Washington Code 82.58.010 – Definitions
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
Terms Used In Washington Code 82.58.010
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
(1) “Agreement” means the streamlined sales and use tax agreement as adopted.
(2) “Certified automated system” means software certified jointly by the states that are signatories to the agreement to calculate the tax imposed by each jurisdiction on a transaction, determine the amount of tax to remit to the appropriate state, and maintain a record of the transaction.
(3) “Certified service provider” means an agent certified jointly by the states that are signatories to the agreement to perform all of the seller’s sales tax functions.
(4) “Person” means an individual, trust, estate, fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, or any other legal entity.
(5) “Sales tax” means the tax levied under chapter 82.08 RCW.
(6) “Seller” means any person making sales, leases, or rentals of personal property or services.
(7) “State” means any state of the United States and the District of Columbia.
(8) “Use tax” means the tax levied under chapter 82.12 RCW.
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