Docket Number
Taxes and Funds Fact Sheet (July 1, 2010 )
TAXES AND FUNDS FACT SHEET
(7/1/10 – 6/30/11)
Contact: 1-888-700-8880
Tax per access line per month: $.14
Threshold Rate (8/93) $8.00
2. Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS)
Contact: Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Mr. Eric Raff (360) 753-0699
Voice Callers – dial WA Relay 711
P.O. Box 45301
Olympia, WA 98504-5301
Tax per access line per month: $.19 fy 11
3. E-911 State Excise Tax
Contact: Department of Revenue
Bob Petteys (360) 902-7065
P.O. Box 47476
Olympia, WA 98504-7476
Tax per access line per month: $.20
4. E-911 County Tax
Contact: (See Note)
Tax per access line per month: $.50
5. E-911 King County Tax
Contact: King County
Ms. Marliss Davis (206) 296-3911
7300 Perimeter Rd South, Room 128
Seattle, WA 98108-3848
Tax per access line per month: $.50
6. Federal, State, County, Municipal utility excise taxes.
- All telecommunications companies must collect and remit federal, state, county, and municipal (occupational) utility excise taxes.
- The municipal (occupational) utility excise taxes are determined by the city ordinance of each municipality. Tax rates will vary by municipality. Telecommunications companies that have tariffs will provide the municipal (occupational) utility excise tax rates in their tariffs.
- WECA’s “Traditional USF” Surcharge
State access charge structure provides for an intrastate access charge element that supports universal service. As part of the intrastate access charges, long distance providers pay this rate element to local exchange companies for use of their networks. Local exchange companies (except pure resellers of local exchange services) must collect the fund from long distance providers and remit to Washington Exchange Carrier Association (WECA). This element is collected on both originating and terminating intrastate access minutes and is $.00152 per minute of use.
Interim Terminating Access Charges (aka “ITACs”)
State access charge structure also allows for intrastate terminating access charge (ITAC) elements that are individually authorized by the UTC. As part of the intrastate access charges, long distance providers also pay these rate elements to local exchange companies for use of their networks. Local exchange companies (except pure resellers of local exchange services) that are authorized may collect the ITACs from long distance providers and retain the money in order to recover costs for support of universal access to basic telecommunications service. These elements are collected only on terminating intrastate access minutes and charges vary by company.
