RCW 82.32.537
Silicon smelters—Annual survey or report. (Contingent expiration date.)
(1)(a) A silicon smelter operated by a person required to submit an annual survey or report under RCW 82.16.315, 82.04.545, or 82.12.022 must repay an amount equal to the entire economic benefit accruing to the person for the previous two calendar years due to the tax preferences under RCW 82.16.315, 82.04.545, or 82.12.022 if:
(i) The average number of employment positions at a silicon smelter operated by the person is less than one hundred employment positions, as reported to the employment security department for the previous two calendar years; and
(ii) The average annual wage for all employment positions is equal to or less than the average annual wage for the county in which the silicon smelter operation is located for the previous two calendar years. The department must use the finalized 2015 county wage data from the census of employment and wages as reported by the employment security department.
(b) The department must make the determinations under (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection (1) by August 31, 2023.
(2) If any tax preference amounts must be repaid under subsection (1) of this section, the department must declare the tax preference amounts to be immediately due and payable. The department must assess interest, but not penalties, on the amounts due under this subsection. The department must assess interest at the rate provided for delinquent taxes under this chapter, retroactively to the date the tax preference was claimed, and such interest accrues until the tax preference amounts are repaid.
(3) If any tax preference amounts must be repaid under subsection (1) of this section, the person may not continue to benefit from the tax preferences under RCW 82.16.315, 82.04.545, or 82.12.022.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 37 § 708.]
NOTES:
Contingent expiration date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 37 §§ 701-708: "(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, part VII of this act expires July 1, 2027.
(b)(i) If a person must make repayment under section 708 of this act, part VII of this act expires January 1, 2024.
(ii) Section 706 of this act expires January 1, 2018.
(2) If the contingent expiration date in subsection (1)(b) of this section occurs, the department of revenue must provide written notice of the expiration date of part VII of this act to affected parties, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, the office of the code reviser, and others as deemed appropriate by the department.
(3) If the contingent expiration date in subsection (1)(b) of this section occurs, the joint legislative audit and review committee is not required to perform the evaluation required in section 701 of this act." [ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 37 § 1407.]
Findings—Intent—Tax preference performance statement—2017 3rd sp.s. c 37 §§ 701-708: See note following RCW 82.16.315.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 82.32 - General Administrative Provisions.
82.32.010 - Application of chapter stated.
82.32.023 - Definition of product for agreement purposes.
82.32.026 - Registration—Seller's agent—Streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
82.32.030 - Registration certificates—Threshold levels—Central registration system.
82.32.033 - Registration certificates—Special events—Promoter's duties—Penalties—Definitions.
82.32.052 - Interest and penalties—Waiver for amounts unpaid as of February 1, 2011.
82.32.055 - Interest and penalties—Waiver for military personnel.
82.32.057 - Application of interest to delinquent taxes—Extensions.
82.32.062 - Additional offset for excess payment of sales tax.
82.32.085 - Electronic funds transfer—Generally.
82.32.087 - Direct pay permits.
82.32.090 - Late payment—Disregard of written instructions—Evasion—Penalties.
82.32.105 - Waiver or cancellation of penalties or interest—Rules.
82.32.110 - Examination of books or records—Subpoenas—Contempt of court.
82.32.117 - Application for court approval of subpoena prior to issuance—No notice required.
82.32.120 - Oaths and acknowledgments.
82.32.130 - Notice and orders—Service.
82.32.135 - Notice, assessment, other information—Electronic delivery.
82.32.140 - Taxpayer quitting business—Liability of successor.
82.32.150 - Contest of tax—Prepayment required—Restraining orders and injunctions barred.
82.32.160 - Correction of tax—Administrative procedure—Conference—Determination by department.
82.32.170 - Reduction of tax after payment—Petition—Conference—Determination by department.
82.32.180 - Court appeal—Procedure.
82.32.190 - Stay of collection pending suit—Interest.
82.32.200 - Stay of collection—Bond—Interest.
82.32.210 - Tax warrant—Filing—Lien—Effect.
82.32.212 - Tax warrant—Notice of lien.
82.32.215 - Revocation of certificate of registration.
