Virginia lets licensed professionals form a professional limited liability company (PLLC, $100) or a professional corporation (PC, $25 filing fee). The SCC lists the eligible professions, from physicians and dentists to architects, engineers, CPAs and attorneys. Members must generally be licensed in the same profession, except design firms, where at least two-thirds of the membership interests must be held by licensed professionals.
Virginia State Corporation CommissionCode of Virginia § 13.1-1111Code of Virginia Title 13.1 and SCC Clerk's Office fee and FAQ pages reviewed November 10, 2026. Confirm current fees with the State Corporation Commission before filing.
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The forks in the road.
Eligible professions
Pharmacists, optometrists, physical therapists and assistants, practitioners of the healing arts, nurse practitioners, behavioral science professionals, veterinarians, dentists, architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, interior designers, CPAs, attorneys, insurance consultants, audiologists, speech pathologists and clinical nurse specialists.
Virginia State Corporation CommissionPLLC fee
$100 for Articles of Organization of a Professional LLC.
Virginia State Corporation CommissionPC fee
$25 filing fee for professional corporation Articles of Incorporation.
Virginia State Corporation CommissionOwnership
Members licensed to render the same service, except design professions, where at least two-thirds of interests are held by licensed architects, engineers, surveyors or landscape architects (§ 13.1-1111).
Code of Virginia § 13.1-1111Sole purpose
The articles must state a sole and specific professional purpose (§ 13.1-1102).
Code of Virginia § 13.1-1102What to have ready
- Confirm your license type is on the list
- Check each owner's license status
- State the professional purpose in the articles
- Choose PLLC or PC with your adviser
- Pick a registered agent
- Calendar the annual fee and any board renewals
Virginia PLLC and Professional Corporation Rules
Virginia PLLC and Professional Corporation Rules
PLLC or professional corporation for the sole and specific purpose of rendering this service. Members must be licensed to render the same professional service (§ 13.1-1102)
Virginia State Corporation CommissionWhich professionals use these forms
The SCC lists the professions a professional LLC or professional corporation may be organized to render: pharmacists, optometrists, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, practitioners of the healing arts, nurse practitioners, practitioners of the behavioral science professions, veterinarians, surgeons, dentists, architects, professional engineers, land surveyors, certified landscape architects, certified interior designers, public accountants and CPAs, attorneys, insurance consultants, audiologists, speech pathologists and clinical nurse specialists.
The articles must state a sole and specific professional purpose (§ 13.1-1102).
Source: www.scc.virginia.gov
Ownership rules
For most professions, members must be individuals or professional entities licensed to render the same service. Design firms get more room: at least two-thirds of the membership interests in a PLLC rendering the services of architects, professional engineers, land surveyors or landscape architects, or using the title of certified interior designers, must be held by individuals duly licensed in Virginia (§§ 13.1-1102, 13.1-1111). Read the full section before admitting any unlicensed owner.
Source: www.scc.virginia.gov
Costs compared
A PLLC files Articles of Organization for a Professional LLC for $100 and pays the standard $50 annual registration fee. A professional corporation files Articles of Incorporation with a $25 filing fee, and pays an annual registration fee based on its authorized shares. Either way, licensing boards may have their own registration requirements.
Source: www.scc.virginia.gov
Local licensing still applies
Forming the PLLC does not license the practice. Your board license, and the business license from your county or city Commissioner of the Revenue, are separate steps. Under § 58.1-3703 a locality's license fee is capped at $50 for localities over 25,000 people and $30 for smaller ones, but the license tax on gross receipts is set locally.
Source: law.lis.virginia.gov
Virginia law and SCC rules behind this.
| Topic | Virginia rule | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible professions | Pharmacists, optometrists, physical therapists and assistants, practitioners of the healing arts, nurse practitioners, behavioral science professionals, veterinarians, dentists, architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, interior designers, CPAs, attorneys, insurance consultants, audiologists, speech pathologists and clinical nurse specialists. | Virginia State Corporation Commission |
| PLLC fee | $100 for Articles of Organization of a Professional LLC. | Virginia State Corporation Commission |
| PC fee | $25 filing fee for professional corporation Articles of Incorporation. | Virginia State Corporation Commission |
| Ownership | Members licensed to render the same service, except design professions, where at least two-thirds of interests are held by licensed architects, engineers, surveyors or landscape architects (§ 13.1-1111). | Code of Virginia § 13.1-1111 |
| Sole purpose | The articles must state a sole and specific professional purpose (§ 13.1-1102). | Code of Virginia § 13.1-1102 |
Related Virginia reading.
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.
What Virginia owners ask us
Generally no. Healing-arts PLLCs require licensed members (§ 13.1-1102).
Code of Virginia § 13.1-1102No. It pays the standard $50 LLC annual registration fee.
Code of Virginia § 13.1-1062Licensing boards may require the professional form. Check with your board before filing.
Virginia State Corporation CommissionYes. Corp USA prepares and submits your Virginia filing with the State Corporation Commission for you. The state fee is passed through at cost and our service fee is shown separately at checkout, so you never have to work through the state's filing system yourself.
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