Virginia State Corporation Commission


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Contact Information

Physical address:
Office of the Clerk - Tyler Building, 1st floor
1300 E. Main St.
Richmond, VA 23219

Mailing address:
Office of the Clerk
P.O. Box 1197
Richmond, VA 23218

Phone: 804-371-9733 or 1-866-722-2551 (toll free in Virginia)

Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Email: sccefile@scc.virginia.gov

Notes: Office Hours: 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Corporate Filings

We track the following filings with the Virginia State Corporation Commission in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.

Annual Report

Agency:Virginia State Corporation Commission
Form:

Paper forms may be requested on this page.

Filing Method:

Mail, in-person, or online.

Agency Fee:

$25

Due:

  • By the end of the registration anniversary month. So if you incorporated or foreign-qualified on March 15, then your annual report is due every year by March 31.
  • Reports may be filed starting 3 months prior to the due date.
Law:

Code of Virginia § 13.1-936

Penalties:

$10 late fee. Your business can be dissolved or revoked at 4 months late.

Notes:
  • An officer or director may file.
  • Original signatures are not required.
  • Reports with changes to director or officer information cannot be submitted online.

Annual Registration

Agency:Virginia State Corporation Commission
Form:

Paper forms may be requested on this page.

Filing Method:

Mail, in-person, or online.

Agency Fee:

$50

Due:

  • By the end of the registration anniversary month. So if you incorporated or foreign-qualified on March 15, then your annual report is due every year by March 31.
  • Reports may be filed starting 3 months prior to the due date.
Law:

Virginia Code § 13.1-1062.

Penalties:

$25 late fee. Your business may be dissolved or revoked at 3 months late.

Notes:
  • No Annual Report is required for LLCs, just Annual Registration
  • An officer or director may file.
  • Original signatures are not required.

Application for Certificate of Authority

Agency:Virginia State Corporation Commission
Form:

Application for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Virginia

Filing Method:

Mail, in-person or online.

Agency Fee:

Depends on authorized shares. Minimum fee of $75 and maximum fee of $2,525.

Law:

VA Code § 13.1-757

Certified Copy Requirement:

Certified copy of articles of incorporation, and all amendments and mergers, dated within 1 year.

Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:

Good standing certificate not required.


Application for Certificate of Registration

Agency:Virginia State Corporation Commission
Form:

Application for a Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$100

Law:

VA Code § 13.1-1051

Certified Copy Requirement:

Certified copy of articles of formation, and all amendments and mergers, dated within 1 year.

Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:

Good standing certificate not required.


Assumed or Fictitious Name

Form:

Certificate of Assumed or Fictitious Name

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$10

Is registration mandatory?:

Filing a fictitious name registration is mandatory to conduct business under any other name than your personal legal name or a registered business name.

Law:

VA Code § 59.1-69

County Level Filing:

Fictitious and assumed names are now filed with the Corporation Commission and not with individual counties.

Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?:

Registration of a fictitious name does not offer name protection.

Notes:

Publication of registration is not required in Virginia.


Certificate of Good Standing

Agency:Virginia State Corporation Commission
Form:

Certificate of Good Standing

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$6

Notes:

Use the online system to find your entity and order a good standing certificate.


Articles of Merger

Agency:Virginia State Corporation Commission
Form:

The state does not issue a form for mergers.

Agency Fee:

$25

Notes:

Use the statutory instructions to create a draft of merger documents, then file these documents along with the required fee.


Annual Continuation Report

Agency:Virginia State Corporation Commission
Form:

Paper forms may be requested on this page.

Filing Method:

Mail, in-person, or online.

Agency Fee:

$50

Due:

Annually by July 1. The first report is due during the calendar year following registration.

Law:

VA Code § 50-73.134


Partnership Renewal

Agency:Virginia State Corporation Commission
Form:

Renewal of a Statement of Partnership Authority

Agency Fee:

$25

Due:

5 years from the date of initial registration and thereafter every 5 years by the date of the most recent renewal.

Law:

VA Code § 50-73.93


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