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Committee considers technical tax changes and DOR‑codified guidance after 58 14 implementation
Summary
House Bill 2257 includes a package of technical and administrative changes to the tax code, many codifying Department of Revenue guidance after 2025 changes (ESSB 58 14); witnesses from schools, arts organizations, media and business groups urged targeted exemptions and raised concerns about live‑presentation taxes, advertising provisions and a contested section affecting newspaper exemptions.
House Finance Committee members heard Jan. 27 on House Bill 2257, a compilation of technical and administrative tax changes advanced as Department of Revenue (DOR) request legislation to codify guidance following major 2025 tax changes (including Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 58 14).
Christina King and DOR witnesses summarized the bill’s elements: clarifying definitions, applying retail sales tax to certain services (custom software, IT services, temporary staffing), defining exclusions (affiliated group sales, certain advertising exclusions), clarifying live‑presentations…
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