RCW 82.48A.020 — Use tax if value of aircraft exceeds $500,000 — Exception

(Effective April 1, 2026.) *** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2711-S.SL ) *** (1)(a) In addition to taxes required under chapters 82.08 , 82.12, and 82.48 RCW, there is levied and collected from every person in this state a tax for the privilege of using within this state as a consumer any noncommercial aircraft if the value of the aircraft exceeds $500,000. (b) The tax is levied and must be collected in an amount equal to the value of the aircraft that exceeds $500,000, multiplied by 10 percent. (2) The tax imposed in this section does not apply if the sale to, or the use by, the present user or his or her bailor or donor has already been subjected to the tax under RCW 82.48A.010 and the tax has been paid by the present user or by his or her bailor or donor. (3) The tax imposed in this section does not apply in respect to the use by a nonresident of Washington of a noncommercial aircraft, which is registered or licensed under the laws of the state of his or her residence. (4) For the purposes of this section, "value" means the fair market value of the noncommercial aircraft. In the case of a leased noncommercial aircraft in which the consumer is required to make periodic lease payments, "value" of the aircraft means the fair market value of the aircraft at the inception of the lease. [ 2025 c 417 s 208 .] Notes: Effective date — 2025 c 417 ss 207-211: See note following RCW 82.48A.010 . Tax preference performance statement exemption — Automatic expiration date exemption — 2025 c 417 ss 203, 204, 207, and 208: See note following RCW 82.08.817 . Findings — Intent — 2025 c 417: See note following RCW 82.38.030 .