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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