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Virginia Business reinstatement

The requirements, the timing and the official sources. Everything we’ve verified, in one place.

Sources verifiedLast verified 2026-10-25
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Restoring your business status

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LLCs

Fee

$100

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Steps

Apply to the Commission for reinstatement and include the entity’s Commission identification number.

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Past-due reports and taxes

Pay annual registration fees and penalties due before cessation and those that would have accrued through reinstatement.

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Time limit

within five years after ceasing to exist; statutory exceptions apply to specified Commission-ordered cancellations or terminations and certain court-directed dissolutions.

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Steps

Apply to the Commission for reinstatement and include the entity’s Commission identification number.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
An application for reinstatement, which may be in the form of a letter, that includes the identification number issued by the Commission to the limited liability company
Official source

Fee

$100

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
A reinstatement fee of $100;
Official source

Past-due reports and taxes

Pay annual registration fees and penalties due before cessation and those that would have accrued through reinstatement.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
All annual registration fees and penalties that were due before the limited liability company ceased to exist and that would have been assessed or imposed to the date of reinstatement
Official source

Time limit

within five years after ceasing to exist; statutory exceptions apply to specified Commission-ordered cancellations or terminations and certain court-directed dissolutions.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
A limited liability company that has ceased to exist may apply to the Commission for reinstatement within five years thereafter, unless the cancellation was by order of the Commission (i) entered pursuant to subdivision A 1 of § 13.1-1050.3 or (ii) entered pursuant to § 13.1-1047 and the circuit court's decree directing dissolution contains no provision for reinstatement of the existence of the limited liability company.
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Corporations

Fee

$100

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Steps

Apply to the Commission for reinstatement and include the entity’s Commission identification number.

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Past-due reports and taxes

Pay annual registration fees and penalties due before cessation and those that would have accrued through reinstatement. Submit an annual report for the calendar year of the latest registration fee assessed or that would have been assessed through reinstatement.

View official source

Time limit

within five years after ceasing to exist; statutory exceptions apply to specified Commission-ordered cancellations or terminations and certain court-directed dissolutions.

View official source

Steps

Apply to the Commission for reinstatement and include the entity’s Commission identification number.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
An application for reinstatement, which shall include the identification number issued by the Commission to the corporation
Official source

Fee

$100

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
A reinstatement fee of $100;
Official source

Past-due reports and taxes

Pay annual registration fees and penalties due before cessation and those that would have accrued through reinstatement. Submit an annual report for the calendar year of the latest registration fee assessed or that would have been assessed through reinstatement.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
All annual registration fees and penalties that were due before the corporation ceased to exist and that would have been assessed or imposed to the date of reinstatement An annual report for the calendar year that corresponds to the calendar year of the latest annual registration fee that was assessed or that would have been assessed to the date of reinstatement;
Official source

Time limit

within five years after ceasing to exist; statutory exceptions apply to specified Commission-ordered cancellations or terminations and certain court-directed dissolutions.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
A corporation that has ceased to exist may apply to the Commission for reinstatement within five years thereafter unless the corporate existence was terminated by order of the Commission (i) upon a finding that the corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by law or (ii) entered pursuant to § 13.1-749 and the circuit court's decree directing dissolution contains no provision for reinstatement of corporate existence.
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Last verified 2026-10-25. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.

LLC / Steps
An application for reinstatement, which may be in the form of a letter, that includes the identification number issued by the Commission to the limited liability company
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

LLC / Fee
A reinstatement fee of $100;
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

LLC / Time limit
A limited liability company that has ceased to exist may apply to the Commission for reinstatement within five years thereafter, unless the cancellation was by order of the Commission (i) entered pursuant to subdivision A 1 of § 13.1-1050.3 or (ii) entered pursuant to § 13.1-1047 and the circuit court's decree directing dissolution contains no provision for reinstatement of the existence of the limited liability company.
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

LLC / Past-due reports and taxes
All annual registration fees and penalties that were due before the limited liability company ceased to exist and that would have been assessed or imposed to the date of reinstatement
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Steps
An application for reinstatement, which shall include the identification number issued by the Commission to the corporation
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Fee
A reinstatement fee of $100;
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Time limit
A corporation that has ceased to exist may apply to the Commission for reinstatement within five years thereafter unless the corporate existence was terminated by order of the Commission (i) upon a finding that the corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by law or (ii) entered pursuant to § 13.1-749 and the circuit court's decree directing dissolution contains no provision for reinstatement of corporate existence.
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Past-due reports and taxes
All annual registration fees and penalties that were due before the corporation ceased to exist and that would have been assessed or imposed to the date of reinstatement An annual report for the calendar year that corresponds to the calendar year of the latest annual registration fee that was assessed or that would have been assessed to the date of reinstatement;
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

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