Posted Customer Alerts & Information
Please note, previously posted alerts and information are retained for two years.
Alert Posts
Online payment acceptance will be unavailable in CCFS from 5:00pm July 15th to 8:00pm PDT. If you experience any issues during this timeframe, please try back later.
[POSTED 07/11/2025]
Online payment acceptance will be unavailable in CCFS from 5:00pm June 24th to 8:00am June 25th. If you experience any issues during this timeframe, please try back later.
[POSTED 06/20/2025]
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]
June 13, 2025, will be the last day of in-person services in Olympia. Corporations and Charities will be moving to Tumwater. We will post our new address on Friday June 13, 2025.
[POSTED 05/28/2025]
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]
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.
Please be cautious! This contact is not from our office. Payment to our office is only received through our CCFS online filing system or by mail to PO Box 40234, Olympia WA 98504.
File a complaint: https://www.atg.wa.gov/file-complaint
Nuestra oficina está consciente que nuestros clientes están recibiendo estas falsas comunicaciones exigiendo pagos y amenazando con multas y hasta encarcelamiento.
¡Por favor sea cauteloso! Este tipo de contacto no proviene de nuestra oficina. Nuestra oficina solamente requiere y acepta pagos necesarios a través de nuestro sistema en línea CCFS, o por correo postal, enviados a nuestra dirección PO Box 40234, Olympia WA 98504
Presente una Queja: https://www.atg.wa.gov/queja
[POSTED DATE 11/21/2024]
Effective 1/1/2024 notifications will no longer be mailed to organizations registered with the Charities Program. Notifications will only be sent to the email address that is on record.
[POSTED DATE 12/11/23]
Effective 1/1/2024 new and existing businesses will need to submit a Beneficial Ownership Information Report to the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network “FinCen”. More information can be found through the links under our Business Entities tab.
[POSTED DATE 11/03/23]
When logging into the Corporations and Charities Filings System “CCFS”, please be sure to refresh and/or remove browser cache. The system requires you to reset your password every 120 days. All Nonprofit Annual Report, Articles of Incorporation and Reinstatement filings should be filed online via CCFS.
[POSTED DATE 5/4/23]
Informational Posts
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]
The Corporations and Charities Division will be closed on Monday June 16th and Tuesday June 17th, 2025. We will reopen at our new location on Wednesday June 18, 2025. [POSTED 05/28/2025]
Our office is aware that some customers are receiving duplicate notices via mail. Please disregard if you have received a duplicate notification. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. [POSTED DATE 2/7/2024]
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]
BizFair Spokane is just around the corner! Thursday, May 15, 2025! Learn how to start, maintain, and sustain your small business! Obtain valuable resources and information from state agencies! Connect with local small business and nonprofit partners! Click HERE for more information and to register.
[POSTED: 04/17/2025]
Life happens, inclement weather or office closures. Save yourself the worry by utilizing the Future Effective Date feature in CCFS (or in your submission by mail).
Designate a future date (up to 90 days) to ensure your documents take effect when needed.
[POSTED DATE 12/17/2024]
Are you looking to learn more about starting or growing your business? Learn and connect with the state agencies and additional local supporters about registration and resources for small businesses by attending the Small Business Requirements and Resource Workshop. You can view upcoming workshops and register here.
Workshop Locations: Okanogan 10/16 & 10/17; Wenatchee 10/29 & 10/30; and Skagit Valley 11/12 & 11/13.
For additional resources, visit business.wa.gov
[POSTED DATE 11/14/24]
Life happens, save yourself the worry by utilizing the Future Effective Date feature in CCFS (or in your submission by mail). Designate a future date (up to 90 days) to ensure your documents take effect when needed.
[POSTED DATE 11/16/23]
Effective 10/9/2023 Certificates and Notifications issued by our office look slightly different. Verify the authenticity of notifications from our office by reviewing the business’s filing history in the Corporations and Charities Filing System “CCFS”.
[POSTED DATE 9/12/23]
Effective 10/9/2023 expedite fees and for-profit annual report fees will be increasing in accordance with WAC 434-112, please see our fee table here.
[POSTED DATE 8/8/23]