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The Basics:
How to Participate
& Tax Credit Amounts
Main Street
TAX CREDIT INCENTIVE PROGRAM
THE BASICS:
Keeping your state B&O and Public Utility Taxes local!
The Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program (MSTCIP) provides a Business & Occupation (B&O) or Public Utility tax (PUT) credit for private contributions given to eligible downtown organizations, like Stevenson Downtown Association.
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Eligible Washington Main Street community organizations – like the Stevenson Downtown Association -– can receive contributions through the Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program.
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Businesses earn a state B&O tax credit of 75% of their contributed amount, essentially re-directing these taxes to local economic revitalization.
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Businesses must be registered to file their state excise tax electronically in order to participate.
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A pledge to contribute must be submitted online through the Department of Revenue website, with the Stevenson Downtown Association selected as the credited community.
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The pledged contribution can be spread out throughout the calendar year, but the full amount must be received by the Stevenson Downtown Association by November 1, 2025.
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Participating businesses must take the tax credit the following year the donation is made – the tax credit cannot be carried forward.
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In order to make room for small businesses in Downtown Stevenson to participate in this tax incentive, we ask that larger contributors apply for no more than $50,000 each year.
TAX CREDIT EXAMPLES
$1,000 contribution
= $750 tax credit
= $250 out of pocket donation*
= $1,000 that supports downtown revitalization
$2,500 contribution
= $1,875 tax credit
= $625 out of pocket donation*
= $2,500 that supports downtown revitalization
$5,000 contribution
= $3,750 tax credit
= $1,250 out of pocket donation*
= $5,000 that supports downtown revitalization
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Submit a contribution request through your WA Department of Revenue account at dor.wa.gov.
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Click on Doing Business, then My Account, and Apply for Main Street Tax Credit.
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Select Stevenson Downtown Association as the recipient and enter your contribution amount.
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Wait for the approval from the DOR prior to making your contribution to the Stevenson Downtown Association.
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We will invoice you, and you'll send a check made payable to Stevenson Downtown Association. Full amount due to by November 1, 2025.
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In January 2026, you will have the tax credit (worth 75% of your contribution) available in your DOR account.
$7,500 contribution
= $5,625 tax credit
= $1,875 out of pocket donation*
= $7,500 that supports downtown revitalization
$10,000 contribution
= $7,500 tax credit
= $2,500 out of pocket donation*
= $10,000 that supports downtown revitalization
*Eligible for a federal income tax deduction as a charitable contribution to SDA, a 503(c)3 non-profit organization.