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How Washington’s new tax and fee increases could hit your pocket

How Washington’s new tax and fee increases could hit your pocket

ID cards

The fee for new driver’s licenses or state ID cards is also increasing slightly. Currently, the per-year fee is $9. That would increase to $10 starting in July and increase $1 every three years.

Rental cars

The tax on rental cars would increase from 5.9% to 11.9% starting in 2026. It would then decrease to 9.9% starting in 2027. Those taxes would also apply to peer-to-peer car rental services like Turo.

Storage units

Beginning in April 2026, operators of self-storage facilities would begin paying taxes on the rental or lease of a unit.

Currently these units are not taxed, but under the new budget, operators would pay a