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Code · Washington · Title 82 — Excise Taxes · Chapter 82.64

RCW 82.64.050

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(1)The tax imposed in RCW 82.64.020
(1)shall be paid by the buyer to the wholesaler and each wholesaler shall collect from the buyer the full amount of the tax payable in respect to each taxable sale, unless the wholesaler is prohibited from collecting the tax from the buyer under the Constitution of this state or the Constitution or laws of the United States. Regardless of the obligation to collect the tax from the buyer, the wholesaler is liable to the state for the amount of the tax. The tax imposed in RCW 82.64.020
(2)shall be paid by the retailer. The buyer is not obligated to pay or report to the department the taxes imposed in RCW 82.64.020 .
(2)The tax required to be collected by the wholesaler shall be stated separately from the selling price in any sales invoice or other instrument of sale.
(3)Any wholesaler who fails or refuses to collect tax under this section, with intent to violate the provisions of this chapter or to gain some advantage or benefit, either direct or indirect, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(4)The amount of tax required to be collected under this section shall constitute a debt from the buyer to the wholesaler until paid by the buyer to the wholesaler.
[ 1991 c 80 s 4 .]
Notes:
Policy — Savings — Effective date — 1991 c 80: See notes following RCW 82.64.010 .
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