Dissolving a company in Washington
The state-level facts for closing an LLC or corporation in Washington: the dissolution filing, its fee, whether tax clearance comes first, and the tax obligations that keep accruing until the filing is accepted. Every fact links to the official government source it was read from.
Washington LLC
- Dissolution filing
- Certificate of Dissolution – LLC & PLLC — filed with the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division. (official source)
- Filing fee
- $0 (official source)
- Tax clearance before filing
- Not required before the dissolution filing. (official source)
- Final state return
- Washington has no state income tax on LLCs; file a final combined excise tax return (B&O, sales/use) with the Department of Revenue by the 25th of the month after closing. (official source)
Worth knowing
- All Washington dissolution and withdrawal filings are fee-free ($0) per the Secretary of State fee schedule.
- Also cancel workers' compensation coverage with the Department of Labor & Industries and notify L&I if a registered contractor.
- Administrative dissolution is not a substitute for voluntary dissolution; a lapsed entity should still file the voluntary dissolution.
Washington corporation
- Dissolution filing
- Articles of Dissolution – Profit, Professional Service, or Social Purpose Corporation — filed with the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division. (official source)
- Filing fee
- $0 (official source)
- Tax clearance before filing
- A Revenue Clearance Certificate from the Washington Department of Revenue confirming taxes are settled; the generated certificate must accompany the corporation's dissolution filing to the Secretary of State. (official source)
- Final state return
- Washington has no corporate income tax; file a final combined excise tax return (B&O, sales/use) with the Department of Revenue by the 25th of the month after closing. (official source)
Worth knowing
- For-profit and nonprofit corporations must obtain the Revenue Clearance Certificate BEFORE the Secretary of State will accept the dissolution; other entity types are exempt from this step.
- All Washington dissolution and withdrawal filings are fee-free ($0) per the Secretary of State fee schedule.
- Also cancel workers' compensation coverage with the Department of Labor & Industries.
Closing a company is more than the state filing — payroll accounts, sales-tax permits, franchise-tax finals, federal returns, and creditor notices all have their own order and deadlines. A Winddown runbook sequences all of it for your specific company, with drafted consents and creditor notices included.
Sourced from the official pages linked above; facts we could not verify against an official source are shown as links rather than numbers. Requirements and fees change — the linked pages are authoritative. General information, not legal or tax advice.