A Washington State Musician Tax & Licensing Guide. Trying to make this easy to get updated on, I have made an audio book and printable PDF. Check them out and share away. The following information has been compiled to help musicians, both performers and teachers in Washington State understand B&O and Sales Tax and what they must do to be compliant with the states tax laws. I am not a tax expert so check with a real tax advisor or do the research yourself. I tried to make it easy with all the links below.
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Do I Really Need a Business License as a Musician in Washington State? So all this talk about the new sales tax has resulted in my receiving many, many, many messages from musicians about taxes. Unfortunately, most of whom don't know what the real rules are in Washington State and how they affect them. So this post is about that. Do you need to pay taxes as a musician? Maybe not sales taxes, but probably B&O taxes. Read below.