Washington Foreign Corporation Registration

Washington corporation registration at a glance

Filing

Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)

State fee

$180 filing fee ($200 with the charges Washington collects at filing)

Total with us

$399, first year of Washington registered agent service included

Home-state certificate

Required, dated within 60 days

Washington yearly filing

Annual Report, $70, every year

Filed with

Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division

What the Washington filing asks for

For the filing, Washington needs:

• The exact name of your corporation as formed
• The state it was formed in and its date of formation
• A Washington registered agent with a street address there; we fill in ours
• A principal office address
• A certificate of good standing from the home state, no older than 60 days when Washington receives it

Corporation into Washington, by home state

The first-year total adds the home state's certificate fee to the $399 checkout total; the certificate is ordered from that state.

Washington registered agent rule

Washington requires every registered foreign corporation to keep a registered agent there. The agent must agree to serve before Washington accepts the appointment. Switching agents later carries no Washington fee. A resigning agent stays responsible for 31 days after filing the resignation. Our $199 includes the first year of Washington registered agent service, then $149 a year.

Washington yearly filings

Once registered, your corporation files the Washington Annual Report every year, at $70, due last day of the month of WA certificate of authority. The Washington filing window opens Approximately 5 months before anniversary month and closes last day of the anniversary month. Filing it late adds $25. From year two, keeping the Washington registration costs $219 a year with our registered agent service.

How long Washington takes

We file it online with the Washington Secretary of State. Washington by mail processing: within 15 business days.

Leaving Washington later

If your corporation stops doing business there, it ends the registration by filing a Statement of Withdrawal. Until that is filed, Washington's yearly filing stays due.