Annual registration
Virginia Annual Registration Fee and Annual Report
Virginia does not use one annual report rule for everyone. LLCs pay a $50 annual registration fee and file no report. Stock corporations file an annual report and pay a fee based on authorized shares ($50 up to 5,000 shares, $850 maximum). Nonstock corporations pay $25 and file a report. Everything is due by the last day of the month the entity was formed. We handle it for $129 plus the state fee.
Virginia fees re-checked against the Code of Virginia and SCC fee pages: November 10, 2026
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.
- Filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission
- We track your $50 annual registration fee
- Cited to the Code of Virginia, Title 13.1
- Talk to a filer: (386) 465-3937
Virginia Annual Registration Fee and Annual Report: the Virginia specifics
Annual registration fee: last day of your anniversary month
Every 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 CommissionThe assessment comes first
The SCC mails a notice of assessment to the registered agent two months before the due date, and the fee cannot be paid before it is assessed. If your agent does not forward mail, you can miss the only notice the state sends.
Check it: Virginia State Corporation CommissionLate penalties
LLCs and most other entities: $25. Stock corporations: 10 percent of the fee or $10, whichever is greater. Nonstock corporations: $10. Payments go to the oldest unpaid fees and penalties first.
Check it: Virginia State Corporation CommissionWhat a missed fee sets in motion
A 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 § 13.1-1050.2Reading your Virginia due date correctly
The rule is the last day of the twelfth month after the month you formed or registered, and the same date every year after (§§ 13.1-1062, 13.1-775.1). In plain terms: if your LLC was organized on June 3, the fee is due June 30 every year starting next year. The SCC is strict about it. Payments not received on or before the due date are late regardless of weekends or holidays.
The SCC assesses the fee two months ahead and mails the notice to your registered agent. You cannot pay before the assessment exists, so the practical window is roughly the two months before the end of your month.
Source: www.scc.virginia.gov
Late math: what one missed month really costs
An LLC that pays on day one of the next month owes $50 plus a $25 penalty. A stock corporation with 25,000 authorized shares owes $110 (the $50 base plus four $15 increments) plus a penalty of 10 percent or $10, whichever is greater, so $11. A nonstock corporation owes $25 plus a flat $10.
The bigger cost is cancellation. An LLC still unpaid on the last day of the third month after the due date is canceled automatically, and a corporation that has not filed its report and fee by the last day of the fourth month is terminated. Getting back costs a $100 reinstatement fee plus every missed fee and penalty.
Source: law.lis.virginia.gov
What we file for you
For an LLC, we pay the assessed $50 fee and send you the receipt. For a corporation, we prepare the annual report from your last filing, confirm directors, officers and authorized shares with you, and file it with the fee. If your registered agent is changing at the same time, we file the statement of change first so the next assessment goes to the right place.
Source: law.lis.virginia.gov
Virginia Annual Registration Fee and Annual Report: questions
On or before March 31 every year, starting the year after formation. The due date is the last day of the month, not the anniversary day.
Check it: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1062No. Paid annual registration fees are not refunded (§ 13.1-615). Filing articles of cancellation before the due date avoids the next assessment for an LLC.
Check it: Code of Virginia § 13.1-615Corp 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 CommissionPay before the last day of your formation month.
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.