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Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk

Virginia business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Virginia. The steps below show how to search Virginia's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Virginia registry records are on the official site.

Virginia registry at a glance

Registry agency
Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Phone
804-371-9733 (toll free 1-866-722-2551)
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours
SCC business hours 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday; Clerk's Office in-person service 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Monday to Friday
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Official search
Clerk's Information System Business Entity Search →
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number
SCC ID (entity ID)

How to search the Virginia registry

The Clerk's Information System Business Entity Search searches by entity name and SCC entity ID.

  1. Open the Business Entity Search in the Clerk's Information System at cis.scc.virginia.gov.Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  2. Answer the site's cookie consent screen; the search does not open if cookies are rejected.Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  3. Type the entity name or SCC ID and run the search.Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  4. Open the entity to see its status, registered agent, registered office and annual report and fee history.Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  5. Pay an annual registration fee or file an annual report from the same record if you have a CIS account.Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Open the official Virginia search →

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN
Internal Revenue Service
Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.
Source: irs.gov
SCC ID (entity ID)
Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Identifies the entity's record in the Virginia registry.
Virginia Tax account number
Virginia Department of Taxation
Virginia has no Secretary of State business registry; the SCC holds the record and assigns the SCC ID, while state tax accounts come from Virginia Tax and differ from both the SCC ID and the federal EIN.

What a Virginia status means

Active
The entity exists or is authorized in Virginia and is current on its annual registration fee and, for corporations, its annual report.
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Terminated (automatic)
A Virginia corporation's existence ends by operation of law if its fee or annual report is not in by the last day of the fourth month after the due date.
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Canceled (automatic)
A Virginia LLC's existence, or a foreign LLC's registration, is canceled by operation of law if the annual fee is not paid by the last day of the third month after the due date.
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Revoked (automatic)
A foreign corporation's authority to transact business in Virginia is revoked by operation of law for the same missed fee or report.
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation
$100 (Articles of Organization, Form LLC1011)
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation
Charter fee based on authorized shares (see the SCC charter fee schedule)
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing
Annual Report (corporations) and Annual Registration Fee (all entity types)
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC
$50 annual registration fee (no LLC annual report)
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation
Annual report has no fee; the stock corporation annual registration fee is $100 for up to 5,000 authorized shares, rising $30 per 5,000 shares to a $1,700 maximum
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due
Corporations file the annual report and pay the fee by the last day of the month in which they were incorporated or authorized; LLCs pay by the last day of the month they were organized or registered. The SCC mails an assessment packet about 75 days before.
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing
Corporations: 10% of the fee, at least $10. LLCs: $25. Corporations terminate (or foreign ones are revoked) after the fourth month past due; LLCs are canceled after the third month.
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with
State Corporation Commission, Clerk's Office (online through CIS)
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note
Nonstock corporations pay $25 a year; LPs and business trusts pay $50 by October 1. Reinstatement is $100 plus unpaid fees. Changing a registered agent or office has no fee.
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Virginia

Registered agent
All registered companies doing business in Virginia must keep a registered agent and a Virginia registered office; the SCC mails the annual assessment packet to that agent.
Source: scc.virginia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Name availability
Check whether a name is available in Virginia →
Business forms and fees
Official Virginia business forms and fees →

Virginia businesses on file

All 470 Virginia businesses on file →

Sources

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