Treasury

The City of Lynnwood has an admissions tax of .05 for each ticket sold. 

For more information, please see our Lynnwood Municipal Code 3.43 Admissions Tax. 

To submit your Quarterly Admissions Tax Report, please complete the form below and return with a check payable to City of Lynnwood. 

Admissions Tax Quarterly Report(PDF, 234KB)

Mailing Address:
City of Lynnwood
Attn: Treasury
19100 44th Ave W
Lynnwood, WA 98036

Washington state law authorizes cities and counties to tax gambling activities. 
RCW 9.46.110 sets the maximum rates at which cities, towns, and counties may tax gambling activities. The maximum rates vary depending on whether the gambling activity is conducted by commercial stimulant operators (i.e., for-profit businesses) or by charitable or nonprofit organizations.

Please see LMC 10.30 Lynnwood Municipal Code for additional information.

To submit your Quarterly Gambling Tax Report, please complete the form below and return with a check payable to City of Lynnwood. 

Gambling Tax Quarterly Report(PDF, 281KB)

Mailing Address:
City of Lynnwood
Attn: Treasury
19100 44th Ave W
Lynnwood, WA 98036

Washington state law provides the authority to the City of Lynnwood to impose excise taxes on utility services.
RCW 35.21.870 sets the maximum rates at which cities or towns max impose excise taxes on businesses doing certain types of business within their boundaries.

For more information, please see our Lynnwood Municipal Code 3.41 Utility Taxes.

To submit your Quarterly Utility Tax Report, please complete the form below and return with a check payable to City of Lynnwood. 

Utility Tax Form(PDF, 940KB)

Mailing Address:
City of Lynnwood
Attn: Treasury
19100 44th Ave W
Lynnwood, WA 98036

The 2025 City of Lynnwood sales tax rate is currently 10.6%. From the dollar bill graphic below, you will see that 9.4 cents of every dollar goes to the City of Lynnwood to fund your city services such as police, streets, parks and recreation, etc. Additionally, the Transportation Benefit District of the City of Lynnwood receives 0.9 cents of every dollar, which was approved by Lynnwood voters in 2016. This portion of sales tax goes to fund transportation projects such as paving, chip sealing, sidewalks, traffic enhancements, and other capital projects.

Please see LMC 3.40 Lynnwood Municipal Code for more information about Sales or Use Tax.

The 2025 City of Lynnwood property tax levy rate is $0.67 per $1,000 of assessed value (AV). From the dollar bill graphic below, you will see that 6 cents of every dollar paid in Property Tax goes to the City of Lynnwood to fund your city services such as police, roads, parks and recreation, etc.

The links below provide information to help property owners understand how property taxes are calculated and collected:

• Homeowners Guide to Property Taxes - published by the Washington State Department of Revenue.
• Snohomish County Assessor's Office