| Forming a Virginia Limited Liability Company for
your business is an excellent decision. Your Virginia LLC can enjoy
both the simplified pass
through taxation of partnerships and the limited liability of
a corporation. An LLC has fewer formalities after formation than a
corporation--meaning you can focus on your business and not on
paperwork.
The formation and
registering of LLCs is handled by the Virginia
State Corporation Commission.
Help protect your
personal assets from lawsuits and judgments against your company by
forming a Virginia LLC. If you neglect to incorporate your business,
you can be held personally
liable for business debts and lawsuits. Find out about
forming a legal Virginia Limited Liability Company and start your
business off on the right track.
Virginia
LLC Filing Fees and Annual Registration
 As of February, 2006, the
filing fee for a Virginia Limited Liability Company is $100, payable to
the State Corporation Commission and accompanies your Articles of
Organization. Mail forms and payment to:
Clerk of the State Corporation Commission
P.O. Box 1197
Richmond, Virginia 23218-1197
Virginia LLC Name
Requirements
Your corporate name must
end with the words Limited Liability Company or one of the following
abbreviations: "LLC," "L.L.C.," "limited," "ltd.," "ltd".
To check the availability
of a limited liability company name, please contact the Clerk’s Office
Call Center at (804) 371-9733 or toll-free in Virginia at (866)
722-2551.
Member/Manager
Information
Minimum Number - one or more
Members/Managers- at least
one is required to be listed in the Articles
of Organization
Residence Requirements -
none specified
Age Requirements - none
specified
Professional
LLCs
Virginia law requires that
the following services organize as a PLLC: pharmacists, optometrists,
physical therapists and physical therapists 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,
certified public accountants, attorneys at law, insurance consultants,
audiologists or speech pathologists and clinical nurse specialists.
Naming. Profession LLCs
must use one of the following words or abbreviations in its name:
“P.L.C.,” “PLC,” “P.L.L.C.,” or “PLLC,” or the phrase “professional
limited company,” “a professional limited company” “professional
limited liability company” or “a professional limited liability
company” at the end of its name.
Registered
Agent
The registered agent may be
an individual resident in this state or a domestic or foreign
corporation authorized to transact business in Virginia, having a
business office identical with such registered office. The limited
liability company may not serve as its own registered agent. The
registered agent must have a physical address in Virginia, a Post
Office Box or Drop Box is not acceptable except for towns/cities that
have a population of 2,000 or less if no street
address or rural route and box number is associated with the registered
office’s location.
Publication
Virginia has no publication
requirements.
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