| In order to properly create an LLC in Virginia, there are | | | | Third, you need to determine who will be the registered |
| 4 major matters that should be thought through well | | | | agent for your business entity. In Virginia, every Va |
| and decided upon. By ignoring these 4 things, you run | | | | limited liability company must appoint and continuously |
| the risk of an improper or incomplete formation of your | | | | maintain a registered agent and Virginia registered |
| Va limited liability company. | | | | office on file with the state agency. |
| First, you need to decide whether you are going to | | | | A registered agent must have a permanent, physical |
| create your Va LLC yourself or use a third party to | | | | address located in Virginia where legal papers can be |
| help you. While many choose to use a business | | | | accepted by a person during normal business hours. In |
| lawyer, a lawyer is not necessarily for the actual | | | | addition, the agent must be a member of the entity, a |
| formation process. The rules and requirements are | | | | legal entity that is properly and actively registered in |
| straightforward and there are reputable services out | | | | the state of Virginia or a Virginia lawyer who is in good |
| there who provide this service to Virginia business | | | | standing with the Virginia State Bar. |
| owners. | | | | Fourth, you must come up with a plan for preparing |
| You can perform this service yourself if desired. You | | | | and adopting a Virginia LLC Operating Agreement. The |
| need to review the Virginia Limited Liability Company | | | | LLC Agreement evidences ownership and puts in |
| Act and the documents and instructions put out by the | | | | place a management structure for a Va limited liability |
| Virginia State Corporation Commission. | | | | company. |
| If you want to save time, money and stress, and gain | | | | When you create an LLC in Virginia, the formation only |
| peace of mind that the filing is done properly, there are | | | | creates the legal shell entity itself. More action is |
| online formation services companies that specialize in | | | | required to create owners of the Va limited liability |
| proper LLC filings. Just be sure you are using one that | | | | company by issuing ownership units to members. In |
| is experienced and reputable when it comes to | | | | addition, a shell legal vehicle does not automatically |
| creating an LLC in Virginia. | | | | have a set of laws or rules to govern it. While the Va |
| Second, you need to decide on a name for your Va | | | | LLC Act has some default rules, the law strongly |
| limited liability company. The name must not be the | | | | assumes a written agreement among the LLC and its |
| same or similar to another name being used by a | | | | members will be adopted for every Va LLC. |
| Virginia legal entity or a name that has been filed for | | | | Having a written Virginia LLC Operating Agreement will |
| use by a Virginia business in the state corporation | | | | provide a user manual for your Va limited liability |
| records. You can call the Virginia state agency to | | | | company which in turn makes operating your business |
| check on names or a reputable online formation | | | | easier and with significantly reduced risk of |
| service will provide this service for you as part of its | | | | misunderstandings and disputes among owners and |
| services. | | | | managers. |