2025 fees Virginia Secretary of State Rank #21 of 51

LLC Costs in Virginia (VA)

$275 all-in for your first year - $100 to file, $50 annual report, plus a registered agent. Virginia is $108 (28%) cheaper than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Annual registration fee of $50 is due each year. Virginia is popular with government contractors and has a strong defense/tech economy, particularly in Northern Virginia near D.C.

Updated 2025 · Source: Virginia Secretary of State

Mid-pack first-year SOS stack

Mid-pack first-year SOS stack. $275 ranks #21 of 51; filing $100, Annual Registration Fee $50. Virginia's $275 first-year LLC cost runs about 28% below the national average, landing at #21 of 51. Fees are those published by the Virginia Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

According to the Virginia Secretary of State fee schedule; registered agent normalized at $125/yr. See methodology. How we calculate →

$100
One-time filing fee
$50 /yr
Annual report
$275
First-year total
#21 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

State LLC fee schedule strip

Fee strip VA · Virginia SOS FY 2026 · rank #21

Virginia · FY 2026 · 7-10 business days · no pub

  • SCHEDULE Online filing
  • SCHEDULE www.scc.virginia.gov
  • SCHEDULE 7-10 business days
  • SCHEDULE +$200 expedite
  • SCHEDULE near Georgia
  • SCHEDULE 28% below avg

Stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule (filing, report, publication, rank, nearest peer), not a recommendation of where to form. Read with small business tax planning → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Virginia$2752. Georgia$2753. Minnesota$2804. Wisconsin$2805. Vermont$2856. Wyoming$285
1. Virginia$2752. Georgia$2753. Minnesota$2804. Wisconsin$2805. Vermont$2856. Wyoming$285
First-year SOS-fee total for Virginia and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

Cost vs. speed: where Virginia sits among all 51 filing offices

Virginia is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 9-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by First-year cost ($) (X) and Processing time (business days) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Slow & expensiveCheap but slowFast but priceyFast & cheap $0$500$1,000$1,500 0d10d20d30d First-year cost ($) Processing time (business days) Cost vs. speed: where Virginia sits among all 51 filing offices
Virginia is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 9-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait.
Virginia is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 9-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait. National median processing time: 6 business days; national average first-year cost: $383. Source: each state's Secretary of State published processing-time guidance + the 51-row SOS fee aggregate.

Complete cost breakdown for Virginia

How your $275 first-year total breaks down Registered agent is the largest piece - 45%
  • State filing fee $100
  • Annual Registration Fee (yr 1) $50
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $100
Annual Registration Fee $50
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $200
Total, First Year $275

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Virginia's effective property tax rate of 0.73% sits roughly in the middle nationally, a moderate ongoing cost alongside the $275 formation fee above.

Corporate income tax
6%
6% corporate tax rate, #27 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
0.73%
Of assessed property value, per year

Sources: Tax Foundation state corporate tax rates, Census ACS effective property tax rates.

Fee check: Verify current LLC fees with the Virginia Secretary of State at https://www.scc.virginia.gov. Not legal or tax advice.

Virginia LLC Quick Facts

Filing Fee $100
Annual Report $50 /yr
Processing Time 7-10 business days
Expedited $200 → Same business day
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $275
File with Virginia SOS

Similar Cost States

Kentucky $180 Montana $180 Colorado $185 Hawaii $190

Lower-cost alternatives

These states undercut VA's first-year SOS-fee total:

Indiana $251 Pennsylvania $257 Louisiana $260

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Report a data error on this page.

Sources used on this page
  • Virginia Secretary of State - LLC filing fee, annual-report requirement, and processing time. www.scc.virginia.gov
  • Federation of Tax Administrators - cross-check of state fee and tax figures. taxadmin.org
LLC fees and requirements sourced from the Virginia Secretary of State. See our methodology for details.

Verify with the Virginia Secretary of State →