Jan and Sara took a brief hiatus from Form and Foliage in the first half of 2014 as Jan took photography classes and Sara became the website editor for the American Conifer Society. We hope to be back on a more regular schedule in the second half of the year.
In at least nine states (Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Mo., Okla., Texas, Utah and Wash.), operators of motor vehicles powered by certain alternative fuels are required to pay an annual flat rate fee instead of a sales or excise tax on the fuel, for example by purchasing an annual permit or decal.
Washington State: Tax Applies to Sales of Used Electric Vehicles Would this car be exempt or subject to sales tax in Washington State? Washington State allows a temporary exemption from sales tax for certain vehicles using the following clean alternative fuels: electricity, hydrogen, natural gas and propane (RCW 82.08.809). The exemption, which expires July 1, 2015, has applied to qualifying new vehicles since January 1, 2009 and qualifying used vehicles since July 12, 2010.