Washington DOR Announces Sales Tax Rate Change for City of Covington Transportation Benefit District

The Washington Department of Revenue (DOR) May 1 announced that effective July 1, the sales and use tax rate within the city of Covington will increase one-tenth of one percent (0.001) to fund transportation services. The new retail sales tax rate in the Covington Transportation Benefit District will be 0.085 and the total combined tax rate is 0.113, including the convention and trade center tax rate of 0.028. The DOR provides that businesses must collect the appropriate new rate of sales tax for lodging sales within the city. The DOR further provides that “lodging businesses” for the purpose of this ...