Virginia Corporation cost

Forming a Virginia Corporation

You file Articles of Incorporation (Stock Corporation) with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Office of the Clerk. The state fee is $75. See the official fee.

File it yourself with the state →

Every year after

• Annual Report plus Annual Registration Fee: $50, filed every year. Due: By the last day of the incorporation (anniversary) month each year; annual registration fee is $50 for 5,000 or fewer authorized shares, plus $15 per additional 5,000 shares (max $850). The annual report can be filed no earlier than three months before the due date.
• First one: By the last day of the twelfth month after the month of incorporation.
• If you're late: Penalty of 10% of the annual registration fee or $10, whichever is greater; continued nonpayment leads to automatic termination.
• Official report page

Worth knowing

• Forming an LLC costs $100; a stock corporation costs $75 ($25 filing fee plus a $50 charter fee for up to 25,000 authorized shares).
• LLCs pay a $50 annual registration fee by the end of their anniversary month; there is no separate LLC annual report.
• Corporations file an annual report and pay an annual registration fee ($50 for up to 5,000 authorized shares).
• Assumed names are filed with the SCC for $10.

Registered agent

Virginia requires a registered agent. Registered agent must be a Virginia resident who is a member/manager/officer/director or a Virginia State Bar member, or a registered entity authorized to act as agent, with a Virginia registered office. You can serve as your own agent if you have a qualifying address; paid services usually charge a yearly fee.