What happens if I file my Virginia LLC annual report late?

Virginia LLCs do not file an annual report, so the thing that can be late is the $50 annual registration fee. Pay it after the last day of your formation month and the State Corporation Commission adds a $25 penalty, making that year $75. The SCC applies the penalty to any payment not received on or before the due date, regardless of weekends or holidays. Leaving it unpaid is far worse than the penalty. 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 LLC organized in April, which is cancelled if the fee is still unpaid by the last business day of July. Reinstatement is possible, on form LLC1050.4P, and costs $100 plus every unpaid fee. To avoid all of it, watch for the SCC's assessment notice, which arrives two months before the due date, and pay through the Clerk's Information System at scc.virginia.gov as soon as it lands. You cannot pay before you are assessed.

How do I file my Virginia LLC annual report?

Virginia LLCs do not file an annual report. What you owe is a $50 annual registration fee, and the State Corporation Commission assesses it rather than waiting for you to file something. The SCC sends the assessment notice two months before the due date, and you may not pay before being assessed. Once assessed, pay online through the Clerk's Information System (CIS) at scc.virginia.gov using your LLC's entity ID number. The SCC charges no processing fee for paying the annual registration fee online, and payment is confirmed immediately. The deadline is the last day of the month in which your LLC was organized or registered, every year. Virginia law puts the same rule as the last day of the twelfth month after the month in which the LLC was organized, and by that date in each year after that. A payment received after that date adds a $25 penalty. Updating your registered agent or principal office is a separate CIS filing rather than part of the registration fee payment, so handle those changes on their own as they come up.

How much does it cost to file a Virginia LLC annual report?

The Virginia LLC annual registration fee is $50 a year, paid to the State Corporation Commission. There is no separate annual report and no report fee: Virginia LLCs pay a registration fee, while annual reports are a stock and nonstock corporation requirement. If payment is not received on or before the due date, the SCC adds a $25 penalty, so a late year costs $75. The penalty applies regardless of weekends or holidays. The fee itself does not vary with your revenue or your number of members, which makes it easy to budget. The due date is the last day of the month in which your LLC was organized, not a statewide date. The SCC assesses the fee and notifies you two months ahead, and you may not pay before being assessed, so the practical routine is to watch for that notice and pay it the week it arrives. Pay through the Clerk's Information System at scc.virginia.gov, where the SCC charges no processing fee for the annual registration fee. Let it go unpaid and the LLC is cancelled on the last day of the third month after the due date, and reinstatement on form LLC1050.4P then costs $100 plus the unpaid fees.

When is my Virginia LLC annual report due?

Virginia LLCs owe a $50 annual registration fee rather than an annual report, and the State Corporation Commission's rule is that your due date is the last day of the month your business was organized or registered. Form your LLC in March and the fee is due by March 31 every year. Virginia law states the same requirement as the last day of the twelfth month after the month in which the LLC was organized, and by that date in each year after that, so the first payment falls a year out: an LLC organized in April owes its first $50 on the last day of April the following year. You cannot get ahead of it. The SCC assesses the fee and sends notification two months before it is due, and you may not pay before being assessed. Miss the date and a $25 penalty is added regardless of weekends or holidays; leave it unpaid and the LLC is cancelled on the last day of the third month following the due date. Pay through the Clerk's Information System at scc.virginia.gov as soon as the assessment notice arrives.

Are there any exemptions from filing annual reports in Virginia?

No, active Virginia LLCs are not exempt, although the requirement is not quite what the question implies: Virginia LLCs do not file annual reports at all. Every active LLC on the State Corporation Commission's register is assessed a $50 annual registration fee, due the last day of its formation month. Two situations end the obligation. The first is cancellation by the SCC for non-payment, which happens on the last day of the third month following the due date. A cancelled LLC is no longer assessed, but reinstating it on form LLC1050.4P costs $100 plus every unpaid fee. The second is voluntary cancellation, where you file articles of cancellation and wind the company up properly. The difference matters. A voluntarily cancelled LLC has an orderly exit and a clean record. One cancelled for non-payment leaves a bill waiting if you ever want the entity back. If you are unsure of your LLC's current status, look it up in the Clerk's Information System at scc.virginia.gov or contact the Clerk's Office before your next due date.

