[WSBARP] REETA Gripe

[Craig Sjostrom]

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From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com>
On Behalf Of Mark Anderson
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2022 9:24 AM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: [WSBARP] REETA Gripe

 

Dear Listmates:

 

I just submitted a quitclaim deed to the King County Recorder with a REETA
on which I claimed a gift exemption under WAC 458-61A-201 (gift but grantor
continues to pay debt).  Here is what I put on the excise tax affidavit:



 

I put the 2.B.2. in brackets because it does not represent a
section/subsection of the WAC, but I knew they wanted a reference to the
Supplemental Statement there anyway.  

 

King County rejected the recording with the following explanation:  

 

EXCISE SECTION 7 THE SEUBSECTION IS IN THE INCORRECT FORMAT. DID YOU MEAN
WAC 458-61A-201(B2)?

 

Really?  Incorrect format?  The Supplemental Statement
section/subsection/paragraph is clearly "2.B.2." and not "(B2)."  Even so,
how could someone misinterpret 2.B.2.?  This is a person who rejected my
submission, not a computer algorithm.  

 

The real issue here is that there is no writing that lays out the specific
format that is required on the REETA.  Section 7 of the REETA clearly says
"WAC number (section/subsection)."  It does not say WAC number
(section/subsection) and paragraph number from the Supplemental Statement in
the following format: (subsection paragraph) (no section or periods or
spaces between subsection and paragraph)."

 

Does anyone know of any written direction from the King County Recorder
regarding how to annotate a REETA?

 

Mark B. Anderson
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