{"id":1310,"date":"2024-10-05T14:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/?page_id=1310"},"modified":"2024-10-09T17:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T01:20:02","slug":"bellevue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/tax-guides\/city\/bellevue\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellevue B&amp;O Taxes FAQ: A Comprehensive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Bellevue, Washington<\/strong> imposes a Business and Occupation (B&amp;O) tax on businesses operating within the city limits. This tax is based on the gross receipts or square footage of a business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Yes, Bellevue collects a B&amp;O tax.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Business License Required:<\/strong> If you engage in business activities in Bellevue, you must obtain a business license and pay the B&amp;O tax. This applies even if your primary office is located outside the city.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Business License Validity:<\/strong> Bellevue general business licenses are valid for the life of the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quarterly Filing:<\/strong> You are required to file multi-purpose tax returns and pay the B&amp;O tax quarterly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gross Receipts B&amp;O Tax:<\/strong> Most businesses will report their B&amp;O tax based on gross receipts. The current tax rate is 0.1496% of taxable gross receipts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Square Footage B&amp;O Tax:<\/strong> This applies to businesses that have offices in Bellevue but do not generate revenue taxable under the gross receipts B&amp;O tax. The tax rate is $0.2318 per taxable square foot per quarter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exemptions:<\/strong> Businesses with annual taxable gross receipts of $150,000 or less and taxable square footage of 250 square feet or less may be exempt from paying the Bellevue B&amp;O tax.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information or to consult with a tax professional, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/locations\/bellevue\/\">Local Bellevue page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Tax laws and regulations can change over time. It is essential to consult with a tax professional to ensure you are compliant with the latest B&amp;O tax requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@wonderlane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wonderlane<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/blue-glass-structure-Jo6CYYLe3fw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bellevue, Washington imposes a Business and Occupation (B&amp;O) tax on businesses operating within the city limits. This tax is based on the gross receipts or square footage of a business. Key Points For more information or to consult with a tax professional, please visit our Local Bellevue page. Note: Tax laws and regulations can change [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7137,"parent":978,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"content-sidebar","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-1310","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1310"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7138,"href":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1310\/revisions\/7138"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/huddlestontaxcpas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}