Washington Revised Code Title 70A. Environmental Health and Safety § 70A.205.405. Fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires

(1) There is levied a one dollar per tire fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires.  The fee imposed in this section must be paid by the buyer to the seller, and each seller shall collect from the buyer the full amount of the fee.  The fee collected from the buyer by the seller less the ten percent amount retained by the seller as provided in RCW 70A.205.430(1) must be paid to the department of revenue in accordance with RCW 82.32.045.

(2) The department of revenue shall incorporate into the agency's regular audit cycle a reconciliation of the number of tires sold and the amount of revenue collected by the businesses selling new replacement vehicle tires at retail.  The department of revenue shall collect on the business excise tax return from the businesses selling new replacement vehicle tires at retail:

(3) All other applicable provisions of chapter 82.32 RCW have full force and application with respect to the fee imposed under this section.  The department of revenue shall administer this section.

(4) For the purposes of this section, “new replacement vehicle tires” means tires that are newly manufactured for vehicle purposes and does not include retreaded vehicle tires.