Reinstatement
Reinstate a Virginia LLC or Corporation
A Virginia LLC canceled for an unpaid annual registration fee, or a corporation terminated for a missed fee or annual report, can be reinstated within five years (§§ 13.1-1050.4, 13.1-754). The SCC needs an application, a $100 reinstatement fee, every fee and penalty that would have come due, and for a corporation a current annual report. Our service is $299 plus those state amounts.
Virginia fees re-checked against the Code of Virginia and SCC fee pages: November 10, 2026
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- Cited to the Code of Virginia, Title 13.1
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Reinstate a Virginia LLC or Corporation: the Virginia specifics
The five-year wall
After five years the SCC's Clerk's Office no longer has authority to reinstate. The entity's name can also be taken by someone else in the meantime, which forces a name amendment.
Check it: Virginia State Corporation CommissionReinstatement relates back
Once the SCC enters its order, existence is treated as continuous from the cancellation date, as if it never happened (§ 13.1-1050.4(C)).
Check it: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1050.4Check status first
An entity search shows Active, Pending Inactive or Inactive, with a reason for status. Pending Inactive means you can still pay and avoid cancellation.
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 § 13.1-1050.2What the SCC needs to reinstate an LLC
An application, which can be a letter with the SCC identification number; the $100 reinstatement fee; every annual registration fee and penalty that was due before cancellation and that would have been assessed up to the reinstatement date; a name amendment if someone has taken the name; and a statement of change if the old agent resigned (§ 13.1-1050.4(B)). Corporations also file an annual report for the current year (§ 13.1-754(B)(4)).
We pull the record, compute the amount the SCC will expect, and send you one number before you pay.
Source: law.lis.virginia.gov
Worked example
An LLC formed in April misses its April fee and is canceled at the end of July. It applies the following February. It owes $100 to reinstate, the missed $50 fee and $25 penalty, for $175 to the SCC. If it waited until after the next April, another $50 fee and $25 penalty would be added.
A stock corporation with 5,000 shares terminated for the same reason owes $100, the $50 fee, a $10 penalty, and a current annual report.
Source: law.lis.virginia.gov
Reinstate a Virginia LLC or Corporation: questions
The $100 reinstatement fee, the missed $50 fee and the $25 penalty, plus any later fee that has come due, so at least $175 to the state, plus our $299.
Check it: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1050.4Corp 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.
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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.