How much does it cost to start an LLC in Virginia?

The Virginia State Corporation Commission charges $100 to file Articles of Organization, form LLC1011, whether you file online through CIS or mail the form. A professional LLC (LLC1103) is also $100. Optional extras include a $10 name reservation and expedited review at $50 for next day or $200 for same day, online only.

When is the Virginia LLC annual registration fee due?

The SCC states your due date is the last day of the month your business was organized or registered - so an LLC organized in July owes its $50 fee by July 31 every year. Code of Virginia § 13.1-1062 expresses the same rule as the last day of the twelfth month after the month of organization, and by that date each year thereafter.

Does a Virginia LLC file an annual report?

No. Virginia LLCs pay a $50 annual registration fee instead of filing an annual report; annual reports are a stock and nonstock corporation requirement. Separately, Virginia Tax requires every pass-through entity doing business in Virginia to file an annual return on Form 502 or Form 502PTET.

What happens if you do not pay the Virginia LLC annual registration fee?

A late payment adds a $25 penalty regardless of weekends or holidays. If it stays unpaid, the SCC cancels the LLC on the last day of the third month following the due date - for an April LLC, the last business day of July. Reinstating it costs $100 plus all unpaid fees.

LLC Costs · VA

How Much Does an LLC Cost in Virginia?

By Edmond Hui · Fees verified July 29, 2026 against the Virginia State Corporation Commission fee schedule

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.

Forming an LLC in Virginia costs $100 to file the Articles of Organization with the state, the Annual Registration Fee (Virginia LLCs pay a registration fee; they do not file an annual report) costs $50 every year. That puts the first-year state cost at $150, before any registered-agent service.

Articles of Organization$100

Annual Registration Fee (Virginia LLCs pay a registration fee; they do not file an annual report)$50

First-year state cost$150

Five-year state cost$350

What you actually pay in Virginia

Virginia charges $100 to file Articles of Organization (form LLC1011) and $50 a year as an annual registration fee - note that Virginia LLCs pay a registration fee rather than filing an annual report. The fee is due on the last day of the month in which the LLC was organized, the SCC assesses it and notifies you two months ahead, and you cannot pay before being assessed. Missing it adds a $25 penalty and, if still unpaid, the LLC is cancelled on the last day of the third month after the due date; reinstatement then costs $100 plus the unpaid fees. Optional costs are a $10 120-day name reservation, a $25 amendment or name change, and expedited review at $50 (next day) or $200 (same day) for online filings only.

Virginia LLC fee breakdown

Cost	Amount	How often	Charged by
Articles of Organization (LLC1011)	$100	One time	Virginia State Corporation Commission
Annual Registration Fee (Virginia LLCs pay a registration fee; they do not file an annual report)	$50	Every year	Virginia State Corporation Commission
Required state cost, first year	$150	—	—
Registered agent service (optional)	$50–$300	Every year	Commercial provider
Expedited processing (optional) — Next Day (submit by 2:00 PM EST for a filing response by 4:00 PM EST the following business day; online filings only) $50, Same Day (submit by 10:00 AM EST for a filing response by 4:00 PM EST the same business day; online filings only) $200	$50+	One time	Virginia State Corporation Commission
Name reservation (optional)	$10	One time	Virginia State Corporation Commission

The SCC lists a single $100 fee whether you file online through CIS or download and mail form LLC1011; a professional LLC (LLC1103) is also $100. There is no processing fee for paying the annual registration fee online.

: Virginia imposes no entity-level franchise tax or minimum tax on an LLC. Virginia Tax requires that "every pass-through entity (PTE) that does business in Virginia or receives income from Virginia sources must file an annual Virginia income tax return on Form 502 or Form 502PTET"; income otherwise flows through to the members. Entity-level tax on Form 502PTET is elective.

Registered agent is listed separately because it is a commercial service, not a state charge. Commercial registered-agent services, not a state charge. Range and $125 midpoint match the assumption used by /tools/llc-true-cost. Most states let you serve as your own registered agent at no cost if you have a physical in-state address. Run your own numbers in the true-cost calculator.

