2025 Main Street Tax Incentive Program
Put Your State B&O Taxes to Work in Port Townsend!
Love PT? Help keep it vibrant and thriving by pledging to the Main Street Tax Incentive Program! The next pledge window opens TODAY! This innovative program allows businesses to put their state B&O taxes to work locally through the Port Townsend Main Street Program.
Did you know? 75% of your pledge comes back to you as a B&O tax credit in 2026!
Your support makes Concerts on the Dock, Uptown Street Fair, Trick or Treat Parade, holiday lights, rain garden care, Art Wave, and WAY more possible. Plus, new projects like benches for Adams Street Park and a downtown bike shelter are on the way!
New this year: Pledge by May 31st and we’ll feature your business name/logo on a summer event banner as a thank-you for your support! You will also receive shout outs on social media and in our eNewsletter a few times throughout the year.
Ready to Participate?!
Please follow these easy steps :
Washington State Dept. of Revenue “Main Street Tax Credit”
Have your SAW user ID and Password ready. Please note the SAW link is active and should take you to your login page.
- Go your SAW account at dor.wa.gov/home and enter your login User ID and Password
- Click GET STARTED
- Under the Accounts tab click EXCISE TAX
- On the excise tax page select the CREDIT tab
- Click Add Main Street Application
- Scroll down to Port Townsend Main Street Program
- Enter your pledge amount
- Click the NEXT button
- Fill in the authorization field
- And Finally hit SUBMIT — Thank you!
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THE MAIN STREET TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM
A business that successfully requests credit through the DOR website must make their contribution to the designated community by November 8th of that same year.
This is a way to direct your state tax dollars right back into your community. This program is unique to Washington and has proven to be a catalyst for Main Street communities since 2006.
- For more information on the Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program please reach out to Main Street Resources Coordinator Lydia Felty at 206-584-2678 or by email. For more information on the application process through the Department of Revenue website please reach out to Excise Tax Examiner Chase Johnson at 360-705-6066 or by email.
If you need further information, please call:
The Department of Revenue: 1-800-647-7706 or visit dor.wa.gov.
Or contact the Port Townsend Main Street Program at (360) 385-7911, email director@ptmainstreet.org
