- How Much Does it Cost to Form a Virginia LLC or to Form a Virginia corporation using your services? faq id: 8
The VirginiaBusinessFormation.com services fee is $99 to form a Virginia LLC or A Virginia corporation. This services includes the preparation of all formation documents required to form a Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation with the State of Virginia. The documents are guaranteed to be in compliance with the Virginia LLC or Virginia corporate statutory requirements. Because we file your documents directly with the State, we also need to collect from you the filing fee charged by the State. For a Virginia LLC, the State filing fee is $100. For a Virginia corporation, the State filing fee is $75.
- What is included in my Virginia LLC Formation Order of my Virginia corporation formation order. faq id: 9
Because our customers vary in what they want to purchase, we sell our services on an a la carte basis. Our basic Virginia LLC Service or Virginia Corporation Service package includes the professional preparation and submission of the filing documents required to form a Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation. You submit a simple questionnaire and we take care of all the details.
We work directly with the State to handle the filing and you are kept updated via email throughout the entire process. You also receive as bonuses, valuable information reports to help you understand basic taxe matters and to properly protect yourself and your Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation from liability. We also offer free shipping and electronic copies of your official formation documents.
For those who are interested, we sell additional add-on services that you might need or want post formation.
- How Long Does it take to form a Virginia LLC or Virginia Corporation using your Basic Services Package? faq id: 10
With our basic LLC service, we prepare and submit formation documents no later than 5 days after we receive payment and a properly completed questionnaire from our customers.
If you check with other services, you will find that this is one of the fastest turnaround times available. Once papers are filed with the state, the remaining time depends on the current workload of the State of Virginia. With a non-expedited filing, Virginia will not guarantee a time period for processing.
In our experience with the State of Virginia, this time period can be as short as 10 days or as long as 25 days. It really depends on their workload and the # of filings they are receiving at the time.
If you need your Virginia LLC or Virginia Corporation formed sooner, please learn more about our expedited services where your Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation is formed in 2 business days.
- How much faster can I form a Virginia LLC or form a Virginia corporation if I purchase your Expedited Services? faq id: 11
We offer the fastest expedited services available on the INternet for forming an LLC in Virginia or a Virgina corporation. With our expedited filing service, we prepare and submit formation documents the next business day after receipt of payment and a properly completed questionnaire. The filing is sent to the State of Virginia by personal courier from our offices in Richmond, Virginia.
The State of Virginia will process an expedited Virginia LLC or Virginia Corporation filing by 4 pm on the next business day after it receives the filing from us. Once your Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation has been formed, we pay for the State to expedite the Certificate issuance and overnight the expedited formation Certificates back to us. We then send the formation documents and any other services you have ordered out to you by US Priority Mail so you get your documents fast. Don't forget we also send you electronic versions via email.
Our expedited services costs $100 in addition to the basic service. The State of Virginia also charges an expedite fee of $100 to process the paperwork by end of next business day. Accordingly, the costs for expedited services total $200 in addition to the basic services for forming an LLC in Virginia or a forming a Virginia corporation.
- What information do I need to place an order to form a Virginia LLC (Va LLC) or a Virginia Corporation (Va Corporation) faq id: 12
When you place an order to form a Virginia LLC or form a Virginia corporation, you are directed to our easy to follow questionnaire. In the questionnaire you will need to input basic information about you and your Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation.
This information includes two name choices for a Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation, the principal business address of the Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation, names and addresses of the owneers of the Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation, and a list of who will manage the Virginia LLC or Virginia Corporation. If you are forming a Virginia LLC and the Virginia LLC will be member managed, then the members will all be managing the Virginia LLC.
Each Virginia LLC and Virginia corporation requires a statutotrily appointed registered agent. If you are providing your own registered agent for a Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation, you will need to provide the name and address of a qualified registered agent.
If you purchase additional services from us like EIN# preparation services, more information is needed. All the information is very basic but if you find you need to come back to complete the questionnaire (for example, if you need to find an address), you can create a user name and password so you can sign out and access the form again.
