Washington’s license tax revenue down 2.7% in Q1 compared to same quarter of previous year

Drew Shirk Director of the Department of Revenue at Washington Department of Revenue
Drew Shirk Director of the Department of Revenue at Washington Department of Revenue
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The state of Washington collected $503 million in license taxes during the first quarter of 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

This represents a 2.7% decrease from the same quarter the previous year, when license tax revenue was $517 million.

In addition to detailed tax revenue data from each state, the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue includes an estimate of state and local government tax revenue at a national level.

The Census Bureau cautions that it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by state governments.

Overall, Washington collected $10.2 billion in combined tax revenues in Q1.

Q1 Washington Tax Collections
Type of Tax Amount (millions)
Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes $6,929
Property Taxes $2,208
Other Taxes $544
License Taxes $503
Income Taxes $7

Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau. The source data can be found here.



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