Help Available for Filing State Business Taxes

Jan. 31 deadline, even if no activity

— from Washington State Dept. of Revenue — 

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Jan. 16, 2019 – The Department of Revenue will offer extended call center hours leading up to the Jan. 31 annual filing deadline.

Revenue tax specialists will answer calls from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, Jan. 22 – 31 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. Taxpayers should use the 1-877-345-3353 toll-free number during extended and weekend hours.

This is the busiest time of year for Revenue’s customer assistance center and marks the first time annual business filers will use the agency’s new My DOR portal.

Businesses with no activity for 2018 must still file a tax return and report “no business.” Express file offers a quick and easy way for businesses to report no activity. No login is required, just visit dor.wa.gov/expressfilenobiz.

During regular business hours (typically weekdays, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. – field office hours vary), Revenue offers several options to help businesses file their returns on time:

• Call and talk to Revenue’s tax specialists: 1-800-647-7706.
• Email tax questions.
• Use Revenue’s Live Chat service.
• Visit one of Revenue’s offices located across the state.

The Department of Revenue is Washington state’s primary tax agency, nationally recognized for innovation and quality customer service. Revenue administers nearly 60 categories of taxes that help fund education, social services, health care, corrections, public safety, natural resource conservation and other important services counted on by Washington residents.