82.32.220 - Execution of warrant—Levy upon property—Satisfaction.
82.32.230 - Agent of the department of revenue may execute.
82.32.237 - Notice and order to withhold and deliver—Continuing lien—Effective date.
82.32.240 - Tax constitutes debt to the state—Priority of lien.
82.32.245 - Search for and seizure of property—Warrant—Procedure.
82.32.260 - Payment condition to dissolution or withdrawal of corporation.
82.32.265 - Use of collection agencies to collect taxes outside the state.
82.32.270 - Accounting period prescribed.
82.32.280 - Tax declared additional.
82.32.290 - Unlawful acts—Penalties.
82.32.291 - Reseller permit—Unlawful use—Penalty—Rules.
82.32.300 - Department of revenue to administer—Chapters enforced by liquor and cannabis board.
82.32.310 - Immunity of officers, agents, etc., of the department of revenue acting in good faith.
82.32.330 - Disclosure of return or tax information.
82.32.340 - Chargeoff of uncollectible taxes—Destruction of files and records.
82.32.350 - Closing agreements authorized.
82.32.360 - Conclusive effect of agreements.
82.32.380 - Revenues to be deposited in general fund.
82.32.410 - Written determinations as precedents.
82.32.430 - Liability for tax rate calculation errors—Geographic information system.
82.32.440 - Project on sales and use tax exemption requirements.
82.32.470 - Transfer of sales and use tax on toll projects.
82.32.480 - Washington forest products commission—Disclosure of taxpayer information.
82.32.490 - Electronic database for use by mobile telecommunications service provider.
82.32.495 - Liability of mobile telecommunications service provider if no database provided.
82.32.500 - Determination of taxing jurisdiction for telecommunications services.
82.32.505 - Telecommunications services—Place of primary use.
82.32.510 - Scope of mobile telecommunications act—Identification of taxable and nontaxable charges.
82.32.515 - Applicability of telephone and telecommunications definitions.
82.32.520 - Sourcing of calls.
82.32.525 - Purchaser's cause of action for over-collected sales or use tax.
82.32.531 - Nexus—Trade convention attendance or participation.
82.32.532 - Digital products—Nexus.
82.32.533 - Digital products—Amnesty.
82.32.534 - Annual report requirement for tax preferences.
82.32.537 - Silicon smelters—Annual survey or report.
82.32.550 - "Commercial airplane," "component," and "superefficient airplane"—Definitions.
82.32.558 - Tax deferral—Eligible projects—Application.
82.32.559 - Tax deferral—Eligible projects—Deposit of funds.
82.32.580 - Sales and use tax deferral—Historic automobile museum.
82.32.590 - Annual tax performance reports—Failure to file.
82.32.600 - Annual tax performance reports—Electronic filing.
82.32.605 - Annual tax performance report—Hog fuel.
82.32.660 - Tax avoidance—Statutory application.
82.32.670 - Tax evasion by electronic means—Seizure and forfeiture.
82.32.680 - Tax evasion by electronic means—Search and seizure.
82.32.700 - Administration of the sales and use tax for hospital benefit zones.
82.32.715 - Monetary allowances—Streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
82.32.720 - Vendor compensation—Streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
82.32.725 - Amnesty—Streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
82.32.730 - Sourcing—Streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
82.32.740 - Taxability matrix—Liability—Streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
82.32.750 - Purchaser liability—Penalty—Streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
82.32.765 - Local revitalization financing—Reporting requirements.
82.32.770 - Sourcing compliance—Taxpayer relief—Collection and remittance errors.
82.32.780 - Reseller's permit—Taxpayer application.
82.32.783 - Reseller's permit—Contractor application.
82.32.784 - Reseller's permit—Information required.
82.32.785 - Reseller's permit—Voluntary electronic verification.
82.32.787 - Reseller's permit—Request for copies.
82.32.805 - Tax preferences—Expiration dates.
82.32.808 - Tax preferences—Performance statement requirement.
82.32.850 - Significant commercial airplane manufacturing—Tax preference—Contingent effective date.
82.32.860 - Liquefied natural gas—Estimated sales tax revenue.
82.32.865 - Nonresident vessel permit.