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Retail sales tax is Washington's principal tax source. Businesses making retail sales in Washington collect sales tax from their customer.
http://dor.wa.gov/content/FindTaxesAndRates/RetailSalesTax/Default.aspx
http://dor.wa.gov/content/home/qa/doingBus_QA_AuditCollection.aspx
Retail sales tax is Washington’s principal tax source. Businesses making retail sales in Washington collect
sales tax from their customer.
Washington’s use tax is due on items used by a business or individual when sales tax has not been paid (except inventory held for sale).
http://dor.wa.gov/content/QuestionsAndAnswers/default.aspx?cNode=0G4I7M&pNodes=5S1M0V
Use tax is a tax on the use of goods or certain services in Washington when sales tax has not been paid. Goods used in this state are subject to either sales or use tax, but not both. Thus, the use tax compensates when sales tax has not been paid.
http://dor.wa.gov/content/FindTaxesAndRates/UseTax/Default.aspx
http://search.mrsc.org/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=legpage.htm$vid=rcwwac:leg
The Revised Code of Washington (RCW).
