What is meant by “gainful employment or rehabilitation services to a handicapped person”?
Gainful employment or rehabilitation services must be an interim step in the rehabilitation process which is provided because the person cannot be readily absorbed into the competitive labor market or because employment opportunities for the person do not exist during that time in the competitive labor market. “Handicapped,” for the purposes of this exemption, means a physical or mental disability that restricts normal achievement, including medically recognized addictions and learning disabilities. However, this term does not include social or economic disadvantages that restrict normal achievement (e.g., prior criminal history or low-income status). (i) Student loan services. RCW 82.04.367 provides a B&O tax exemption for the gross income of nonprofit organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that: (i) Are guarantee agencies under the federal guaranteed student loan program or that issue debt to provide or acquire stud