When you form a new Virginia LLC or Virginia corporation, you have to choose a name for your new entity.  Over time, you may decide that a name change is appropriate.  It is possible to change the legal name of your Virginia limited liability company or Virginia corporation by making a filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission.  You will need the agreement of the other owners of your company. 

We can handle the rest for you.  We can prepare and file the necessary paperwork to change your company name for a flat fee of $99, which includes the filing fee paid to the Virginia SCC.  Just click on this link to our name change page for more information or to get started.When the name change is complete, the SCC will issue a Certificate of Amendment with your new name, which we will send to you for your records and use.

Once the name change has been noted by the State Corporation Commission, you will need to update other government agencies that you deal with or have accounts with, such as the IRS, Virginia Department of Taxation, or local county or city governments with business licenses, so they will update their records.  Of course, you also want to notify your bank so they'll accept checks payable to the new company name.

If you need to register your new business(or new to Virginia business) with the Virginia Department of Taxation so that you can pay Virginia employees, collect sales tax, pay unemployment taxes, or pay other taxes, you can do so completely online.  Just visit the VATAX online portal and follow the steps.   You can also complete the required registration process with the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) there, too.  The site also has a helpful FAQ to answer your questions.

On July 1, 2011, Virginia became the fourth state in the U.S. to approve the creation of a new type of entity - the benefit corporation.  A benefit corporation is a hybrid between a for-profit corporation and a non-profit corporation.  It provides the owners and directors of the benefit corporation the power to devote a portion of the benefit corporation's assets to a charitable mission.  The particular charitable mission of the benefit corporation must be stated in the Articles of Incorporation and annual reporting on results is required.  

If you think a benefit corporation might be a good choice for you, we offer a formation service that will properly establish your benefit corporation.  You can check it out here: https://varegisteredagent.com/benefitcorp.php

One of the things that makes us unique in the universe of registered agents is our focus on Virginia.  We're the only major registered agent service that is headquartered in Virginia and we think we know the in's and out's of doing business in Virginia better than anyone.  To help our clients, we are launching this new blog where we'll discuss different aspects of doing business in Virginia along with the specific requirements and rules here in Virginia.  If you have a question, feel free to send it to us and we'll do our best to address it here.  

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