Capability preview

Does your business owe Washington tax?

Out-of-state businesses can trip Washington's nexus rules through physical presence or receipts. This preview explains the nexus capability used when evaluating a VDA; the working questionnaire and personalized result stay inside the portal.

Physical presence

Employees, agents, inventory (including marketplace warehouses), equipment, or an office in Washington establish substantial nexus immediately — no dollar threshold.

Economic threshold

No physical presence? Nexus still attaches once cumulative Washington-attributed gross receipts exceed $100,000 in the current or prior calendar year (RCW 82.04.067).

Then: register and classify

Nexus brings B&O tax on gross receipts by classification, possible sales tax collection, state registration, and — in about 50 cities — separate local B&O and license obligations.

Capability preview

What Nexus & Registration does

Within VDA, this capability brings the business's Washington footprint, receipts, sales channels, registration status, and lookback period together before identifying the obligations that need review.

The working interface lives in the client portal

This public page shows capabilities and deliverables only. It does not ask client questions, accept documents, or calculate a personalized result.

Open VDARequest a client account
01

Map physical presence

Reviews employees, agents, inventory, facilities, equipment, deliveries, and other in-state activity.

02

Apply economic nexus

Compares Washington-attributed receipts for the current and prior calendar years with the statutory threshold.

03

Identify tax obligations

Separates B&O registration, retail sales tax collection, marketplace activity, and local licensing considerations.

04

Flag prior-period exposure

Uses the activity start date and registration status to show when voluntary disclosure or another corrective path needs review.

What the tool produces

  • A documented physical- and economic-nexus assessment based on saved client facts.
  • A clear list of Washington registration, B&O, sales tax, and local-license issues to review.
  • A timeline showing when the relevant Washington activity began.
  • A recommended next-step path, including voluntary-disclosure review when appropriate.

Behind on Washington obligations?

If nexus attached in a prior year and the business never registered, Washington's Voluntary Disclosure Program waives the unregistered-business and late-payment penalties and limits the lookback to four years plus the current one — but only if you apply before the Department finds you. Our VDA workflow preview explains how eligibility, exposure, evidence, and the filing package are handled inside a client account.

Preview the VDA workflow