WA motor & special fuel tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond the Department of Licensing requires of a fuel supplier, blender, or distributor under RCW 82.38.055 to secure the motor and special fuel taxes it collects. The amount is three times your estimated monthly tax liability — at least $5,000, no more than $100,000 — filed with the Department of Licensing. Pricing is 0.75% of your bond amount, $100 minimum, and your exact price appears at the application.
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No credit section to fill out for the standard fuel tax bond — enter your amount, apply, and file with DOL. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount DOL required, and the effective date — that is the entire application, with no credit section.
Priced and issued
Applicants are priced at 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and issued instantly. If a check runs, it is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the Department of Licensing
Submit the executed bond to DOL to satisfy the bond requirement for your fuel license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fuel tax bond actually covers
Washington collects motor vehicle fuel and special fuel taxes through the Department of Licensing under the Fuel Tax Act, chapter 82.38 RCW. A fuel supplier, blender, or distributor generally cannot be licensed unless it posts a bond securing the tax it will owe.
Under RCW 82.38.055, the bond amount is three times the estimated monthly fuel tax liability, but never less than $5,000 and never more than $100,000. The bond secures payment of all taxes, interest, and penalties owed under the chapter.
The Department can waive the bond for licensed dyed special fuel users, international fuel tax agreement licensees, and licensed fuel distributors it determines have sufficient resources to make their monthly payments — so not every licensee carries one. When required, we issue the amount DOL set, priced at 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information at the standard amount. Confirm your figure on your DOL notice.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount DOL set — priced at 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and issued on the spot.
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Other Washington bonds.
Fuel tax bond, issued today.
0.75% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum. Enter the amount DOL set and file the same day.