Manufacturing Incentives Print E-mail
  • No Corporate or Personal Income tax in Washington state
  • Low Business and Occupation tax rate for manufacturers
  • Hiring and customized training programs offered by local educational institutions for little or no cost.
  • Sales and Use tax deferrals and exemptions on new equipment and construction costs for new or remodeled buildings (Community Empowerment Zone)
  • New Job and Job Training tax credits (Community Empowerment Zone)
  • Sales and Use tax exemption for machinery and equipment used for manufacturing, research and development, or testing operations
  • Reduction in the Business and Occupation tax rate for the manufacturing or selling of commercial airplanes or their component products.
  • Sales and Use Tax exemption for computer hardware and software
  • Business and Occupation tax credit for certain pre-production development expenditures
  • Business and Occupation tax credit for property taxes on new buildings, building renovations, machinery and equipment
  • Sales and Use tax exemption for construction of new buildings used in the manufacturing of super-efficient airplanes
  • Reduced Business and Occupation tax rate for FAR Part 145 Repair Stations
  • Foreign Trade Zone #224 encompasses 5,300 acres within the Spokane region