PDFWAC 284-201-240

Taxes.

(1) A registered eligible captive insurer shall on or before the first day of March of each year pay to the state treasurer through the commissioner's office a two percent tax on premiums for insurance directly procured by and provided to its parent or another affiliate for Washington risks during the previous calendar year. A registered eligible captive insurer that fails to remit the tax by the last day of the month in which the tax becomes due, will be subject to the tax, penalties, and interest provided in RCW 48.14.060.
(2) A registered eligible captive insurer shall file with the commissioner a statement of premiums on a tax form furnished by the commissioner. For tax purposes, the reporting of premiums shall be on a written basis.
(3) Instructions for accessing the online tax forms will be sent out to the registered eligible captive insurer's tax contact in January of each year. Tax contact information is provided to the commissioner as part of the registration process.
(4) The registered eligible captive insurer must share its methodology and relevant analysis in determining its Washington risks allocation by submitting this information to the commissioner by April 1st of each year, in a method as prescribed and furnished by the commissioner.
(5) Prior period taxes. Eligible captive insurers who insured Washington risk for any period after January 1, 2011, must remit a two percent tax on premiums for insurance directly procured by and provided to its parent or another affiliate for Washington risks, if not previously remitted to the commissioner. The reporting of premiums under this section shall be on a written basis, in a method as prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. Taxes due for premiums procured prior to January 1, 2021, are not subject to the penalties or interest provided in RCW 48.14.060.
(6) Eligible captive insurers must pay premium tax for Washington risks covered by all types of insurance, including premiums collected for insurance that is not property or casualty insurance, if the eligible captive insurer provided such coverage for any period after January 1, 2011.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060 (3)(a) and 48.201.060. WSR 21-23-078, § 284-201-240, filed 11/15/21, effective 12/21/21.]