Chapter 3.84
EXCISE TAX ON REAL ESTATE SALES
Sections:
3.84.010 ONE-QUARTER PERCENT EXCISE TAX ON REAL ESTATE SALES.
3.84.020 COUNTY TO COLLECT - PAYMENT.
3.84.030 TAX IS OBLIGATION OF SELLER.
3.84.040 TAX LIEN ON REAL PROPERTY.
3.84.050 DUTIES OF COUNTY TREASURER.
3.84.080 CLERK TO NOTIFY COUNTIES.
3.84.090 STATE LAW ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
3.84.100 COLLECTION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.
3.84.010 ONE-QUARTER PERCENT EXCISE TAX ON REAL ESTATE SALES.
(a) Imposition. There is imposed an excise tax on each sale of real property constituting a taxable event as defined in RCW 82.45 and occurring within the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton. The tax imposed under this section shall be collected from persons who are taxable by the State under RCW 82.45 and such tax shall comply with all applicable rules, regulations, laws and court decisions regarding real estate excise taxes as imposed by the State under RCW 82.45.
(b) Rate of Tax. The rate of tax imposed by Section 3.84.010 shall be one-quarter of one percent of the selling price of all real property upon which this tax is imposed by subsection (a).
(c) Additional Excise Tax Imposed. The City of Bremerton hereby imposes on the selling price of sales of real property within the corporate limits of the City an additional one-quarter percent (1/4%) excise tax under Growth Management Act, SHB 2929 §38, 1990 1st Ex. Sess.
(d) Use of Proceeds. All proceeds from the tax imposed by this section shall be placed by the City Treasurer in a capital improvement fund and shall be used for capital improvements, including those listed in RCW 35.43.040. This section shall not limit the existing authority of this City to impose special assessments on property benefitted thereby in the manner prescribed by law. (Ord. 4330 §1, 1991; Ord. 3840 §2 (in part), 1983)
3.84.020 COUNTY TO COLLECT - PAYMENT.
The county treasurer shall place one percent of the proceeds of the taxes imposed herein in the county current expense fund to defray costs of collection. The remaining proceeds from City taxes imposed herein shall be distributed to the City monthly. (Ord. 3840 §2 (in part), 1983)
3.84.030 TAX IS OBLIGATION OF SELLER.
The taxes imposed herein are the obligation of the seller and may be enforced through the action of debt against the seller or in the manner prescribed for the foreclosure of mortgages. (Ord. 3840 §2 (in part), 1983)
3.84.040 TAX LIEN ON REAL PROPERTY.
The taxes imposed herein and any interest or penalties thereon are the specific lien upon each piece of real property sold from the time of sale or until the tax is paid, which lien may be enforced in the manner prescribed for the foreclosure of mortgages. Resort to one course of enforcement is not an election not to pursue the other. (Ord. 3840 §2 (part), 1983)
3.84.050 DUTIES OF COUNTY TREASURER.
The taxes imposed herein shall be paid to and collected by the treasurer of the county within which is located the real property which was sold. The county treasurer shall act as agent for the city within the county imposing the tax. The county treasurer shall cause a stamp evidencing satisfaction of the lien to be affixed to the instrument of sale or conveyance prior to its recording or to the real estate excise tax affidavit in the case of used mobile home sales. A receipt issued by the county treasurer for the payment of the tax imposed herein shall be evidence of the satisfaction of the lien imposed in Section 3.84.040 of this chapter and may be recorded in the manner prescribed for recording satisfactions or mortgages. No instrument of sale or conveyance evidencing a sale subject to the tax may be accepted by the county auditor for filing or recording until the tax is paid and the stamp affixed thereto; in case the tax is not due on the transfer, the instrument shall not be accepted until suitable notation of this fact is made on the instrument by the county treasurer. (Ord. 3840 §2 (part), 1983)
3.84.060 PAYMENT DUE.
The tax imposed hereunder shall become due and payable immediately at the time of sale and, if not so paid within thirty days thereafter, shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month from the time of sale until the date of payment.
(Ord. 3840 §2 (part), 1983)
3.84.070 REFUNDS.
If, upon written application by a taxpayer to the county treasurer for a refund, it appears a tax has been paid in excess of the amount actually due or upon a sale or other transfer declared to be exempt, such excess amount or improper payment shall be refunded by the county treasurer to the taxpayer; provided, that no refund shall be made unless the state has first authorized the refund of an excessive amount or an improper amount paid, unless such improper amount was paid as a result of a miscalculation. Any refund made shall be withheld from the next monthly distribution to the city. (Ord. 3840 §2 (part), 1983)
3.84.080 CLERK TO NOTIFY COUNTIES.
The city clerk is directed to transmit a certified copy of the ordinance codified in this chapter to the Kitsap County treasurer and the Kitsap County auditor immediately upon passage and further notifying that department of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter. (Ord. 3840 §2 (part), 1983)
3.84.090 STATE LAW ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
RCW 82.45 and any and all subsequent amendments to said statute are adopted by this reference as if set forth in full herein. The city clerk is directed to maintain one copy of Chapter 82.45 as currently enacted or as subsequently amended on file for public use and examination during regular city business hours. Copies of said statute shall be attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter and authenticated by the city clerk. (Ord. 3840 §2 (part), 1983)
3.84.100 COLLECTION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.
Moneys collected from this tax shall be retained in a separate capital improvement fund. Moneys from this fund may be expended only after authorization from the city council under the direction and the approval of the mayor, council president or his council representative, and city treasurer. All claims against this fund may be paid upon obtaining the signatures of at least two of the above-mentioned persons, one of whom must be the council president or his council representative. (Ord. 3855, 1983; Ord. 3840 §2 (part), 1983)