Main Street Tax Incentive

Help Downtown Vancouver and get a sweet tax credit

The Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program is a wonderful tool to move Business and Occupation Tax dollars directly from the taxpayer into eligible downtown organizations who are organically re-energizing downtown business districts.  Donations made to Vancouver’s Downtown Association through this program fund critical programs to uplift and promote our downtown.

Here are the quick facts:

75% of the donation made to VDA can be claimed as a CREDIT against the B&O tax the taxpayer will be paying anyway.  It is a way to direct tax dollars to a specific project area…..bypassing the State administration of the funds.

The donation need not be made until the last week of December.  The credit can be claimed as soon as after January 1, 2012

A simple online signup is all that is required to participate in the program.   

Each community is limited to sheltering forward $100,000 tax.  Simply put, this nets $133,333 in funds for VDA.  This can be accomplished through one or several donors.   

The tax liability for the taxpayer does not need to be from sales made within our city limits.  They can be from anywhere within the State of Washington.

Some good information about the program:

JUST THE FAQS
OVERVIEW & LEGISLATION
PROGRAM BROCHURE

Thank you!

Vancouver’s Downtown Association would like to thank the following businesses and downtown supporters who have generously invested in our work through the Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program:

2011 Donors:

Miller Nash Attorneys at Law

The Al Angelo Company

GiftTree,  Inc.

Johnson, Bixby and Associates

Davidson and Associates Insurance Agency

RSV Construction Services

Scott Horenstein Law Firm

Currie McLain

Bader Beer and Wine Supply

Columbia Cascade Company

International Air and Hospitality Academy

Previous Years’ Donors

The Columbian

Bank of Clark County

Hi-School Pharmacy

Burgerville

First Independent Bank

Albina Fuel (twice!)

Biggs Insurance

Riverview Community Bank

Phoenix Industrial

Schwabe Williamson and Wyatt

DSP Architecture