2011 Washington Code
Title 23B Washington business corporation act
23B.01 General provisions.
23B.01.530 Domestic corporations -- Inactive corporation defined -- Annual license fee.

For the privilege of doing business, every corporation organized under the laws of this state, except the corporations for which existing law provides a different fee schedule, must make and file a statement in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and must pay an annual license fee each year following incorporation, on or before the expiration date of its corporate license, to the secretary of state. The secretary of state must collect an annual license fee of sixty dollars for corporations that are not inactive corporations, of which ten dollars is designated to be deposited into the secretary's revolving fund per RCW 43.07.130. The secretary of state must collect an annual license fee for inactive corporations as established by the secretary of state in rule. As used in this section, "inactive corporation" means a corporation that certifies at the time of filing under this section that it did not engage in any business activities during the year ending on the expiration date of its corporate license.

[2010 1st sp.s. c 29 § 2; 1993 c 269 § 3; 1989 c 165 § 19.]

Notes:

     Intent -- 2010 1st sp.s. c 29: "It is the intent of the legislature to restructure certain fees for the division of corporations of the office of the secretary of state in a manner that has minimal revenue impact but moves the division of corporations towards a more self-sustaining budget." [2010 1st sp.s. c 29 § 1.]

     Effective date -- 1993 c 269: See note following RCW 23.86.070.