- What Additional Services are offered in addition to the Basic Packages to Form a Va LLC or a Va Corporation? faq id: 13
We sell a set of optional services that are available on an a la carte basis so that a customer does not have to buy anything he or she does not want or need. Our optional services include Expedited Services, Registered Agent Services, EIN# Services, Customized Organizational Consent and Bylaws for a Virgnia corporation, Customized Ownership Certificates and Tax Preparation Services if you want your Virgnia LLC to be taxed as a corporation (either a C corporation or an S corporation) or your Virginia corporation to be taxed as an S corporation. See below for more details on the specific services.
- What is your Registered Agent Service? faq id: 14
The state of Virgnia requires that each Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation have a registered agent officially appointed as the statutory agent available to legally accept service of process and other official documents on behalf of the Virgnia LLC or Virginia corporation. This registered agent is on the public record and in the public databases of the State as the official statutory agent for the Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation.
By using a service, you also protect your own privacy. If you would like to purchase registered agent services, the service is an annual service and provides this official agent and address for your Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation. If legal papers are ever delivered to your Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation, you will be notified immediately and the papers will be sent to you by overnight delivery. Any non-lawsuit papers delivered by the State will be forwarded to your business office address on record.
Please note that registered agent services is a service to satisfy the registered agent requirements under Virginia law. Your registered agent is an administrative agent and does not review any documents or provide any professional advice.
- Do I need Membership Certificates for a Virginia LLC or Stock Certificates for a Virginia Corporation? faq id: 15
The Virginia laws do not require that a privately held Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation evidence their ownership interests with LLC membership certificates or corporate stock certificates. Certificates when issued by a Virginia LLC or a Virginia corporation provide the LLC Member or Corporat stockholder with an official document evidencing his or her ownership interest in the Virgnia LLC or Virginia corportion. Accordingly, if you have other members or shareholders in addition to yourself, it may be a good idea to have these to avoide any disputes about who owns what in the Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation.
- Can VirginiaBusinessFormation help me make decisions about my Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation? faq id: 16
VirginiaBusinessFormation.com is not a law firm or an accounting firm but rather a document preparation service and filing business. Accordingly, we are not allowed to provide our customers with any professional advice specific to each customer's situation.
For those who choose not to retain the services of a professional attorney or CPA, we offer a wealth of educational information and reports about the Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation. However, the value of professional advice can be very important for some business owners. If you want or need professonal advice regarding forming an LLC in Virginia or a Virginai corporation for your particular situation , we recommend you seek the advice of an experienced business attorney or tax CPA.
- Please explain your Satisfaction Guarantee for Services to Form a Virginia LLC or a Virginia corporation? faq id: 17
Our Virginia LLC and Virginia Corporation Formation Services are backed by a 60 day satisfaction guarantee. If you purchase our Virginia LLC or Virginia Corporation Formation services are are not satisfied for any reason, please contact us within 60 days of purchase and we will correct the situation. You can reach us at 800-767-0865.
If we are unable to correct the situation, you can return the product or service to us (including all documents and paperwork) and we will provide you with a complete refund of our service or product fees.
**Please note that onced purchased, we cannot provide a refund on Registered Agent Services and filing fees sent to the State. These services/fees are nonrefundable once purchased.
- I have a small business and am looking to form an LLC or Corporation in Virginia. What services do I need to purchase? faq id: 90
In order to form your LLC or Corporation you will need to purchase the basic formation package for either entity type. With the basic formation service, we will prepare and file the documents that are required to form you LLC or Corporation.
All of our other services are sold separately for additional fees. This allows you to pick and choose the services that you want.
You can find more information about our services by researching our FAQ database.
(Please note that we are document preparation and filing service that specializes in forming new LLCs and corporations in Virginia. We can not provide any advice or consultation regarding the services you need to purchase. If you have specific questions regarding what you should purchase, we suggest that you consult with an attorney.)