Rural Data Centers — Sales/Use Tax Exemption
Offers sales and use tax exemption for qualifying rural Washington data centers in construction and equipment purchases.
Washington state provides a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying data center facilities located outside the state's major urban counties, exempting purchases of eligible server equipment, power infrastructure, and labor and services for installing qualifying power infrastructure. The exemption is authorized under RCW 82.08.986 and RCW 82.12.986 and is administered by the Washington Departmen…
Exempts sales and use taxes on construction and equipment purchases for qualifying data center facilities of 100,000 square feet or more located outside Washington's major urban counties, with the exemption valid through July 1, 2048.
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