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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