# RCW 48.14.025: RCW 48.14.025: Prepayment of tax obligations under RCW 48.14.020

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S025

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 48.14.025
- **Heading:** RCW 48.14.025: Prepayment of tax obligations under RCW 48.14.020
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 48 / Chapter 14 / Section 025

## Text

(1) Every insurer with a tax obligation under RCW 48.14.020 shall make prepayment of the tax obligations under RCW 48.14.020 for the current calendar year's business, if the sum of the tax obligations under RCW 48.14.020 for the preceding calendar year's business is four hundred dollars or more. (2) The commissioner shall credit the prepayment toward the appropriate tax obligations of the insurer for the current calendar year under RCW 48.14.020 . (3) The minimum amounts of the prepayments shall be percentages of the insurer's preceding calendar year's tax obligation recomputed using the rate in effect for the current year and shall be paid to the state treasurer through the commissioner's office by the due dates and in the following amounts: (a) On or before June 15, forty-five percent; (b) On or before September 15, twenty-five percent; and (c) On or before December 15, twenty-five percent. For good cause demonstrated in writing, the commissioner may approve an amount smaller than the preceding calendar year's tax obligation as recomputed for calculating the insurer's prepayment obligations. (4) The effect of transferring policies of insurance from one insurer to another insurer is to transfer the tax prepayment obligation with respect to the policies. (5) On or before June 1 of each year, the commissioner shall notify each insurer required to make prepayments in that year of the amount of each prepayment and shall provide remittance forms to be used by the insurer. However, an insurer's responsibility to make prepayments is not affected by failure of the commissioner to send, or the insurer to receive, the notice or forms.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 48.14.010 RCW 48.14.010: Fee schedule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S010.md)
- [RCW 48.14.020 RCW 48.14.020: Premium taxes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S020.md)
- [RCW 48.14.021 RCW 48.14.021: Reduction of tax—Policies connected with pension, etc., plans exempt or qualified under internal revenue code.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S021.md)
- [RCW 48.14.022 RCW 48.14.022: Taxes—Exemptions and deductions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S022.md)
- [RCW 48.14.025 RCW 48.14.025: Prepayment of tax obligations under RCW 48.14.020.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S025.md)
- [RCW 48.14.027 RCW 48.14.027: Exemption for state health care premiums before July 1, 1990.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S027.md)
- [RCW 48.14.030 RCW 48.14.030: Tax statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S030.md)
- [RCW 48.14.040 RCW 48.14.040: Retaliatory provision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S040.md)
- [RCW 48.14.060 RCW 48.14.060: Failure to pay tax—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S060.md)
- [RCW 48.14.070 RCW 48.14.070: Refunds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S070.md)
- [RCW 48.14.080 RCW 48.14.080: Premium tax in lieu of other forms—Exceptions—Definition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S080.md)
- [RCW 48.14.090 RCW 48.14.090: Determining amount of direct premium taxable in this state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S090.md)
- [RCW 48.14.095 RCW 48.14.095: Unlawful or delinquent insurers or taxpayers—Computing the tax payable—Risks, exposures, or enrolled participants only partially in state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S095.md)
- [RCW 48.14.100 RCW 48.14.100: Foreign or alien insurers, continuing liability for taxes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S100.md)

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