Once you get your certificate of exemption, you'll be required to file your Seattle business license taxes each quarter or annually. You must verify that your business continues to meet the exemption certificate requirements outlined above. If you are already registered to report admission tax, download and complete the live music venue admission tax exemption packet. If you are not currently registered to report admission tax, download and complete both the admission tax application form and the live music venue admission tax exemption packet.
Box Seattle, WA Nonprofits in Seattle can get a certificate of exemption for the admission tax if they meet certain requirements. As of Jan. Nonprofits that currently hold an exemption certificate that was to expire five years after the date of issuance will be issued a new exemption certificate without an expiration date.
To qualify for the admission tax exemption, a nonprofit must maintain its nonprofit status pursuant to Section c 3 , 4 or 6 of the Internal Revenue Code or be specifically exempted from the requirement to apply for tax exempt status under Sec. Additionally, the following criteria must be met for nonprofit-sponsored events to be exempt from the admission tax:. If your nonprofit holds an event that does not qualify to be exempt e. If you no longer meet the nonprofit admission tax exemption requirements you must notify the City by calling You will be provided with instructions on how to report going forward or file any past obligations.
If you are already registered to report admission tax, download and complete the nonprofit admission tax exemption packet. If you are not currently registered to report admission tax, download and complete both the admission tax application form and the nonprofit admission tax exemption packet.
SMC 5. Save Time, File and Pay Online Business license and tax customers are strongly encouraged to file and pay their business taxes online at www. For more information, see businesses that require a regulatory endorsement. In addition to the information on these pages, the Office of Economic Development's small business team offers helpful resources to small businesses in Seattle.
Learn more about the rule-making process on FAS' director's rules site. City tax laws City tax rules. License and tax administration tax seattle. Save Time, File and Pay Online Business license and tax customers are strongly encouraged to file and pay their business taxes online at www.
See the table below for the fees. Also see our alarm system monitoring page for additional information. Alarm system monitoring companies that maintain a service contract with a customer and then subcontract with another alarm system monitoring company to provide the actual monitoring service pay fees based on the number and type of systems monitored.
Fire alarm system fees are determined by building size. Alarm system monitoring companies must pay a fee each time there is a false alarm. There is no false alarm fee for fire alarms.
For more information, see the Seattle police department false alarm program. Amusement devices need a regulatory license. Amusement devices include pool tables, shuffleboard tables, jukeboxes, arcade games, pinball machines, kiddie rides and any other entertainment device that the public can pay to use.
Businesses that sell burglar alarm systems need a regulatory license. Additionally, these businesses must register with the Seattle Police Department. City law requires cannabis businesses located in Seattle and those that come into Seattle to engage in cannabis business activities to obtain a Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board WSLCB license as well as a Seattle cannabis business license and a Seattle business license tax certificate.
No cannabis business is allowed to operate in Seattle without a cannabis business license. You can read the Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 6. As of September 15, , food delivery platforms UberEATS, Postmates, Door Dash, et al must obtain written agreements with each restaurant prior to offering pick up or delivery services from those restaurants. Restaurants can terminate an agreement with a food delivery platform by written request. Food delivery platforms have 72 hours upon receipt of termination request to remove the restaurant from the platform.
If you are a restaurant owner, and a food delivery platform is offering pick up or delivery at your restaurant without an agreement, follow the instructions below to submit a complaint:.
Read Ordinance Panoram or peepshow businesses need a regulatory license. Panorams and peepshows show live or recorded entertainment to a viewer in a booth or stall. Retail stores or businesses that use scanning devices to determine the price of a product by using the universal product codes need a regulatory license. Retailers use the price scanning equipment to determine the sale price for products within the store and ensure the price charged matches the price advertised.
For more information, see the Weights and Measures Overview page. Parking lot and parking garage businesses need a regulatory license. You must also charge and collect the Seattle commercial parking tax. Each will need to be renewed, so mark on a calendar when each expires so you can make sure and stay compliant, keeping your business on the safe side of the law.
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