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Oak Harbor adopts state-aligned B&O tax ordinance effective Jan. 1, 2026

Oak Harbor City Council · November 19, 2025
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Summary

The City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2032 to update Oak Harbor’s local business-and-occupation (B&O) tax to conform with state law changes in Senate Bill 5814 and to clarify a $4,000,000 annual ($1,000,000 quarterly) deductible threshold from gross receipts.

The Oak Harbor City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2032 on a motion by Councilmember Wiesner to update the city’s local business-and-occupation tax to reflect changes in state law and clarify tax thresholds.

Deputy City Administrator and Finance Director David Goldman told council the ordinance incorporates mandatory provisions of the state’s model B&O ordinance following Senate Bill 5814, which reclassified certain…

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