Collect your LLC's Washington UBI number, current registered agent information, principal office address, and member/manager details. Have your Certificate of Formation handy for reference, since Washington's formation document is a Certificate of Formation rather than Certificate of Formation.
2
Access the Washington State Filing System
Visit the Washington Secretary of State website at sos.wa.gov and open the Corporations and Charities Filing System. Search for your business record, then choose the annual report option attached to it.
3
Complete the Annual Report Form
Fill out all required fields including your LLC name, registered agent address, principal office location, and current member or manager information. Double-check all addresses and contact details for accuracy.
4
Pay the $70 Filing Fee
Submit payment for the $70 annual report fee using a credit card, debit card, or electronic check. Annual reports are exempt from Washington's $20 online processing fee, so $70 is the full online cost. Keep your payment confirmation for your records.
5
Confirm Successful Filing
Review your submission for accuracy and submit the report. Save your filing confirmation and receipt. The state will update your LLC's status to show current compliance.
Ready to file your annual report?
Go directly to the Washington Secretary of State portal.
This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state publishes about filing deadlines, fees, and the consequences of missing them, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you what your own company owes: the date turns on when and where you formed, states change these rules between our reviews, and in several states an entity-level tax falls due in a year when no report does. Confirm your own dates with the filing office named on this page before you rely on one here, because the penalty for missing a deadline can be administrative dissolution of the company.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your Washington LLC annual report is due by the last day of the month in which you originally filed your Certificate of Formation with the Washington Secretary of State. For example, if you formed your LLC in March 2023, your annual report must be filed by March 31, 2024, and by March 31 of each subsequent year.
Missing this deadline adds a $25 delinquent fee, bringing the cost of the report to $95, and starts the state down the road to administrative dissolution. The Washington Secretary of State sends renewal reminders ahead of your deadline, though you shouldn't rely solely on that notice.
File your report through the Secretary of State's online portal at sos.wa.gov. You can file up to 180 days before the due date without moving the date. The annual report fee is $70 and requires basic information about your registered agent and principal business address. A newly formed LLC also has a separate Initial Report due within 120 days of the effective date of its Certificate of Formation, free if submitted with the formation filing and $10 if deferred and filed later.
To protect your LLC status, mark your formation month on your calendar immediately and file your renewal report by the last day of that month.
Filing your Washington LLC annual report late triggers real consequences. The Washington Secretary of State assesses a $25 delinquent fee on top of the standard $70 annual report fee, making the total cost $95. Your LLC also moves into delinquent status once the deadline passes, which costs you the certificate of good standing that lenders, landlords, and payment processors routinely ask for. Administrative dissolution follows a defined process rather than happening silently: the Secretary of State serves notice, and if the LLC does not cure within 60 days of that service it is administratively dissolved under RCW 23.95.610. Reinstatement then costs $140 plus all delinquent annual report fees, and it is available only within five years of the dissolution date. To avoid all of this, file your annual report through the Washington Secretary of State's online portal at sos.wa.gov by the last day of your LLC's formation month. If you've already missed the deadline, file immediately and pay both the $70 report fee and the $25 delinquent fee to return to good standing.
Washington LLCs file their annual report with the Washington Secretary of State. You can file online through the Corporations and Charities Filing System at sos.wa.gov, which is the fastest method and generates immediate confirmation, critical for meeting your deadline. Alternatively, you can mail a paper annual report to the Secretary of State's Corporations and Charities Division in Olympia. The fee is $70 either way. Annual reports are specifically exempt from Washington's $20 online processing fee, so filing online costs exactly $70 with nothing added. Your report is due by the last day of the month in which you formed your LLC, and you can file up to 180 days early without changing that date. Missing the deadline adds a $25 delinquent fee for $95 total, and an uncured delinquency can end in administrative dissolution 60 days after the state serves notice. File now through sos.wa.gov to secure your filing date immediately.
Washington LLC annual reports cost $70 per filing with the Washington Secretary of State's Corporations and Charities Division. This fee is mandatory and non-refundable, regardless of your LLC's size or revenue. You must submit payment simultaneously with your report; the Secretary of State won't process incomplete filings. Payment options include credit cards, debit cards, and electronic checks through the online filing portal at sos.wa.gov, and because annual reports are exempt from Washington's $20 online processing fee, $70 is the full online cost. If you file by mail, include a check or money order payable to the Washington Secretary of State. This $70 annual expense is a required cost of maintaining your LLC's active status. A late report costs $95 once the $25 delinquent fee is added, and an uncured delinquency can lead to administrative dissolution and a $140 reinstatement fee plus all delinquent report fees. To avoid that, file your annual report during your formation month. Visit the Secretary of State's website now, verify your LLC's filing deadline, then complete your 2026 annual report submission with payment before that date passes.
All active Washington LLCs must file an annual report with the Washington Secretary of State to maintain good standing. There are no standard exemptions based on LLC size, revenue, or structure. The only LLCs excused from filing are those that have formally dissolved in Washington or, for out-of-state LLCs, have withdrawn their Washington registration. Even single-member LLCs and dormant LLCs that still hold active registration must file. Failure to file adds a $25 delinquent fee for $95 total and can end in administrative dissolution once the state serves notice and 60 days pass without a cure. If your LLC's status is unclear, such as after an abandoned dissolution or extended inactivity, look up your record in the Corporations and Charities Filing System at sos.wa.gov or contact the Corporations and Charities Division before assuming you are exempt. File your 2026 annual report by the last day of your formation month to avoid the $140 reinstatement fee and the delinquent report fees that come with it.
Sources
Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Washington sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so.
See how Northwest Registered Agent, Bizee, ZenBusiness and LegalZoom, the formation services we partner with, compare on 3-year cost, BBB rating and Trustpilot score before you choose.
Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.
