Local Taxes & Fees in Kent, WA (2026)
1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Kent, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Business Tax Classification
Kent's B&O tax, KCC 3.28.050, sorts businesses into classifications, extracting, manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, printing/publishing, retail services, and a catch-all 'other,' each taxed at a different rate, plus a separate square-footage tax, with a $250,000 annual gross-receipts exemption.
Kent Business and Occupation Tax Classifications
Some RestrictionsKCC 3.28.050(A)(4), (A)(7), (C)(1)
Upon every person engaging within the city in the business of making sales at retail, as to such persons, the amount of tax with respect to such business shall be equal to the gross proceeds of such sales of the business, without regard to the place of delivery of articles, commodities, or merchandise sold, multiplied by the rate of 0.00046 through December 31, 2021, and multiplied by the rate ...
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