West Virginia · Limited liability company
What an LLC costs in West Virginia
$125 in your first year. That's $100 to file with West Virginia Secretary of State (formation/annual report); WV State Tax Division (business registration), and about $25 a year to keep it in good standing after that.
First-year breakdown
- State filing fee $100 One-time, paid when you form the LLC
- Annual Report $25 Due between January 1 and June 30 each year, following the calendar year in which the LLC was registered.
- Total, first year $125
Don't file on this alone. We're still verifying figures state by state. Open the source link below and confirm before you pay anything or rely on a deadline.
Keeping it alive
Your annual report
| Filing | Annual Report |
|---|---|
| How often | annual |
| Fee | $25 |
| When it's due | Due between January 1 and June 30 each year, following the calendar year in which the LLC was registered. |
| If you're late | Failure to file by June 30 may result in monetary penalties and administrative dissolution/revocation. The official SOS fee schedule separately lists an Annual Report Late Fee of $50 for profit entities, though the annual-report page did not restate it. |
| If you keep ignoring it | Administrative dissolution/revocation possible for failure to file by the June 30 deadline. |
State tax: West Virginia repealed its business franchise tax effective 2015; no current entity-level franchise tax on LLCs. Separately, the WV State Tax Division requires a one-time Business Registration Certificate (a 'permanent certificate'); the fee is widely reported as $30 but could not be confirmed on an official page.
What we're less sure about
Caveats on this page
- Business Registration Certificate fee (~$30, one-time) EXCLUDED because it could not be confirmed on an official page - tax.wv.gov sub-pages 404'd or lacked a figure. If accurate, true first-year minimum is ~$155.
- $100 + $25 = $125 confirmed only.
- Confirm the 2015 franchise-tax repeal has not been reinstated.
Ready to file?
You can file directly with West Virginia Secretary of State (formation/annual report); WV State Tax Division (business registration) yourself — that's always the cheapest route, and we link to the form above. If you'd rather someone handle the paperwork and act as your registered agent, we compare the services that do it.
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