State Coporation Commission - Registering an Assumed or Fictitious Name
The Clerk’s Office of the State Corporation Commission is the central filing office in Virginia for all certificates of assumed or fictitious name. A certificate of assumed or fictitious name must be prepared on a form prescribed by the Commission.
For Form SCC59.1-70-BE, click here or visit https://cis.scc.virginia.gov to file online.
State Coporation Commission - Register a Corporation, LLC or Limited Partnership
All corporations (foreign and domestic) and limited partnerships conducting business in Virginia must register with the Virginia State Corporation Commission. To become incorporated in Virginia, an organization must file trade names, DBA’s, articles of incorporation and amendments with the SCC.
State Corporation Commission
P.O. Box 1197
Richmond, VA 23209
(804) 371-8511
https://scc.virginia.gov/
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - State Licensing
DPOR is an executive branch agency that oversees 18 regulatory boards and programs. They have several hundred license types, ranging from architects and contractors to cosmetologists and professional wrestlers.
All contractors who bid upon or undertake single jobs of $1,000 or more must register with the State Board of Contractors.
Class A - $120,000 or more
Class B - $10,000 - $119,999
Class C - $1,000 - $9,999
Board of Contractors
3600 West Broad St
Richmond, VA 23230
(804)367-8511
www.dpor.virginia.gov
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Agency (ABC)
Richmond Office
7400 Beaufont Springs Dr Ste 101
North Chesterfield, VA 23225-5519
Phone: (804) 213-4620
Fax: (804) 323-1055
www.abc.virginia.gov
Internal Revenue Service - Federal Taxes
For general tax information or questions regarding:
- Federal Employee Identification Number
- Employee Income Taxes
- Individual, Partnership, and Corporate Income Tax
- Federal Unemployment Tax
Call (800) 829-1040
Web site for Federal Forms: http://www.irs.gov
Virginia Department of Health (VDH)
Virginia Department of Taxation - State Taxes
For general tax information call (804) 367-8031
For retail sales tax information call (804)367-8037
Web site for State Forms: http://www.tax.virginia.gov
Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (VWC)
Workers' Compensation Commission
1000 DMV Dr
Richmond, VA 23220
(877) 664-2566
Web Site for Contractor's Certification of Insuring Liability for Workers' Compensation in Virginia: https://webfile.workcomp.virginia.gov/portal/vwc-portal/Form61A (Form 61A). or to file online: Form 61A.
Virginia Employment Commission (VEC)
Virginia Employment Commission
Petersburg Location
22 W Washington St
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 862-6155
https://www.vec.virginia.gov/
Virignia Business One Stop
http://www.bos.virginia.gov/
The Business Registration System, accessible from the Business One Stop web page, will walk a new business owner through each step they’ll need to complete in order to establish their new business, including:
- Name / entity registration forms
(currently forms will still need to be printed and mailed or filed in person with the appropriate office)
- Federal and state tax registration
- Many professional and local business licenses
- Small, Woman-owned and/or Minority-owned (SWAM) business certification
- eVA system procurement registration
This tool is the first step to having all business-related paperwork for the commonwealth centralized and streamlined.