ALERT: June 13th is our last day of in-person services in Olympia. All services will resume June 18 at our new Tumwater location. Visit our Contact Page after June 13th for our new address. [POSTED 6/11/2025]

NOTIFICATION: Online payment acceptance will be unavailable in CCFS from 5:00pm June 17th to 8:00pm PDT. If you experience any issues during this timeframe, please try back later. [POSTED 06/11/2025]

Corporations & Charities

Current Alerts

June 13, 2025, will be the last day of in-person services in Olympia. The Corporations and Charities Division will be closed on Monday June 16th and Tuesday June 17th, 2025. Our office will then open at our new location in Tumwater. We will post the new address here and update the address on our Contact Us page on Friday June 13, 2025.

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Current Informational Posts

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.   

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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.

 

Current Rulemaking

Emergency Rules

None at this time

Preproposed Rules

None at this time


Proposed Rules for Public Comment

None at this time


Final Permanent Rules

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

OTS-4608.4

Contact Us

 

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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