VerifySOS is a business-verification tool for credit and underwriting in trucking and commercial finance, with real-time lookups across all 50 states. One search merges Secretary of State registration, FMCSA/USDOT authority and ownership (where the state publishes it) into a single PDF packet, with an optional OFAC sanctions screen.

How do I look up a business across all 50 states?

Enter the company name and its 2-letter state code (or a USDOT number) on verifysos.com. It searches the Secretary of State and FMCSA SAFER side by side, can add an OFAC sanctions screen, and generates a verification packet PDF. USDOT/FMCSA data covers all 50 states; Secretary of State lookups are live in most states, and elsewhere the results give you a direct link to the official state business search.

How much does VerifySOS cost?

You get 3 free searches with no signup and no card, each with its PDF. A free account adds unlimited searches, 3 verification reports (PDF packets) a day and 3 API lookups a day. Pro is $14.99/month for unlimited verification reports and API lookups, with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Does VerifySOS show business ownership and officers?

Yes, on every plan. Where a state publishes officers, members, or managers in its free public records, VerifySOS pulls them into the packet, separate from the registered agent, which is not the owner.

How do I look up a business in Washington?

Enter the company name on verifysos.com with the WA state code (or a USDOT number). VerifySOS searches the Washington Secretary of State and FMCSA SAFER together, can add an OFAC sanctions screen, and builds a verification packet PDF.

Does VerifySOS show Washington business owners and officers?

Where Washington publishes officers, members, or managers in its free public records, VerifySOS pulls them into the packet on every plan — separate from the registered agent, who is not an owner.

Is a Washington Secretary of State business search free?

Searching is free. VerifySOS aggregates the free Washington public records and merges them with USDOT/FMCSA and an optional OFAC screen into one credit-file PDF.

WA · Secretary of State

Verify any Washington business in seconds.

Washington SOS entity data + USDOT/FMCSA carrier records, with an optional OFAC SDN screen — all in one verification packet. Real-time pull from the official WA SOS, normalized into a clean credit-file PDF.

What you get with a Washington lookup

Washington SOS entity record — name, status, entity type, formation date, registered agent + address, principal office, and officers/managers where the state exposes them.
USDOT / FMCSA carrier verification — for trucking deals, we pull the carrier's authority status, MC#, fleet size and MCS-150 history, plus the FMCSA SAFER snapshot. Auto-matched to the SOS legal name when applicable.
OFAC SDN screening — optional: add it to your search to check the company name against the Treasury sanctions list.
DBA / Fictitious Name finder — a separate tool that points you to the county/town clerk's own search (or the statewide registry) where a DBA is filed in Washington.
One merged PDF — cover sheet + SOS record + USDOT snapshot + supporting docs, all in a credit-file-ready packet.

How Washington files business entities

Washington files corporations and LLCs at the SOS (Corporations and Charities Filing System), but TRADE NAMES file with the Department of Revenue — a rare two-agency split that catches most credit processors off guard. WA also publishes L&I Contractor Licenses and DOL Transportation Licenses as open data on data.wa.gov.

Official portal: Washington Secretary of State (Corporations and Charities) + Department of Revenue (Trade Names) ↗

How DBAs work in Washington

Washington Trade Names file at the Department of Revenue's Business Licensing Service — not the Secretary of State. The same DOR portal handles statewide business licensing, so verifying a WA trade name requires a DOR lookup, not an SOS lookup. The SOS Corporations and Charities database covers entity-level filings only.

Credit-underwriting gotchas in Washington

Washington LLCs pay a $60 annual report fee due on the formation anniversary — the report is technically called an 'Annual Report' (since 2019; previously 'Annual License Renewal'). Missed reports trigger 'Inactive' status after 120 days delinquent. Washington has no state income tax but DOES levy a Business and Occupation (B&O) tax on gross receipts — a common surprise for out-of-state operators. The SOS portal is Incapsula-gated.

Practical Washington reference

Filing fees: $200 online ($180 paper) LLC formation fee + $60 annual report

Officer visibility: Officers, governors (Washington's term for LLC managers), and registered agents are visible on the public CCFS detail page. Trade Name data lives at the DOR, not the SOS — be sure to check both for a complete picture.

Washington DBA / assumed-name search

We've indexed 12 Washington county clerk DBA portals. Paste any Washington address and we'll tell you exactly which county clerk to search, and whether that search is free — Pro deep-links straight to each one's search form, no landing pages, no clicking around.

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✓ Washington is covered

VerifySOS pulls the Washington SOS record for you in real time. Owners/officers are included wherever Washington publishes them on the free public record, on every plan. USDOT/FMCSA carrier records run alongside it, and you can add an OFAC screen.

Verify a Washington business now

Paste a company name above — your first 3 searches are free. No signup, no card. Real Washington SOS data, pulled in real time.

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