Virginia LLC Annual Report: $50, Filed Every Year

Virginia LLCs do not file an annual report. They pay a $50 annual registration fee by the last day of the month the LLC was organized.

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: October 2026

Virginia LLC annual reports are due last day of anniversary month and cost $50 to file. See details below.

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When is the Virginia LLC annual report due, and what does it cost?

Due Date	Last day of anniversary month
Fee	$50
Filing Method	Online or mail
Late Penalty	$25 penalty added to the $50 annual registration fee, making a late year $75
Official state page	www.scc.virginia.gov

Step diagram for filing the Virginia LLC annual report, $50 filing fee, due Last day of anniversary month. — Filing the Virginia annual report, with the state's own fee and deadline. Source: Virginia State Corporation Commission.

How do you file the Virginia LLC annual report?

1
Log into the Virginia SCC Clerk's Information System
Go to scc.virginia.gov and sign in to the Clerk's Information System (CIS), the State Corporation Commission's online filing system. You will need your LLC's entity ID number. Wait for the SCC's assessment notice first: the Commission assesses the fee and sends notification two months before it is due, and you may not pay before being assessed.
2
Locate your LLC and select 'Annual Registration'
Search for your LLC by entity name or ID number, then open the annual registration fee payment for the current year. Virginia LLCs pay a registration fee rather than filing an annual report, so there is no report form to fill in.
3
Update your LLC information
While you are in CIS, check that your registered agent, registered office, and principal office details are current, and file a change if any of them are out of date. Those updates are separate filings from the registration fee payment.
4
Pay the $50 annual registration fee
Pay the $50 annual registration fee by credit card or eCheck. The SCC charges no processing fee for paying the annual registration fee online. Payment must be received on or before the last day of your formation month; a late payment adds a $25 penalty regardless of weekends or holidays.
5
Download your confirmation receipt
Save the confirmation as proof of payment. Your LLC stays in good standing for another year, and the SCC will assess the next $50 fee two months before the same date next year.

Do You Need a Paid Service to File?

No. You can file this report yourself, using the filing method in the table above, and pay only the state's own fee shown there, with no service fee on top.

Hiring a registered agent service is a separate choice, and it is optional too. Every LLC must keep a registered agent, but in most states the LLC's owner, or another individual who qualifies, may serve as its registered agent themselves, generally subject to that state's rules on keeping a street address in the state and being available there during normal business hours. The Virginia registered agent requirements set out what Virginia itself asks.

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This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state publishes about filing deadlines, fees, and the consequences of missing them, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you what your own company owes: the date turns on when and where you formed, states change these rules between our reviews, and in several states an entity-level tax falls due in a year when no report does. Confirm your own dates with the filing office named on this page before you rely on one here, because missing a deadline can cost the company its good standing or, in many states, its existence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

