Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Virginia filings for owners. We are not the Virginia State Corporation Commission and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
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Corp USA Virginia · The Old Dominion
Form an LLC in Virginia with Corp USA. We prepare and file your Articles of Organization with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, serve as your registered agent if you need one, and keep your $50 annual registration fee on time. The SCC fee is $100 for an LLC, and packages start at $149.
Formation from $149 + state fee (LLC $100 · Corporation from $75)
Annual fee $129 + $50 SCC fee · Registered Agent $199/year
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Virginia filings for owners. We are not the Virginia State Corporation Commission and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
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Articles of Organization cost $100 at the SCC (§ 13.1-1005). The articles give the company name, the registered office address with its city or county, the registered agent and how the agent qualifies, and the principal office address (§ 13.1-1011).
Check it: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1005Articles of Incorporation carry a $25 filing fee (§ 13.1-616) and a charter fee of $50 for each 25,000 authorized shares, up to $2,500 for more than 1,000,000 shares (§ 13.1-615.1). Most small corporations authorize 25,000 shares or fewer and pay $75 in total.
Check it: Code of Virginia § 13.1-615.1Every Virginia LLC pays a $50 annual registration fee by the last day of the month it was organized, starting the year after formation (§ 13.1-1062). Stock corporations pay $50 for up to 5,000 authorized shares, plus $15 for each additional 5,000 shares, capped at $850, and also file an annual report (§§ 13.1-775, 13.1-775.1). The SCC mails the assessment to the registered agent two months ahead.
Check it: Virginia State Corporation CommissionVirginia is stricter than most states. An individual agent must be a Virginia resident who is also a member, manager, officer or director tied to the company, or a member of the Virginia State Bar. Otherwise the agent must be a business entity authorized in Virginia whose office is the registered office. Our registered agent service is $199 per year.
Check it: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1015A late LLC fee picks up a $25 penalty (§ 13.1-1064). If it is still unpaid on the last day of the third month after the due date, the LLC's existence is canceled automatically (§ 13.1-1050.2). A corporation that misses its fee or annual report is terminated on the last day of the fourth month (§ 13.1-752). Reinstatement is possible within five years for $100 plus everything owed.
Check it: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1050.2If the business operates in Virginia, forming somewhere else rarely saves money. A Delaware or Nevada company that has an office, staff or customers' job sites in Virginia still has to register here as a foreign LLC for $100 and pay the same $50 annual registration fee every year (§§ 13.1-1052, 13.1-1062). You end up paying two states and keeping two registered agents. A Virginia LLC pays one $100 filing fee and one $50 fee a year, which is one of the lower yearly costs on the East Coast.
Virginia also has an unusual habit that works in your favor: the State Corporation Commission sends a notice of assessment to your registered agent two months before the fee is due. If your agent forwards it, you will never be surprised. If you use a friend's address and they move, you can lose the company without ever seeing a warning, which is why the agent choice matters more here than in most states.
Source: www.scc.virginia.gov
Run the name against the SCC's entity records first, then file the Articles, then ask the IRS for the EIN, then open the bank account in the exact registered name. Following that order means the certificate of organization, the EIN letter and the bank signature card all match. If you plan to trade under a different brand, file the certificate of assumed or fictitious name with the SCC before the first invoice goes out; Virginia makes that a misdemeanor to skip.
Next, sign an operating agreement or bylaws and set your calendar for the last day of the formation month. That is the annual registration fee deadline, and it does not move for weekends or holidays.
Source: www.scc.virginia.gov
Year one for a Starter LLC is $149 to us and $100 to the SCC. If you do not have a qualifying Virginia agent, add $199 for ours, for $448. Year two is the $50 annual registration fee plus the agent renewal, and $129 if you want us to handle the fee for you. A stock corporation with 5,000 or fewer authorized shares pays $75 to form ($25 plus a $50 charter fee) and the same $50 a year, plus an annual report that we prepare with it.
Optional costs only appear if you ask for them: SCC expedite at $50 or $100 for next business day and $200 for same day, a $10 assumed name certificate, or the $79 corporate kit.
Source: www.scc.virginia.gov
Pick a package. Add our registered agent if no Virginia resident owner or attorney can serve.
Business name, members or directors, registered agent and principal office. Progress saves automatically.
You get the SCC certificate by email plus a reminder before your first $50 annual registration fee.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Virginia filings for owners. We are not the Virginia State Corporation Commission and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
plus the Virginia state fee at cost: $100 for LLC Articles of Organization, or $75 for a stock corporation with up to 25,000 authorized shares ($25 filing fee plus a $50 charter fee). An optional corporate kit is $79 and only charged if you add it.
$149+ state fee
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Virginia filings for owners. We are not the Virginia State Corporation Commission and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
$299+ state fee
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Virginia filings for owners. We are not the Virginia State Corporation Commission and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
$399+ state fee
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Virginia filings for owners. We are not the Virginia State Corporation Commission and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
The SCC charges $100 for Articles of Organization. With our Starter package the total is $249. Every year after that, the SCC assesses a $50 annual registration fee due by the last day of your formation month.
Check it: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1005No. Virginia LLCs pay the $50 annual registration fee but do not file an annual report. Stock and nonstock corporations file an annual report along with their fee.
Check it: Virginia State Corporation CommissionCorp USA prepares and submits your Virginia filing with the State Corporation Commission's Clerk's Office for you. The official state fee is passed through at cost, with our service fee shown separately at checkout, so you do not need to go to the state's website to file.
Check it: Virginia State Corporation CommissionNo. The SCC creates the company. Your county, city or town may require a business license (often called BPOL) from the Commissioner of the Revenue, and zoning, Virginia Department of Taxation registration and professional licensing are separate steps that depend on where and how you operate.
Check it: Code of Virginia § 58.1-3703Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Virginia filings for owners. We are not the Virginia State Corporation Commission and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.