Washington Department of Revenue Tax Status Certificate

A Washington Tax Status Complinace Certificate is issued by the Washington Department of Revenue for a Company or Sole Proprietor which has met all of its Washington tax obligations.

A Washington Tax Status Certificate is different from a Washington Good Standing Certificate, also referred to as a Washington Certificate of Existence or Washington Certificate of Status.  A Washington Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Washington Secretary of State and implies that the Washington business is up to date with all required business filings and is in compliance with Washington corporation laws.

A valid expiration date is not written on a Washington Tax Status Certificate.  The validity of a Washington Tax Clearance Certificate is usually determined by the intended recipient of the Washington Tax Status Certificate.

Other names for a Washington Tax Status Certificate include:

• Washington Certificate of Good Standing
• Washington Tax Status Letter
• Washington Certificate of Status
• Washington Letter of Good Standing
• Washington Tax Clearance Certificate
• Washington Tax Clearance Letter
• Washington Certificate of Account Status
• Washington Entity Status Letter

A Washington Tax Status Certificate is issued by the Washington Department of Revenue.

In order to be in Good Standing a Washington Corporation or LLC must be in compliance with the following:

• The Foreign or Domestic company must be registered as a legal entity with the Washington (WA) Secretary of State   (WA Corporation, WA LP/LLP or WA LLC)
• The Washington company cannot be in default or suspended as defined by the state of Washington
• The Washington company must have paid all required Washington state taxes, penalties and fees