Washington Foreign LLC Registration

Washington LLC 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 LLC 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

LLC 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.

When Washington expects an LLC to register

Washington law lists 13 activities that do not, on their own, count as doing business in Washington. A one-off transaction completed within 30 days, and not one of a series, does not count either. These rules decide registration only; Washington tax nexus and lawsuits follow their own tests. An office, staff, or regular sales and contracts there are what typically lead to registration.

Washington registered agent rule

Washington requires every registered foreign LLC 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 LLC files the Washington Annual Report every year, at $70, due last day of the month of WA registration. 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 LLC stops doing business there, it ends the registration by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee). Until that is filed, Washington's yearly filing stays due.