EMERGENCY RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.
Purpose: WAC 458-20-194 (Rule 194) explains the apportionment requirements of persons entitled to apportion income under RCW 82.04.460(1). It also describes Washington nexus standards for business activities subject to apportionment under RCW 82.04.460(1). Rule 194 applies to persons subject to the service and other activities, international investment income, licensed boarding home, and low-level radioactive waste disposal business and occupation (B&O) tax classifications, and who are not required to apportion their income under another statute or rule.
WAC 458-20-14601 (Rule 14601) provides tax reporting instructions for financial institutions doing business both inside and outside the state of Washington.
Chapter 23, Laws of 2010 1st sp. sess. (2ESSB 6143) changed the apportionment and nexus provisions addressed in these rules, effective June 1, 2010. The department is amending these rules to recognize that the guidance provided in the rules does not apply after May 31, 2010.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 458-20-194 Doing business inside and outside the state and 458-20-14601 Financial institutions -- Income apportionment.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 82.32.300 and 82.01.060(2).
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: An emergency adoption is necessary because permanent rules cannot be adopted at this time. This is the second emergency adoption of these rules. These drafts are the same as the previously adopted emergency rules, except that typographical errors noted by the code reviser have been corrected.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: October 1, 2010.
Alan R. Lynn
Rules Coordinator
Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 10-22 issue of the Register.