Keep it legal with the state · Hampton Roads, VA
Business formation in Virginia
File the entity correctly, get the EIN, and walk away with a corporate kit you can actually use — not a PDF and a hope.
Most filings $650 · Virginia 501(c)(3) $1,500
Forming a legal tax entity is one of the first steps to pursuing the endeavor. More precisely: it is one of the first steps to keeping paperwork in order and setting yourself up for legal deductions, banking, and funding.
Most filings are a one-time fee of $650 and include name search and reservation, articles, EIN, the gold-spine binder with seal and certificates, and a consultation so you understand what you just created. Non-profits (501c3) in Virginia are $1,500 including federal filing. Other states are billed only for excess state fees.
Any LLC doing more than about $50k a year should talk with us about an S-Corp election. Shelf corporations exist when the timeline demands age on the entity — we will tell you when that is actually useful and when it is theater.
Questions about business formation
- How much does it cost to form an LLC in Virginia?
- Most Head Start filings are a one-time $650 and include name search, articles, EIN, the corporate kit, and a consultation. Virginia 501(c)(3) filings are $1,500 including federal. Other states are billed only for excess state fees.
- LLC or S-Corp?
- It depends on liability, tax, and what you will clear. An LLC doing more than about $50,000 a year should talk with us about an S-Corp election. We will not default you into a sole prop because it was free.
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