Washington LLC annual report

Two different filings exist in a Washington LLC lifecycle, and mixing them up causes avoidable delinquency notices. First is the Initial Report due within 120 days of formation. When you form a Washington LLC online directly on CCFS today, CCFS typically bundles the Initial Report information right into the initial $200 online formation flow—but if you filed on paper or deferred the Initial Report, you must submit it within 120 days.

Second is the recurring $70 Annual Report due every year starting the calendar year after formation, anchored to the last day of your formation (or foreign registration) month. Whether your LLC was formed on the 1st or the 29th of March, your Annual Report deadline is March 31.

You can verify instantly whether your Initial Report was already recorded and see your exact "Expiration Date" by typing your LLC name or 9-digit UBI number into the free Business Search on ccfs.sos.wa.gov.

Washington uses the statutory term "Governors" on CCFS to describe the individuals or entities with authority to manage the LLC—meaning Members in a member-managed LLC, or Managers in a manager-managed LLC. Your Annual Report requires at least one Governor to be listed accurately, and Washington cross-checks governor and principal office disclosures carefully.

In addition to Governors, the CCFS Annual Report asks you to confirm or update your Principal Office street and mailing addresses, your Washington Registered Agent (including required consent if you designate a new Registered Agent), your Nature of Business, and whether the LLC owns real estate in Washington State (a disclosure tied to Washington real estate excise tax controlling-interest monitoring).

Using CCFS "Express Annual Report" lets you file without logging into a CCFS user account if you have your 9-digit UBI number, though logging into your CCFS dashboard makes downloading stamped receipts and tracking history much easier.

The day after your anniversary month ends, an unfiled Washington LLC becomes delinquent and CCFS automatically adds the $25 statutory delinquency penalty, raising the filing cost from $70 to $95.

If the report remains unfiled, the Secretary of State issues a delinquency notice giving a statutory cure period (typically 60 days from notice) before administratively dissolving a domestic LLC or terminating a foreign LLC registration in Washington.

Once administratively dissolved in Washington, restoring the LLC requires a Reinstatement filing ($140 reinstatement fee plus all missed annual report fees for each delinquent year), and during dissolution your Washington Business License / UBI profile and bank borrowing authority can be disrupted.

Washington State has no personal or corporate net income tax, so Washington businesses interact heavily with two distinct state portals: the Secretary of State (ccfs.sos.wa.gov) for entity existence and the $70 Annual Report, and the Washington Department of Revenue (dor.wa.gov / My DOR) for Business and Occupation (B&O) tax, retail sales tax, and state business license endorsements.

Both agencies share your 9-digit Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number, which frequently tricks founders into thinking their quarterly or annual My DOR B&O no-business filing also renewed their LLC with the Secretary of State. It does not! My DOR and CCFS are completely separate portals with separate fees.

Even an LLC that reported zero gross receipts on My DOR still owes the $70 Annual Report on ccfs.sos.wa.gov every year to keep its LLC charter active.

First, look up your 9-digit UBI number on ccfs.sos.wa.gov Business Search and verify the exact "Expiration Date" (the last day of your anniversary month) and current status ("Active").

Second, confirm the full legal names of every current Governor (member or manager) and verify whether your LLC acquired or disposed of Washington real property during the past year so you answer the real-estate question accurately.

Third, confirm your Washington Registered Agent physical street address in Washington (and obtain signed consent if naming a replacement agent).

Fourth, submit the $70 Annual Report on ccfs.sos.wa.gov (via Express Annual Report or your CCFS account) and save the processed PDF report and receipt immediately.

Because Washington UBI numbers and expiration dates are public record, newly formed Washington LLCs regularly receive deceptive paper invoices asking for $180 to $245 for "Annual Report Workplace Compliance." Always check the URL: official Washington filings happen only on .wa.gov domains (ccfs.sos.wa.gov).

Our paid one-page PDF checklist prints your exact Washington month-end due date, the $70 CCFS fee, the $25 delinquency fee, your 9-digit UBI number, the Governor and real-estate check reminders, and the line confirming you pay the Washington Secretary of State yourself.

With our $39 yearly plan, you receive scheduled email alerts 30 days, 7 days, and 1 day before your month-end expiration date from support@llcdeadline.com.

An out-of-state LLC registered as a Foreign LLC in Washington files the exact same $70 Annual Report on CCFS by the last day of the month Washington registered its Foreign Registration Statement—not its home-state formation month. Check the "Date of Incorporation/Formation" vs. "Effective Date" in Washington on CCFS Business Search to be certain which month controls.

Note that Washington charitable nonprofits and corporations have distinct CCFS fees and charity-registration rules; this page covers commercial Limited Liability Companies only.

When designating or updating your Washington Registered Agent inside CCFS, Washington distinguishes between a Commercial Registered Agent (whose address is registered centrally with the Secretary of State) and a Non-Commercial Registered Agent (such as an individual member, manager, or Washington office address). Whenever you change a Registered Agent on the Annual Report, Washington RCW 23.95.415 requires the newly designated agent affirmative consent to serve as Registered Agent—meaning CCFS will prompt for electronic consent confirmation before the change takes effect. Keep that signed consent in your LLC minute book.

Once your $70 payment clears on CCFS, you can also verify on the public Business Search screen that your LLC is eligible for a Certificate of Existence (Washington official term for a Certificate of Good Standing). Commercial lenders, SBA underwriters, and out-of-state foreign qualification offices check that exact CCFS Expiration Date and Active status line before funding or approving an application.

LLC Deadline never collects Washington $70 state fee, never signs into CCFS on your behalf, and never acts as your Washington registered agent or B&O tax preparer. You receive a printable one-page PDF checklist and, on the yearly plan, 30/7/1-day reminder emails from support@llcdeadline.com. We are not a law firm; a registered agent; a Secretary of State; a tax preparer.

Before submitting payment, open ccfs.sos.wa.gov and sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities directly to verify current statutory fees and portal requirements in effect after our 2026-11-14 read date.