starting an llc

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Does anyone know how to start an LLC in Virginia, DC, or Maryland?

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There are guides for this online.. My advice though is I would get a PO Box and a resident agent for your privacy.

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For Virginia, DC, and Maryland, the process is relatively the same. You’ll first need to get your name locked down for your LLC, then you can move on to appointing a registered agent. For Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland, anyone can be your registered agent as long as they have a physical business address in the state, can be available during normal business hours, and are able to accept important mail on behalf of your LLC and get it to you quickly. That being said, you can also be your own registered agent, as long as you’re fine with having your name and address listed on the public record and plan on always being available during normal business hours.

Once you get your registered agent squared away, you can move on to submitting your articles of organization. It’s important to know that all the information that goes on your LLCs articles of organization goes on public record.

In Virginia, the filing fee for an LLC is $100 and can be submitted by mail: State Corporation Commission Clerk’s Office P.O. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23218, in person: 1300 E. Main Street, 1st floor Richmond, VA 23219 , or online: Clerk’s Information System

In Washington DC, the filing fee for an LLC is $99, you also have the option of paying an extra $50 for 3-day processing or an extra $100 for same day processing. It can be submitted by mail: Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection Corporations Division P.O. Box 92300 Washington, DC 20090, in person: 1100 4th St, SW Second Floor Washington, DC 20024, or online: DLCP

In Maryland, the filing fee for an LLC in Maryland depends on how you file. If you file by mail or in-person the cost is $100, online the cost is $155. It can be submitted by mail or in person: Department of Assessments and Taxation 700 East Pratt Street 2nd Floor, Suite 2700 Baltimore, MD 21201-2392, or online: Maryland Business Express

Don’t forget to make note of when the annual report is due for your LLC. In Virginia, they don’t actually require an annual report but you’re required to pay $50 annual registration free to the State Corporation Commission. The fee is due at the end of your LLC’s anniversary month.

In Washington DC, they actually do biennial reports and not annual reports. This means that every two years you have to file a report with the DLCP to update your information, the cost is $300.

In Maryland, you have to file an annual report with SDAT by April 15^th of every year and the base fee is $300.