Allocation and apportionment—Nonresident compensation—Members of professional athletic team.

(1) For nonresident members of a professional athletic team, the portion of compensation attributable to athletic performances in the state must be apportioned to Washington as provided under this section.(2)(a) The portion of the compensation of a member of a professional athletic team apportioned to Washington is that portion of compensation received for the tax year that bears the same ratio to total compensation received for the tax year as the number of duty days within this state bears to the total number of duty days spent both within and outside this state during the tax year.(b) Notwithstanding the description of the portion of compensation subject to apportionment to the state of Washington under this subsection, the department may provide by rule alternative methodologies for determining the portion of compensation subject to apportionment to the state of Washington that the department determines to be fair and equitable.(3)(a) A person who transacts business in the state of Washington and who pays wages, salary, bonuses, or other taxable income to a member of a professional athletic team, must submit a report to the department each year indicating any member of a professional athletic team who may be reasonably assumed to owe tax under this chapter for the calendar year.(b) The report required under (a) of this subsection (3) must include:(i) The total amount of compensation paid during the year to the members of the professional athletic team for which the report is being made;(ii) A roster of the members of the professional athletic team for which the report is being made who were members at any time during the year, that lists for each member:(A) A taxpayer identification number;(B) Compensation paid to the member; and(C) The number of duty days in this state and the total number of duty days for the year; and(iii) Any other information the department may require by rule.(c) The report must be filed with the department on or before April 15th following the year for which the report is being made or at another time as the department may require by rule.(4) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(a) "Compensation" means wages, salaries, bonuses, and any other income included with federal adjusted gross income and paid to a member of a professional athletic team.(b) "Duty days" means the days during the tax year from the beginning of the official preseason training period of a professional athletic team through the last game in which the professional athletic team competes or is scheduled to compete during the tax year.(c) "Member of a professional athletic team" means a nonresident athlete or other individual rendering service to a professional athletic team if the total compensation of the athlete or other individual exceeds $1,000,000 in a tax year.[ 2026 c 238 s 404.]Notes:Findings—Intent—Effect of invalidation of 2026 c 238 s 201—Automatic expiration date and tax preference performance statement exemption—Necessity of act—Intent—Implementation by department of revenue—2026 c 238: See notes following RCW 82A.04.030.