PLEASE NOTE:  In Virginia a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Good Standing.  This sometimes causes confusion when the requesting party, commonly the Secretary of State in another state besides Virginia, requests a "Good Standing Certificate".  In these cases a Virginia Certificate of Good Standing will fulfill the requirements for a Virginia Good Standing Certificate.

A Virginia Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Virginia State Corporation Commission and is often required for loans, to renew business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes in the state of Virginia or in any other state.

A Virginia Certificate of Good Standing is evidence that your Virginia business franchise - your Virginia Corporation, LLC or LP - is in Existence, is authorized to transact business in the state of Virginia, and complies with all state of Virginia business requirements and therefore is in "Good Standing" in the state of Virginia.

Also known as a Virginia Certificate of Existence, a Virginia Certificate of Status or a Virginia Certificate of Authority, a Virginia Good Standing Certificate is a one page document which looks like a letter and bears the seal of the state of Virginia State Corporation Commission. A Virginia Good Standing Certificate is provided by the Virginia State Corporation Commission and is conclusive evidence of the existence of your Virginia business franchise. In most cases a Virginia Certificate of Good Standing can be valid up to a year depending on the requirements of the Good Standing Certificate requester.

To obtain a Virginia Good Standing Certificate, your company must be registered as a legal entity with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, i.e., your company is in existence in the state of Virginia, and cannot be in default of Virginia corporate rules, or suspended by the state of Virginia.

Total cost for a Virginia Good Standing Certificate depends on the type of company - Corporation, LLC, LLP, LP - and how fast you need the Certificate. Choose your options in the Good Standing Certificate Cost Calculator below to determine exactly how much your Virginia Good Standing Certificate will cost.

• The Virginia company must be registered as a legal entity with the Virginia State Corporation Commission as a Corporation, LLC or LP.
• The Virginia company cannot be in default or suspended as defined by the laws of the state of Virginia.
• The Virginia company must have filed all reports required by the Virginia State Corporation Commission or any other state of Virginia agency.

Some states verify that all taxes have been paid and all required reports have been filed. Other states include bare minimum language that confirms only that a company is in existence and has not been dissolved.

Along with the issuance date and signature of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, a Virginia Good Standing Certificate includes the following information:

A Corporation, LP or LLC that is registered in the state of Virginia may require a Virginia Good Standing Certificate to qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" in a state other than Virginia.  A Foreign Corporation is a Corporation that is registered with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in one state and has the Authority to do business in another state. 

For example, a Corporation registered in the state of California that plans to do business in the state of Virginia is a "Domestic Corporation" in California and a "Foreign Corporation" in the state of Virginia.

All states require you to register as a Foreign Corporation with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in order to do business in their state.  In order to register as a Foreign Corporation in any state you must provide evidence that you are registered and are in Good Standing in another state as a Domestic Corporation or LLC.  This evidence is a Certificate of Good Standing from the state in which your Corporation or LLC was originally formed.

A Virginia Good Standing Certificate is legal and official proof of Good Standing from the Virginia State Corporation Commission.

If your Corporation, LLC or LP falls out of Good Standing with the VA State Corporation Commission it is technically illegal for your company to do business in the state of Virginia or any other state. This could lead to the piercing of the corporate veil and make the owners of the Virginia business liable for penalties and law suits.

In order to get back into Good Standing you will have to pay a Reinstatement Fee.

The cost to Reinstate a Virginia Company depends on the exactly why the Corporation, LLC or LP is not in Good Standing. In some cases the fees for reinstatement of a Virginia Company may be more expensive that those for walking away from the business and then creating an entirely new company.

A Virginia Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Virginia State Corporation Commission for business entities that have registered with the state of Virginia.  A Sole Proprietorship or DBA is not normally registered with the Virginia State Corporation Commission so a Virginia Certificate of Good Standing cannot be issued for them.

If you own a Virginia business and have not registered as a Corporation, LLC, LP or other legal entity with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, then you are a Sole Proprietor by default.  Nothing needs to be filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission to create a Sole Proprietorship.  If you plan to use a name different from your first and last name then you would register in the Virginia county in which you do business with your first and last name "Doing Business As" (DBA) the name of your business (for example: Sue Smith, DBA Sue's Virginia Business).

In Virginia a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Good Standing.   A Virginia Certificate of Good Standing may be referred to by another name.

No. A Virginia Good Standing Certificate does not include a unique verification number.

Yes.  A Virginia Good Standing Certificate includes the Date of Incorporation for a Virginia Corporation or the Date of Organization for a Virginia LLC.

We can get your Virginia Good Standing Certificate as fast as 2-3 hours. If you choose the scanned email copy option on the Virginia Good Standing Certificate Cost Calculator below, we will send you a scanned copy of your Virginia Good Standing Certificate by email as soon as we get it from the VA State Corporation Commission.

The Virginia State Corporation Commission reserves the right to extend expedite periods in time of extreme volume, staff shortage or equipment malfunction.  We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Virginia State Corporation Commission.  In our experience the time specified is the time it usually takes the Virginia State Corporation Commission to process Good Standing Certificate orders.  We get your Virginia Good Standing Certificate request to the VA State Corporation Commission ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have very little or no control over the Virginia Good Standing Certificate process.

A valid expiration date is not written on a Virginia Good Standing Certificate.  The validity of a Virginia Certificate of Good Standing is usually determined by the intended recipient of the Good Standing Certificate.

Some institutions may request that a Virginia Good Standing Certificate be less than a certain number of days old.  Generally the information included on a Virginia Certificate of Good Standing is implied to be valid for 60-90 days but it really depends on the nature of the business for which the Virginia Good Standing Certificate is being used.

If you need to verify that all outstanding tax liabilities for a Virginia Corporation or Virginia LLC have been paid then you need a Virginia Tax Status Compliance Certificate.

In Virginia a Tax Status Compliance Certificate is called a . A Virginia is issued by the Virginia Department of Revenue and is sometimes called a Tax Clearance Certificate or an Entity Status Letter or a Certificate of Account Status.

If you need a Good Standing Certificate from the highest Court in the state of Virginia for a Virginia Attorney we can help.

If you are ready to order a Virginia Good Standing Certificate now, simply fill in the Good Standing Certificate Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us at CorpServices@AllBizDocs.com.