ALERT: Corporations & Charities will be relocating to Tumwater in mid-June. Our office will provide two weeks' notice, including the final date of service and the new address for in-person visits, prior to the move. [POSTED 04/10/2025]

[NOTIFICATION]: Online payment acceptance will be unavailable in CCFS from 5:00pm May 20th to 7:00am PDT May 21st. If you experience any issues during this timeframe, please try back later. [POSTED 05/14/2025]

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Corporations & Charities will be relocating to Tumwater in mid-June. Our office will provide two weeks' notice, including the final date of service and the new address for in-person visits, prior to the move.

Our office is aware that customers are receiving deceptive communication demanding fees be paid and are being told that there will be fines or up to jail time.   view previous posts

Current Informational Posts

Online payment acceptance will be unavailable in CCFS from 5:00pm May 20th to 7:00am PDT May 21st. If you experience any issues during this timeframe, please try back later. [POSTED 05/14/2025]

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Corporate Transparency Act

*Effective: March 26,2025 the Beneficial Ownership Information Report is no longer required for domestic reporting companies. Please see the FinCen website for additional details.

 

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Emergency Rules

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Preproposed Rules

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Proposed Rules for Public Comment

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Final Permanent Rules

CR-103P WAC 434-112 August 31, 2023

OTS-4608.4

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Customer Service Hours by Chat, Phone, In-Person Services and Email:

 

Chat

We can handle any questions you may have and pride ourselves on providing step-by-step instructions and assisting our customers through the filing process. When you chat with our Corporations Team, you will receive a transcript of your conversation for your records.

Available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, except legal holidays

 

Phone

Available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, except legal holidays

360-725-0377   

Corporations  

Option 1

Charities

Option 2

Apostilles

Option 3

Trademarks

Option 3
Spanish Option 8


 

In-Person Services: 

Available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday except legal holidays.
Parking is available behind the building which is accessible from Talcott Ave.

 

Physical/Overnight address: 
Dolliver Building
801 Capitol Way South
Olympia, WA 98501
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Mailing address: 
PO Box 40234
Olympia, WA 98504-0234


 

Email

Inquiries are answered in the order received; we recommend using chat if you need a rapid response due to the volume of emails we receive.

Corporations
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 360-725-0377 opt 1
Charities
Email: [email protected]
Local: (360) 725-0377 opt 2
Apostilles
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 360-725-0377 opt 3
Trademarks
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 360-725-0377 opt 3
Records

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 360-725-0377 opt 1

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