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Washington Registered Agent
service by Northwest Registered Agent for $125.00 a year.
INFO ON HOW TO
INCORPORATE IN WASHINGTON, OR REGISTER YOUR OUT OF STATE BUSINESS:
State filings all cost $180.00 to file. If you file with their online system, it will cost $200.00, and be automatically expedited. If you fax file, it will also be automatically expedited. Anything faxed into the State has to have the $50.00 faxing/expedite fee added to your filing fee. Normal filings have a processing time of 1-2 months. If you mail your filing into the state, it
does not need to have original inked signatures. If you fax file, it does not need to be original signatures.
Everything in WA goes to your Washington Registered Agent. It's very important to hire a WA agent you can trust.
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Many people mess up their filings in Washington State. They will google how to run a business in Washington State, and the Washington department of revenue will pop up first, before the Washington Secretary of State. So they register with them first, which gets them a "Master Business
Application", a UBI number, but no license, and then when they try to do something else with their business, they will find out they haven't even started yet.
During the WA Secrectary of State registration they find out they need a Washington
Registered agent. |
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The correct way to get set up to operate in Washington State is to first file with the WA Secretary of State. |
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THEN take the Washington State UBI number you get, and file for a master business license with the Department of revenue. On this application you can tell the state what you're doing, and will automatically register yourself with the department of taxation, and other agencies, so you can pay your taxes, and they can monitor you. |
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THEN, you can get your further licenses in whatever specific field of work you do, like contracting, etc. You can specify this in the Master Business license process, which will get you started in the right direction to obtain whatever your specific license might be. |
The problem that some people get into is they get the Master business license registration first. They get a UBI number. Then they file with the WA Secretary of State, and actually get another separate UBI number. Then they have to re-file, and then some people have gotten hit for operating in the state without being properly licensed because they show you were registered with the department of revenue way before you finally get the Washington Secretary of State mess figured out. Then they will deny your re-file, and send you a bill for operating in the state without the proper registration. Also, If you let your company lapse without properly shutting it down, they will try to collect all the back taxes from the years you let it go.
The Washington State dept of revenue taxes you on a gross income basis. There is no personal income tax in Washington State, so they need to make their income somewhere. S-corps would then be tax free if they didn't tax your gross revenue. You can pay this on a quarterly basis and get an online account set up so you only have to enter in your gross receipts and amount of sales tax you have collected. Everyone has to collect sales tax in WA, unless you're working on government jobs, or doing a "professional" service. Service industries have to collect sales tax. When you get your Washington Master business license(Dept of revenue registration) you'll have the ability to then collect and pay the state.
As your Washington Registered Agent, we receive ALL your correspondence from Washington State agencies. We pick up new Washington registered agent clients weekly from other WA registered agents not getting their clients the proper state mail, and thus causing their company to fall out of good standing. When I say we get a lot of stuff for you, I mean it. It is important to hire a local Washington Registered Agent that can handle this workload.
Our clients love being able to manage all their state documents in their
Washington Registered Agent online
account we provide. We upload all items LOCALLY we receive in your Washington
Registered Agent online
account. As far as we know we are the only national agent that does this for our
clients. We beat other agents providing Washington service by weeks!
Your annual reports will be due on last day of the anniversary of your initial filing. They cost $69.00 to file.
It does not cost to file a change of agent to change your Washington Registered Agent. So if you're
currently geting bad WA agent service, you'll find the pre-signed forms in your
online account and you can just sign them and fax into WA state for a quick
switch to us.
If you are an out-of-state attorney and need help with your agent needs for your Washington State clients, we can help you monitor these accounts, and work through you to help your clients. We can also act as your agent for the bar.
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