Starting an LLC in Virginia: what you should know first

Filing a Virginia LLC costs $100. The Annual Registration Fee costs $50 a year. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $797 covers three years.

By kind of owner

Side hustle: Quiet-year cost: $249 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $50 state report in that year.
Online business: Required registered agent. The address has to be a registered office in Virginia that is the agent's business office. A P.O. box is accepted only in a town of under 2,000 people with no street address.
Startup: Filing: Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (LLC-1011) with the State Corporation Commission (SCC). Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
First-time owner: Report due: Last day of the LLC's anniversary month.

Best LLC formation service in Virginia for a first-time owner?

Mainstay Filing: $299 in year 1 including the $100 filing fee, $249 in year 2.

Va. Code § 13.1-1010 (organizers deliver articles of organization to the Commission); filing fee $100 per Va. Code § 13.1-1005(1)(a) (multira state research spine): law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1010/, checked August 12, 2026
Virginia formation fee: Filing fee, official source read 2026-10-01: law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1005/, checked October 1, 2026
Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source read 2026-10-01: law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1062/, checked October 1, 2026
Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source read 2026-10-01: www.scc.virginia.gov/businesses/business-faqs/annual-registration-fees/, checked October 1, 2026
Virginia registered agent statute (Va. Code § 13.1-1015): law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1015/, checked October 20, 2026