A Washington LLC costs $200 to file with the Washington Secretary of State, carries a $60 annual report, and pays no state personal income tax. Washington instead levies a Business & Occupation (B&O) gross-receipts tax on revenue. Washington is not an anonymous-LLC state: members or managers are disclosed on public records. Founders who need ownership privacy form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into Washington. Anonymousllc.co forms a Washington LLC for $497 all-in ($297 service fee plus the $200 state fee).
Forming a Washington LLC takes six steps: name search, Certificate of Formation ($200 state fee), registered agent appointment, operating agreement, EIN, and a US bank account. Anonymousllc.co completes all six in 5-10 business days. Washington processes LLC filings through the Washington Secretary of State in Olympia. The Certificate of Formation lists the LLC name, the registered agent and in-state office, the executor, and the effective date. Washington does not authorize statutory series LLCs, so each business line that needs a liability firewall takes its own entity. The state accepts online filings within 1-3 business days, and Anonymousllc.co runs the EIN and banking steps in parallel to keep the full timeline inside two weeks.
A Washington LLC costs $497 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $200 Washington state filing fee. That price covers the state filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and 4-5 US bank applications. Ongoing cost from year two is the $60 annual report plus $100/year for registered agent service, so maintenance runs about $160/year. Filing without help costs only the $200 state fee, but the founder then handles name checks, the operating agreement, the EIN, and every bank application alone. Founders whose top priority is ownership privacy instead choose the $397 all-in Wyoming anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into Washington when local operations require it.
No. Washington requires either members or managers (or both) to be disclosed on public state records, so ownership is not private on a standard Washington filing. Washington is not one of the four anonymous-LLC states. The four states that keep members and managers off public records are Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada. A founder who wants anonymity forms a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC, then registers that entity as a foreign LLC in Washington when local operations demand it. The anonymous parent stays the owner of record, and Washington sees the LLC name and its registered agent rather than the individual behind it. See /wyoming-anonymous-llc/ and /anonymous-llc/ for the privacy path.
Washington charges no state personal income tax on LLC owners. Instead it applies a Business & Occupation (B&O) gross-receipts tax on business revenue, assessed on gross income rather than net profit. Federal treatment is pass-through by default. The IRS treats a single-member LLC as a disregarded entity reported on Schedule C and a multi-member LLC as a partnership filing Form 1065 with K-1s to members. An S-corporation election on Form 2553 reduces self-employment tax once net income clears about $40,000-$60,000. The B&O tax rate depends on business classification, and Washington cities such as Seattle add their own local B&O tax on top of the state rate.
The Business & Occupation tax is Washington's gross-receipts tax, charged on the LLC's gross revenue with no deduction for costs or payroll. It replaces the state income tax that most states levy on business profit. Rates vary by activity classification, with retailing, wholesaling, and service categories each carrying a distinct rate. A small-business credit reduces or eliminates the B&O bill below a revenue threshold, and Washington runs the tax through its Department of Revenue rather than the Secretary of State. A Washington LLC registers for a state business license and files B&O returns on the schedule the Department assigns, separate from the annual report and separate from any federal filing.
Every Washington LLC files an annual report with the Washington Secretary of State for a $60 fee, due by the end of the LLC's formation anniversary month. The report confirms the registered agent, principal office, and governor information. Washington also requires an initial report within 120 days of formation. Missing the annual deadline triggers a late fee and, after continued non-filing, administrative dissolution, which removes the LLC from good standing and can retroactively expose the owner to liability. Anonymousllc.co tracks the anniversary date and files the annual report on behalf of clients as part of registered agent service, so the entity stays active without the owner watching the calendar.
Every Washington LLC must maintain a registered agent with a physical Washington street address to receive service of process and state mail. The agent's address appears on the public record in place of the owner's home address. Anonymousllc.co provides Washington registered agent service at $100/year, included free in year one of formation. The agent forwards state notices and legal service the day it arrives, scans mail, and tracks compliance deadlines. Using a commercial agent keeps the founder's home or business address off the Secretary of State database. A Washington LLC without a reachable agent risks default judgments and administrative dissolution. See /washington-registered-agent/ for the full service.
A Washington LLC is fully operational in 5-10 business days end-to-end. The state accepts the Certificate of Formation within 1-3 business days, the EIN follows in 1-7 days, and bank approval lands 8-10 days after the EIN. Day 0 is a 5-minute WhatsApp intake. Anonymousllc.co files the certificate the same day, then starts the EIN the moment the state stamp arrives. US-resident founders receive the EIN in about one day online; non-resident founders receive it in 5-7 days by fax. Bank applications go to 4-5 partner banks at once, so a decline at one institution does not stall the timeline.
Yes. Non-US residents form Washington LLCs without an SSN, ITIN, or visa, and never need to visit the United States. Washington places no citizenship or residency condition on LLC ownership. Anonymousllc.co files the Certificate of Formation, obtains the EIN by fax as third-party designee without an SSN, provides the Washington registered agent and address, and submits US bank applications remotely. The founder handles the entire process from abroad over WhatsApp. A non-resident who also wants ownership privacy forms the anonymous LLC in Wyoming or New Mexico first, then foreign-qualifies into Washington so the public record never shows the individual owner.
Washington charges a $200 filing fee, a $60 annual report, and a B&O gross-receipts tax, and it discloses members or managers on public records. Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada keep owners private and carry lower or simpler ongoing obligations. Wyoming forms for $397 all-in with a $60 annual report and no state income tax. New Mexico forms for $347 with no annual report and no annual fee. A founder based in Washington, or serving Washington customers, forms the anonymous entity in Wyoming or New Mexico and foreign-qualifies into Washington, combining owner privacy with local operating authority. Anonymousllc.co maps the right structure during the intake call.
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