Local Taxes & Fees in Bellingham, WA (2026)
1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Bellingham, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Business Tax Classification
Bellingham taxes gross receipts by business classification: extracting, manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing pay 0.17%, while every other business activity, including most services, pays 0.44% under the city's business and occupation tax.
Bellingham B&O Tax Classifications
Some RestrictionsBellingham Municipal Code § 6.04.050
D. Upon every person engaging within the city in the business of making sales at retail or retail services, the amount of tax ... shall be equal to the gross proceeds of such sales of the business ... multiplied by the rate of seventeen one-hundredths of one percent. E. Upon every other person engaging within the city in any business activity other than or in addition to those enumerated in the...
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