Washington Governor Signs Law Concerning Retail Sales Tax Exemptions for Certain Aircraft Maintenance, Repair

The Washington Governor May 11 signed a law relating to retail sales and use tax exemptions for certain aircraft maintenance and repair. The law includes measures: 1) stating that for exemption eligibility, construction locations for a maintenance and repair facility must be in a commercial services airport owned by a county with a population less than 1 million or a commercial services airport jointly owned by a city and a county; 2) clarifying that to qualify for the state portion of the exemption, the applicant must report to the Employment Security Department at least 100 average employment positions, with an ...