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

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