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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a reminder, libraries are eligible to claim an exemption to sales/use tax on digital products and services where no physical media are provided, and where the product is “Purchased to be made available free of charge to the general public.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This specifically applies to the Gale and NewsBank packages currently available through the Washington State Library’s Statewide Database Licensing project.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If your invoice from either of these vendors includes sales tax, you can claim the exemption by filing a
<a href="https://dor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Docs/forms/ExcsTx/ExmptFrm/27-0050.pdf">
Digital Products and Remote Access </a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://dor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Docs/forms/ExcsTx/ExmptFrm/27-0050.pdf">Software Exemption Certificate</a></span> with the vendor. The certificate is available from the Dept. of Revenue’s
web site at this URL: <a href="https://dor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Docs/forms/ExcsTx/ExmptFrm/27-0050.pdf">
https://dor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Docs/forms/ExcsTx/ExmptFrm/27-0050.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on the law(s) behind this exemption and related issues, please visit
<a href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/projects/sdl/history.aspx">our web page devoted to the topic</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to send them my way.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Will<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#45556C">WILL STUIVENGA,</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#B68451">Cooperative Projects Manager, Library Development</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">6880 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#B68451">w:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-704-5217 |
</span><span style="color:#B68451">f:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-586-7575 |<b>
</b></span><span style="color:#B68451">e:</span><b><span style="color:#45556C"> </span>
</b><a href="mailto:will.stuivenga@sos.wa.gov"><span style="color:blue">will.stuivenga@sos.wa.gov</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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