Important!

Our Tumwater office is moving. The office will be closed on Friday, October 2, and will reopen at our new location on October 5 at 1 p.m.

Nuestra oficina en Tumwater se está mudando. La oficina se cerrará el viernes 2 de octubre y reabrirá en nuestra nueva ubicación el 5 de octubre a la 1 p. m.  

  1. Home
  2. Contact
  3. Public Records

Public records

The Department of Revenue is subject to the Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. Many public records are available on the Revenue Website at the following links:

For information on Go to
A specific business Business lookup
Business licenses and endorsements Business lookup
Open data on tax collections, forecasts, statistics, reports, and studies Get statistics and reports
Tax incentives and preferences: surveys and reports Public disclosure reports
Unclaimed property ClaimYourCash.org
Revenue forms and publications Get a form or publication
Rule-making process, advisories, decisions and opinions Public records index-rule making and final opinions
Other public records Public records index

Releasing confidential customer information

Much of the information collected and held by the Department of Revenue for its customers is confidential and exempt from the Public Records Act. Various laws restrict access to taxpayer and business information and exempt these records from the Public Records Act, including:

RCW 82.32.330: Taxpayer Information

RCW 19.02.115: Licensing Information

RCW 84.08.210: Property Tax Information

RCW 63.30.820: Unclaimed Property Confidential Information

Public information is available on the Revenue website, related to the sites above. To obtain confidential information about a specific taxpayer or business, use the following forms:

Other public records forms:

The law prohibits the Department of Revenue from releasing lists of individuals or taxpayers to requestors if the request is made for a commercial purpose. You must submit the following form and describe the purpose of your request:

Lists of licenses, individuals, and/or taxpayers: Declaration of Non-Commercial Purpose​

Subpoenas or Court Orders

Submit subpoenas or court orders to the Department of Revenue, Information Governance Office or to dorpublicrecords@dor.wa.gov.

How to submit a public records request

To request a public record, we recommend you use our online Public Records Request Center, where you can communicate with our public records unit about your request and download your records directly when they are ready.

When making your request, please identify and describe in detail the records you are requesting. Please include the subject matter, date range, types of records requested, and appropriate divisions or programs. Failure to provide sufficient information to locate the records you request may cause delay.

Please include any required attachments, which may include:

Submit a request

Charges for copies

The Department of Revenue may charge for copies of public records as authorized by RCW 42.56.120 and WAC 458-276-030. We may also charge an additional cost for compiling customized lists and data. Please see the statement of costs.

Requesters are required to pay for copies in advance of receiving records and will have 10 business days of the invoice to remit payment. Upon receipt of payment the installment will be fulfilled within 10 business days (customized lists requests are fulfilled on a case-by-case basis and may require longer than 10 days to fulfill). If a requester fails to remit payment within the deadline, the Department is not obligated to fulfill the balance of the request.

For questions, contact us:

Department of Revenue
Public Records, Information Governance Office
PO Box 47456
Olympia, WA 98504-7456
Email: DORPublicRecords@dor.wa.gov
Phone: 360-704-5741
Fax: 360-534-1606