Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division

Washington business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Washington. The steps below show how to search Washington's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Washington registry records are on the official site.

Washington registry at a glance

Registry agency: Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division
Office: Secretary of State Steve Hobbs; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone: 360-725-0377; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address: 243 Israel Rd SE, Tumwater, WA 98501 (same-day counter service; an in-person office also operates in Cheney); Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Mailing address: PO Box 40234, Olympia, WA 98504-0234; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours: Chat and phone 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday (Pacific); Tumwater counter 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Official search: Corporations and Charities Filing System search →; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number: Unified Business Identifier (UBI). 9 digits. The same UBI identifies the business with the Department of Revenue, the Business Licensing Service and the Secretary of State.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06

How to search the Washington registry

The Corporations and Charities Filing System search searches by business name, UBI number and registered agent and principal names (advanced search).

Open the CCFS search at ccfs.sos.wa.gov.
Type the business name or the 9-digit UBI number.
Use the advanced options to narrow by entity type, status or agent if the list is long, then search.
Open the business to see its status, expiration date, registered agent, governors and filing history.
Order a Certificate of Existence ($20) if you need official proof that the entity is active.

Open the official Washington search →

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN: Internal Revenue Service; Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.; Source: irs.gov
Unified Business Identifier (UBI): Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division; Identifies the entity's record in the Washington registry. 9 digits. The same UBI identifies the business with the Department of Revenue, the Business Licensing Service and the Secretary of State.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Unified Business Identifier (UBI): Washington Department of Revenue, Business Licensing Service; Washington uses one UBI for both the tax account and the Secretary of State registration, so the state tax ID and the registry number are the same number; it is not the federal EIN.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06

What a Washington status means

Active: The entity is registered and its annual report is current.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Delinquent: The annual report was not filed by the expiration date; administrative dissolution may follow.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Administratively dissolved (terminated): The Secretary of State ended the entity for a statutory failure such as not filing an annual report or not keeping a registered agent; a reinstatement filing returns it to active status.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Voluntarily dissolved: The entity's governing persons chose to dissolve it.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation: $180 (original filing); Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation: $180 (original filing); Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing: Annual Report; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC: $70 ($95 with the delinquency fee); Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation: $70 ($95 with the delinquency fee); Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due: Due by the last day of the month in which the business was formed or registered; it can be filed up to 180 days early, and the state mails and emails a notice 60 days before.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing: A late report carries a $25 delinquency fee ($95 total); missing the expiration date makes the entity delinquent and can lead to administrative dissolution.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with: Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division, online through CCFS; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Business and occupation (B&O) tax: Washington Department of Revenue. Washington has no corporate income tax; most businesses pay the B&O tax, a gross receipts tax.; Source: dor.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note: Foreign registration is $180. Initial report $10. Reinstatement is $140 plus all missed annual report fees. Expedited service adds $100 per entity; same-day service adds $150.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Washington

Registered agent: Every entity keeps a registered agent at a Washington office address during business hours; failing to keep one is a ground for administrative dissolution.; Source: sos.wa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Name availability: Check whether a name is available in Washington →
Business forms and fees: Official Washington business forms and fees →

Washington businesses on file

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.EIN 52-0812977
NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANYEIN 93-0557988
STARBUCKS CORPORATIONEIN 91-1325671
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESEIN 91-1223280
MICROSOFT CORPORATIONEIN 91-1144442
NORDSTROM, INC.EIN 91-0515058
T-MOBILE USA, INC.EIN 91-1983600
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANYEIN 91-0470860
ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.EIN 92-0009235
PACCAR INCEIN 91-0351110
EXPEDIA, INC.EIN 91-1996083
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.EIN 91-1069248
TRUEBLUE, INC.EIN 91-1287341
ZILLOW GROUP, INC.EIN 20-2000033
F5, INC.EIN 91-1714307
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATIONEIN 20-3594554
ITRON, INC.EIN 91-1011792
AVISTA CORPORATIONEIN 91-0462470
ZUMIEZ INCEIN 91-1040022
POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATIONEIN 82-0156045
ZONES, LLCEIN 91-1431894
ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONEIN 27-0907024
APPTIO, INC.EIN 26-1175252
WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.EIN 91-1712427

All 203 Washington businesses on file →

Sources

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charitieschecked 2026-10-06
https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/business-entities/maintain-business-compliance/annual-reportschecked 2026-10-06
https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/contact-uschecked 2026-10-06
https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/fee-schedules-priority-serviceschecked 2026-10-06
https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/glossary-termschecked 2026-10-06
https://www.sos.wa.gov/about-officechecked 2026-10-06
https://dor.wa.gov/taxes-rates/business-occupation-taxchecked 2026-10-06