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Council committee moves forward ordinance to let small telecoms pay taxes quarterly or annually; outreach requested
Summary
Finance Director Kelly Cochran proposed an amendment to RMC 5.44.060 to let telephone and cellular businesses file and pay utility taxes quarterly or annually rather than monthly, with an intended effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.
Finance Director Kelly Cochran presented a proposed ordinance to amend Redmond Municipal Code 5.44.060 to change filing and payment frequency for telephone, competitive telephone service and cellular telephone utility taxes. Cochran said the change would let businesses file and pay quarterly or annually depending on monthly gross income, and staff propose an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026, to allow notice and time for businesses to update accounting processes.
Cochran said the change is intended to reduce administrative…
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