Virginia LLC cost over five years

State charges only in the first column; the second adds a registered-agent service at the $125/yr market midpoint.

Period	State cost only	With registered agent
Year 1 (formation + first filing)	$150	$275
Each year after	$50	$175
Five-year total	$350	$975

First filing timing: The first fee is due on the last day of the same calendar month one year after organization - for an LLC organized in April, the last day of April the following year. The SCC assesses the fee and sends notification two months before it is due, and you cannot pay before being assessed.

Is Virginia expensive compared with other states?

Virginia ranks 20th cheapest of 50 states on first-year cost — $84.53 below the $234.53 national average. On ongoing annual cost it ranks 29th.

Cheaper state	First-year cost	You would save
Montana	$35	$115
Arizona	$50	$100
Missouri	$50	$100

A cheaper filing fee elsewhere rarely saves money if you live and operate in Virginia. Doing business here with an out-of-state LLC generally means registering it as a foreign LLC in Virginia anyway — paying both states. See foreign qualification in Virginia before forming elsewhere to save on fees.

Virginia filing deadline and late penalties

Annual Registration Fee (Virginia LLCs pay a registration fee; they do not file an annual report)

Frequency	every year
Due	"Your due date is the last day of the month your business was organized or registered" (SCC). Code of Virginia § 13.1-1062 states it as "on or before the last day of the twelfth month next succeeding the month in which it was organized, established, or registered, and by such date in each year thereafter."
Fee	$50
Late penalty	$25

The SCC states the penalty is $25 for all business types other than stock and nonstock corporations, added to the annual registration fee; payments not received on or before the due date incur the penalty "regardless of weekends or holidays."

An LLC that has not paid is cancelled on "the last day of the third month following the due date" - the SCC's own example is an April-organized LLC that is cancelled if unpaid by the last business day of July. Reinstatement (LLC1050.4P) costs $100 plus unpaid fees.

Full Virginia annual report filing guide · Deadline calculator

Cost traps specific to Virginia

You cannot pay the annual registration fee early

The SCC assesses the $50 fee and sends notice two months before the due date, and states "you may not pay your fee prior to being assessed." There is no way to pay ahead and forget about it.

Three months late means cancellation, not just a penalty

After the $25 late penalty, an unpaid Virginia LLC is cancelled on the last day of the third month following the due date. Reinstatement costs $100 plus every unpaid fee.

Expedited service does not work on paper

Next Day ($50) and Same Day ($200) review are available only for filings submitted online through CIS; the SCC states "You may not expedite a paper submission," expedite fees are nonrefundable, and a resubmission needs a new expedite fee.

Frequently Asked Questions

: The Virginia State Corporation Commission charges $100 to file Articles of Organization, form LLC1011, whether you file online through CIS or mail the form. A professional LLC (LLC1103) is also $100. Optional extras include a $10 name reservation and expedited review at $50 for next day or $200 for same day, online only.
: The SCC states your due date is the last day of the month your business was organized or registered - so an LLC organized in July owes its $50 fee by July 31 every year. Code of Virginia § 13.1-1062 expresses the same rule as the last day of the twelfth month after the month of organization, and by that date each year thereafter.
: No. Virginia LLCs pay a $50 annual registration fee instead of filing an annual report; annual reports are a stock and nonstock corporation requirement. Separately, Virginia Tax requires every pass-through entity doing business in Virginia to file an annual return on Form 502 or Form 502PTET.
: A late payment adds a $25 penalty regardless of weekends or holidays. If it stays unpaid, the SCC cancels the LLC on the last day of the third month following the due date - for an April LLC, the last business day of July. Reinstating it costs $100 plus all unpaid fees.

Where these numbers come from

Every fee above was checked against Virginia's own published sources on July 29, 2026 — the Virginia State Corporation Commission fee schedule, the governing statute, and where a state-level tax applies, the state tax authority. Commercial formation-service pages were not used.

The first-year total is the Articles of Organization fee plus the first year of any recurring state charge. Where a state's first report is not due until the following year, that is noted above. The five-year total is the filing fee plus five years of recurring charges, which avoids the timing question entirely. Registered-agent service is excluded from all state figures.

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