If an Anacortes resident buys a couch in Burlington, Anacortes’ sales tax revenue could get a boost.

A new state law changes how retail sales tax is distributed — from the current origin-based system to a destination-based plan.

That means if an Anacortes resident buys a couch at a Burlington furniture store and has it delivered there, Anacortes, not Burlington, would get the city portion of the sales tax revenue. Burlington would get the tax, however, if that Anacortes shopper drove home with the couch.