: Virginia LLCs do not file an annual report, so the thing that can be late is the $50 annual registration fee. Pay it after the last day of your formation month and the State Corporation Commission adds a $25 penalty, making that year $75. The SCC applies the penalty to any payment not received on or before the due date, regardless of weekends or holidays. Leaving it unpaid is far worse than the penalty. 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 LLC organized in April, which is cancelled if the fee is still unpaid by the last business day of July. Reinstatement is possible, on form LLC1050.4P, and costs $100 plus every unpaid fee. To avoid all of it, watch for the SCC's assessment notice, which arrives two months before the due date, and pay through the Clerk's Information System at scc.virginia.gov as soon as it lands. You cannot pay before you are assessed.
: Virginia LLCs do not file an annual report. What you owe is a $50 annual registration fee, and the State Corporation Commission assesses it rather than waiting for you to file something. The SCC sends the assessment notice two months before the due date, and you may not pay before being assessed. Once assessed, pay online through the Clerk's Information System (CIS) at scc.virginia.gov using your LLC's entity ID number. The SCC charges no processing fee for paying the annual registration fee online, and payment is confirmed immediately. The deadline is the last day of the month in which your LLC was organized or registered, every year. Virginia law puts the same rule as the last day of the twelfth month after the month in which the LLC was organized, and by that date in each year after that. A payment received after that date adds a $25 penalty. Updating your registered agent or principal office is a separate CIS filing rather than part of the registration fee payment, so handle those changes on their own as they come up.
: The Virginia LLC annual registration fee is $50 a year, paid to the State Corporation Commission. There is no separate annual report and no report fee: Virginia LLCs pay a registration fee, while annual reports are a stock and nonstock corporation requirement. If payment is not received on or before the due date, the SCC adds a $25 penalty, so a late year costs $75. The penalty applies regardless of weekends or holidays. The fee itself does not vary with your revenue or your number of members, which makes it easy to budget. The due date is the last day of the month in which your LLC was organized, not a statewide date. The SCC assesses the fee and notifies you two months ahead, and you may not pay before being assessed, so the practical routine is to watch for that notice and pay it the week it arrives. Pay through the Clerk's Information System at scc.virginia.gov, where the SCC charges no processing fee for the annual registration fee. Let it go unpaid and the LLC is cancelled on the last day of the third month after the due date, and reinstatement on form LLC1050.4P then costs $100 plus the unpaid fees.
: Virginia LLCs owe a $50 annual registration fee rather than an annual report, and the State Corporation Commission's rule is that your due date is the last day of the month your business was organized or registered. Form your LLC in March and the fee is due by March 31 every year. Virginia law states the same requirement as the last day of the twelfth month after the month in which the LLC was organized, and by that date in each year after that, so the first payment falls a year out: an LLC organized in April owes its first $50 on the last day of April the following year. You cannot get ahead of it. The SCC assesses the fee and sends notification two months before it is due, and you may not pay before being assessed. Miss the date and a $25 penalty is added regardless of weekends or holidays; leave it unpaid and the LLC is cancelled on the last day of the third month following the due date. Pay through the Clerk's Information System at scc.virginia.gov as soon as the assessment notice arrives.
: No, active Virginia LLCs are not exempt, although the requirement is not quite what the question implies: Virginia LLCs do not file annual reports at all. Every active LLC on the State Corporation Commission's register is assessed a $50 annual registration fee, due the last day of its formation month. Two situations end the obligation. The first is cancellation by the SCC for non-payment, which happens on the last day of the third month following the due date. A cancelled LLC is no longer assessed, but reinstating it on form LLC1050.4P costs $100 plus every unpaid fee. The second is voluntary cancellation, where you file articles of cancellation and wind the company up properly. The difference matters. A voluntarily cancelled LLC has an orderly exit and a clean record. One cancelled for non-payment leaves a bill waiting if you ever want the entity back. If you are unsure of your LLC's current status, look it up in the Clerk's Information System at scc.virginia.gov or contact the Clerk's Office before your next due date.

Sources

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Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Virginia sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so. Where we hold the citation but no stable public link, the citation is printed on its own rather than pointed at a guessed address.

Virginia statute: Code of Virginia § 13.1-1062 (annual registration fee due date)
scc.virginia.gov/businesses/Virginia State Corporation Commission: business entity filings
law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1062/Virginia statute: Annual Registration Fee
scc.virginia.gov/media/sccvirginiagov-home/business-home/business-faqs/annual-registration-fees/how-to-guide-pay-annual-reg-fees-online.pdfVirginia agency guidance: Annual Registration Fee

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When is the Virginia LLC annual report due, and what does it cost?

How do you file the Virginia LLC annual report?

Log into the Virginia SCC Clerk's Information System

Locate your LLC and select 'Annual Registration'

Update your LLC information

Pay the $50 annual registration fee

Download your confirmation receipt