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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
Report the details (including the disposition of property) to our office via personalproperty@co.kittitas.wa.us or on the yearly listing. If the equipment is in your possession, continue to file the listing - due every April 30, until it is sold or disposed. Please do not confuse relocating, selling, walking away from, or reorganizing the business with closing it. You still need to report the equipment. If you do not have the equipment, we need to know what you did with it. Specifically: the date that the business closed and the location of the equipment. If sold: sale date, sale price, new owner's name, new owner's address, and the Bill of Sale or other legal document that transfers ownership. The current year’s assessment of your business personal property results in a tax obligation (lien) per RCW 84.56.120. If you moved or closed your business after January 1st of this year, you are also responsible for paying the full amount of next year’s tax. All taxes must be paid before the personal property is sold to another business entity. You must request a final advance tax bill by emailing personalproperty@co.kittitas.wa.us or by calling 509-962-7540 .
The owner of the property on January 1 of the assessment year owes the tax due the following year, as well as the taxes due in the current year (if not already paid). The tax is due even if the business closes, or the property is sold or transferred before the end of the year. For example, a property owner submits a list of personal property held as of January 1, 2025, and then sells the property in April of 2025; the property owner (seller) owes the full amount of taxes due in the current year and also the taxes for 2026 for the assessment of the assets as of January 1, 2025 (the advance tax). Taxes are not prorated due to the cessation of business operation after January 1. The tax that would be due the following year must be paid to delete the account. An advance tax will be calculated based on levy rates in effect during the current year. To request an advance tax, call, write, or send an email to my attention. The assessment will be projected and emailed to the Treasurer’s Office, who will then notify you. For more information on Advance Tax review RCW 84.56.090 and RCW 84.56.120:
