82.32.534, taxes deferred under this chapter need not be repaid.
(2)(a) If, on the basis of the tax performance report under RCW
82.32.534 or other information, the department finds that an investment project is no longer an "eligible investment project" under RCW
82.82.010 at any time during the calendar year in which the investment project is certified by the department as having been operationally completed, or at any time during any of the seven succeeding calendar years, a portion of deferred taxes are immediately due according to the following schedule:
Year in which use occurs | % of deferred taxes due |
1 | 100% |
2 | 87.5% |
3 | 75% |
4 | 62.5% |
5 | 50% |
6 | 37.5% |
7 | 25% |
8 | 12.5% |
(b) If the economic benefits of the deferral are passed to a lessee as provided in RCW
82.82.010(5), the lessee is responsible for payment to the extent the lessee has received the economic benefit.
(3) The department must assess interest at the rate provided for delinquent taxes under chapter
82.32 RCW, but not penalties, retroactively to the date of deferral. The debt for deferred taxes will not be extinguished by insolvency or other failure of the recipient. Transfer of ownership does not terminate the deferral. The deferral is transferred, subject to the successor meeting the eligibility requirements of this chapter, for the remaining periods of the deferral.