RCW 82.25.010 Tax imposed—Time of collection—Deposits. (Effective October 1, 2019.)
(1)(a) There is levied and collected a tax upon the sale, use, consumption, handling, possession, or distribution of all vapor products in this state as follows:
(i) All vapor products other than those taxed under (a)(ii) of this subsection are taxed at a rate equal to twenty-seven cents per milliliter of solution, regardless of whether it contains nicotine, and a proportionate tax at the like rate on all fractional parts of a milliliter thereof.
(ii) Any accessible container of solution, regardless of whether it contains nicotine, that is greater than five milliliters, is taxed at a rate equal to nine cents per milliliter of solution and a proportionate tax at the like rate on all fractional parts of a milliliter thereof.
(b) The tax in this section must be imposed based on the volume of the solution as listed by the manufacturer.
(2)(a) The tax under this section must be collected at the time the distributor: (i) Brings, or causes to be brought, into this state from without the state vapor products for sale; (ii) makes, manufactures, fabricates, or stores vapor products in this state for sale in this state; (iii) ships or transports vapor products to retailers or consumers in this state; or (iv) handles for sale any vapor products that are within this state but upon which tax has not been imposed.
(b) The tax imposed under this section must also be collected by the department from the consumer of vapor products where the tax imposed under this section was not paid by the distributor on such vapor products.
(3)(a) The moneys collected under this section must be deposited as follows:
(i) Fifty percent into the Andy Hill cancer research endowment fund match transfer account created in RCW 43.348.080; and
(ii) Fifty percent into the foundational public health services account created in RCW 82.25.015.
(b) The funding provided under this subsection is intended to supplement and not supplant general fund investments in cancer research and foundational public health services.
[ 2019 c 445 § 102.]
NOTES:
Automatic expiration date and tax preference performance statement exemption—2019 c 445: See note following RCW 82.08.0318.
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