CPA services for Bellevue, WA — built for the Eastside tech economy.

Bellevue levies its own city Business & Occupation tax, separate from and in addition to the state B&O tax — and unlike Seattle or Tacoma, Bellevue uses one flat rate rather than a rate table: 0.1596% on taxable gross receipts, across all classifications. Businesses with $215,000 or less in Bellevue taxable receipts for 2026 owe no city B&O tax, though a return still has to be filed. A separate city business license is also required if you have a Bellevue location, or generate $4,000 or more in Bellevue-sourced gross income; the 2026 registration fee is $119 and, unlike many license programs, does not need annual renewal.

State B&O still applies on top of that: 0.471% for retailing, 0.484% for wholesaling and manufacturing, and the tiered Service & Other rate that took effect October 1, 2025 — 1.5% under $1 million in gross income, 1.75% up to $5 million, 2.1% above $5 million. Washington’s Small Business B&O Tax Credit can reduce or zero out the state portion for the smallest filers, worth checking even if your Bellevue city return shows a small amount due.

For Bellevue’s individual clients, though, the number that usually matters more is Washington’s capital gains tax: 7% on the first $1,000,000 of taxable gain above the standard deduction ($278,000 for 2025, the latest published figure) and 9.9% on gain above $1,000,000. A concentrated stock position or a business sale that crosses that $1 million breakpoint can shift a meaningful amount of tax depending on how and when you sell — exactly the kind of decision worth modeling before it happens, not after.