# RCW 48.14.060: RCW 48.14.060: Failure to pay tax—Penalty

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C14_S060

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 48.14.060
- **Heading:** RCW 48.14.060: Failure to pay tax—Penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 48 / Chapter 14 / Section 060

## Text

(1) Any insurer or taxpayer, as defined in RCW 48.14.0201 , failing to file its tax statement and to pay the specified tax or prepayment of tax on premiums and prepayments for health care services by the last day of the month in which the tax becomes due shall be assessed a penalty of five percent of the amount of the tax; and if the tax is not paid within forty-five days after the due date, the insurer will be assessed a total penalty of ten percent of the amount of the tax; and if the tax is not paid within sixty days of the due date, the insurer will be assessed a total penalty of twenty percent of the amount of the tax. The tax may be collected by distraint, and the penalty recovered by any action instituted by the commissioner in any court of competent jurisdiction. The amount of any penalty collected must be paid to the state treasurer and credited to the general fund. (2) In addition to the penalties set forth in subsection (1) of this section, interest will accrue on the amount of the unpaid tax or prepayment at the maximum legal rate of interest permitted under RCW 19.52.020 commencing sixty-one days after the tax is due until paid. This interest will not accrue on taxes imposed under RCW 48.15.120 . (3) The commissioner may revoke the certificate of authority or registration of any delinquent insurer or taxpayer, and the certificate of authority or registration will not be reissued until all taxes, prepayments of tax, interest, and penalties have been fully paid and the insurer or taxpayer has otherwise qualified for the certificate of authority or registration.

## 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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