Washington LLC Annual Report and Ongoing Requirements

Washington ties your annual report to your formation date, not to a fixed calendar deadline. File it every year with the Secretary of State's Corporations & Charities Division, keep a registered agent on record, and the state largely leaves your LLC alone.

When the Washington Annual Report Is Due

The report is due by the last day of your LLC's anniversary month, meaning the month your Certificate of Formation was filed. A February 10 formation means an end-of-February deadline every year after. The filing window opens well in advance, roughly five months before the due date, and the Secretary of State sends a reminder notice about 90 days out. Foreign LLCs follow the same rule keyed to the month they registered in Washington.

Washington LLC Annual Report Fee: $70

The fee is $70 per report. That figure reflects the 2026 fee increase under SHB 2248, codified in RCW 23.95.515; the old $60 fee no longer applies, so ignore sources still quoting it.

How to File the Washington Annual Report

1. Sign in at the CCFS portal (ccfs.sos.wa.gov) and pull up your LLC. Paper filing is accepted too, but online is the standard route.
2. Confirm or update your principal office, governors, and nature-of-business information. The principal office must be a physical address, though it does not have to be in Washington.
3. Review the registered agent block. Naming a new agent requires that agent's consent.
4. Pay the $70 fee and submit. The state's annual report page has instructions and form downloads if you need them.

Late Reports, the $25 Penalty, and Dissolution

Miss the deadline and the LLC becomes delinquent the first day after the anniversary month ends, which adds a $25 delinquency fee (RCW 23.95.255 governs the report; RCW 23.95.515 the fees). Keep ignoring it and the Secretary of State can administratively dissolve the LLC under RCW 23.95.610. Reinstatement takes more money and paperwork than filing on time ever would.

The One-Time Initial Report

Separate from the annual cycle, Washington requires a domestic LLC to file an Initial Report within 120 days of formation: $0 if filed together with the Certificate of Formation, $10 if filed separately. Foreign LLCs skip this one.

Registered Agent, Every Day of the Year

An LLC must maintain a registered agent continuously (RCW 23.95.405), not just at filing time. Our registered agent service keeps a compliant Washington agent on your record for $99 per year, with the first year included when we handle your formation, and we send deadline reminders so the $25 late fee never enters the picture.

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