How to Form a Company in Virginia

Introduction

One of the first steps in starting your own business is deciding what type of entity it will be. If you’re looking to form a corporation, there are several steps you must take before filing articles of incorporation with Virginia’s Secretary of State.

Establish a business name.

Establishing a business name is the first step to forming an LLC in Virginia. In order to register your company, you’ll need to choose a name that meets certain legal requirements. This includes checking whether the name is available and making sure it’s not too similar to another registered business name.

If you’re interested in learning more about how to form an LLC in Virginia, visit the Secretary of State’s website for more information.

Decide on a company type

First, you’ll need to decide which type of business entity you want to form. You have a lot of options here, including:

• S corporation
• C corporation
• LLC (limited liability company)
• Limited liability partnership (LLP)
• Limited liability company (LLC)

Determine your registered agent

There are two ways to determine your registered agent. The first is to use the online service provided by the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which will allow you to search for an available registered agent in your area. The other option is to look through the list of agents who have already been approved by the SCC, which can be found here [registered agents].

Once you have determined which person or company will be acting as your registered agent, they must sign an acceptance form that authorizes them to act on behalf of your new corporation. After this form has been signed and filed with the SCC, they will send out copies of it via mail so that all parties involved know where documents should be sent if any legal action is taken against the Virginia corporation.

Fill out and file the articles of incorporation

• Fill out the Articles of Incorporation.
• Have them notarized.
• File them with the State Corporation Commission.

Follow these steps to form a corporation in Virginia.

• Choose a business name. A Virginia corporation’s name must be distinguishable from the names of other corporations on file with the state. Choose a name that reflects your company’s products or services and avoid using words like “corporation” or “incorporated.”
• Select a company type. You can choose from either an S corporation or C corporation when you form your Virginia LLC, but it’s important to understand the differences between these two types of companies before making this decision. An S-corp (also known as an S Corporation) has flexibility in how it distributes profits—the owners receive salaries, which are considered taxable income, but they also benefit from distributions of profit at the end of each year without paying taxes on those profits until they’re distributed again as dividends (in addition to any payroll tax due). The downside is that everyone who owns shares needs to sign off for any major decisions made by management; this could prove challenging if one investor wants things done differently than everyone else does!
• Determine your registered agent and secretary/treasurer information for your new VA LLC today! You’ll need these details before filing articles of incorporation online because this information will appear on them along with all necessary disclosures required by law so make sure everything checks out beforehand—this includes accuracy regarding how long its been since you were incorporated previously should there have been another entity previously registered under another name within last five years prior incorporation date listed here too: http://www

Conclusion

We hope that this guide has been helpful in helping you understand how to form a company in Virginia. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time!