Brokers and barter exchanges — Submission of form 1099-B — Penalty — Allocation to state of long-term capital gains. (Effective January 1, 2026.)
RCW 82.87.170
in effect(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, brokers and barter exchanges must provide all copies of United States internal revenue service form 1099-B, or any successor form if so renamed, electronically to the department for sales or exchanges of long-term capital assets for which: (a) The long-term capital gain from such sales or exchanges is allocated to this state under RCW 82.87.100 (1); and (b) The broker or barter exchange is the payor. (2) Copies of the form under subsection (1) of this section must be provided to the department no later than 90 days of filing the form with the internal revenue service and in a manner prescribed by the department. (3) Brokers and barter exchanges that fail to comply with the requirement under subsection (1) of this section, or willfully file a false or fraudulent copy of United States internal revenue service form 1099-B, are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure or each such filing. (4) A rebuttable presumption exists that the long-term capital gains from a sale or exchange is allocated to this state under any one of the following circumstances: (a) The payee's last known place of domicile to the payor is located in this state; (b) The payee's address on file with the broker or barter exchange is located in this state; (c) The payee's address on their United States internal revenue service form 1099-B, or any successor form if so renamed, is located in this state; (d) The payee's account with the broker or barter exchange was opened in this state; or (e) The payee makes use of a broker or barter exchanges' physical place of business in this state. (5) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (a) "Broker" and "barter exchange" have the same meaning as provided by Title 26 U.S.C. Sec. 6045 of the internal revenue code. (b) "Long-term capital asset" has the same meaning as provided under RCW 82.87.020 . (c) "Payee" means the person for which a broker or barter exchange files a United States internal revenue service form 1099-B. (d) "Payor" means a broker or barter exchange that files a United States internal revenue service form 1099-B for a payee. (e) "Resident" has the same meaning as provided under RCW 82.87.020 .
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, brokers and barter exchanges must provide all copies of United States internal revenue service form 1099-B, or any successor form if so renamed, electronically to the department for sales or exchanges of long-term capital assets for which:
(a) The long-term capital gain from such sales or exchanges is allocated to this state under RCW 82.87.100 (1); and
(b) The broker or barter exchange is the payor.
(2) Copies of the form under subsection (1) of this section must be provided to the department no later than 90 days of filing the form with the internal revenue service and in a manner prescribed by the department.
(3) Brokers and barter exchanges that fail to comply with the requirement under subsection (1) of this section, or willfully file a false or fraudulent copy of United States internal revenue service form 1099-B, are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure or each such filing.
(4) A rebuttable presumption exists that the long-term capital gains from a sale or exchange is allocated to this state under any one of the following circumstances:
(a) The payee's last known place of domicile to the payor is located in this state;
(b) The payee's address on file with the broker or barter exchange is located in this state;
(c) The payee's address on their United States internal revenue service form 1099-B, or any successor form if so renamed, is located in this state;
(d) The payee's account with the broker or barter exchange was opened in this state; or
(e) The payee makes use of a broker or barter exchanges' physical place of business in this state.
(5) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(a) "Broker" and "barter exchange" have the same meaning as provided by Title 26 U.S.C. Sec. 6045 of the internal revenue code.
(b) "Long-term capital asset" has the same meaning as provided under RCW 82.87.020 .
(c) "Payee" means the person for which a broker or barter exchange files a United States internal revenue service form 1099-B.
(d) "Payor" means a broker or barter exchange that files a United States internal revenue service form 1099-B for a payee.
(e) "Resident" has the same meaning as provided under RCW 82.87.020 .
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=82.87&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026