Form a Business in Virginia

What makes Virginia different

• Virginia uses State Corporation Commission (SCC), NOT a Secretary of State. VA is one of only ~5 US states where business entity filings go to a constitutional commission rather than SOS. The SCC is a unique constitutional body created in 1902. All Corp, LLC,…
• Virginia has TWO Corp formation charges, not one. (a) Flat $25 filing fee, AND (b) Charter Fee tiered by authorized shares: $50 per 25,000 shares (or fraction) for first 1M shares; flat $2,500 above 1M shares. Example: 5,000 shares = $25 + $50 =…
• Corp Annual Registration Fee is tiered by authorized shares (NOT by net income or revenue): - 5,000 or fewer shares: $100 - Then $30 per additional 5,000 shares - Maximum $1,700 for 270,000+ shares - Authority:…
• LLC Annual Registration Fee is flat $50. Same fee regardless of size. Authority: Va. Code § 13.1-1062.
• Nonstock Corp (Nonprofit) Annual Registration Fee is flat $25. Authority: Va. Code § 13.1-936.
• Annual Registration due last day of formation-anniversary month. Calendar-fixed to entity-specific anniversary month.
• Late penalty: 10% of fee or $10 minimum for Corps; $25 flat for LLCs.
• Persistent delinquency consequences: - LLC: automatic cancellation by operation of law if AR fee not paid by last day of 3rd month after due date - Corp: automatic termination if AR fee not paid by last day of 4th month after…

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We handle Articles of Organization, registered agent service, annual report monitoring, and ongoing compliance, backed by our canonical Virginia ruleset (re-verified quarterly against Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Clerk's Office).

Filing portal: https://sccefile.scc.virginia.gov/