Virginia LLC annual registration fee: $50 and your due date

Steps at a glance

1. Find the LLC's record in the SCC's Clerk's Information System (CIS).
2. Confirm the correct entity and its assessment, due date, and balance.
3. Use the SCC's annual registration fee payment path.
4. Complete payment, then save the receipt.
5. Record the next deadline and assign someone to check the record again.

The SCC recommends online payment through CIS and says there is no online payment processing fee. Use the agency's current instructions rather than a third-party payment solicitation. SCC annual registration fee FAQ.

Find your actual due date

This is not a statewide April deadline. The normal deadline follows the month the LLC was organized or registered. For an ordinary LLC organized in July 2026, the first annual registration fee would be due July 31, 2027, followed by July 31 each year. That example follows the statutory anniversary rule; conversion, domestication, or an SCC-approved extension can change an individual record's timing. Virginia Code § 13.1-1062.

Use the Virginia registration date for a foreign LLC's Virginia obligation, not automatically its home-state formation date. The same statute covers both domestic and Virginia-registered foreign LLCs. Virginia Code § 13.1-1062.

The SCC says it assesses the fee and sends notice to the registered agent two months before the deadline. Its FAQ says ordinary payment is available after assessment. Rather than waiting for forwarded mail, check the entity record yourself and keep the registered agent's contact process current. SCC fee FAQ.

What to gather before paying

Keep the LLC's legal name, SCC entity number, current assessment, registered-agent details, and prior receipt together. This is an organizational checklist, not a substitute for the fields the official portal requests.

Confirm you are looking at the correct LLC, particularly if you manage similarly named entities. If an organizer or adviser handled formation, make sure the person responsible for ongoing compliance knows where the official record and payment confirmation live.

What happens if payment is late?

The statute adds a $25 penalty for a domestic or foreign LLC that misses the payment deadline. The SCC says payments not received by the due date incur a penalty regardless of weekends or holidays. Do not plan around a presumed next-business-day grace period. Virginia Code § 13.1-1064; SCC fee FAQ.

The SCC's FAQ lists LLC cancellation on the last day of the third month following the due date if the amount remains unpaid. If you are already late, inspect the current status and amount due instead of assuming the normal annual fee alone will resolve the problem. SCC fee FAQ.

For a broader recovery checklist, see Missed an LLC annual report deadline?. Use Virginia's fee-payment and status rules for this LLC rather than another state's report instructions.

Make this a recurring task, not an inbox surprise

After payment, keep the receipt with the entity records. Add the next due date to your business compliance calendar, name the owner, and set an advance reminder. Those are practical recommendations, not state-prescribed reminder intervals.

If the LLC is registered elsewhere, maintain a separate obligation for each state. Paying Virginia's fee does not complete another state's filing. See LLC annual reports in multiple states.

Know every deadline before it's due

Not sure whether your recurring filings have an owner and a date? Start the free business checkup to surface common post-formation gaps. Then compare plans if you want ongoing organization for your entities.

Startup To Corporate helps organize the work. It does not submit this payment for you, act as your registered agent, or replace the SCC's instructions.

Reviewed November 7, 2026. General educational information, not legal, tax, or accounting advice. Requirements and portal instructions can change; verify your entity's record and current agency instructions before paying.