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The business and occupation tax (often abbreviated as B&O tax or B/O tax) is a type of tax levied by the U.S. states of Washington, West Virginia, and, as of 2010, Ohio, [1] and by municipal governments in West Virginia and Kentucky. [2] It is a type of gross receipts tax because it is levied on gross income, rather than net income.
The city of Bellingham began operating its own municipal transit system in 1971 by taking over a failing private operator, funding it with a 0.3% sales tax within the city beginning in 1975. The system was absorbed into the new countywide public transportation benefit area, which adopted the same sales tax rate in 1983. [2]
The combined state and local retail sales tax rates increase the taxes paid by consumers, depending on the variable local sales tax rates, generally between 7.5 and 10 percent. [1] As of March 2017, the combined sales tax rate in Seattle and Tacoma was 10.1 percent. [2]
Two-year spending plan adds sheriff’s deputies, prosecutors and public defenders.
Cost of the project is about $2 million, paid for with a $1.5 million state grant and $500,000 from the city’s voter-approved transportation tax. Locations will include city buildings, busy ...
Community First Whatcom spokesman Jace Cotton, who’s running for Bellingham City Council and led the effort to “cure” ballots that ultimately passed last year’s child care tax, said he ...