120: Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Virginia and West Virginia

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and EO Radio Show episode 120 is the 20th episode in a series of quick tips episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. With the help of Joe Hilliard, we look at the basic state filing requirements for nonprofit corporations operating in Virginia and West Virginia.

In previous episodes, we talked about filing in Delaware and California, which are the most frequently used by our clients, most of whom have a connection to California. Other episodes have focused on state filings in Nevada, Arizona, Washington State, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, New York and New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, Florida and Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Washington, D.C., Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. We've also discussed Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

You can find all previous episodes on our website or the Farella YouTube channel, where a playlist specifically dedicated to state filing requirements is available. We'll work our way through the rest of the states in future episodes.

Show Notes:

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Virginia:

Virginia State Corporation Commission Business Services Home Page: https://www.scc.virginia.gov/businesses/

Virginia Current Entity Search: https://cis.scc.virginia.gov/EntitySearch/Index

Virginia Nonstock Corporation Forms and Fees FAQ: https://www.scc.virginia.gov/businesses/forms-and-fees/virginia-nonstock-corporations/

Virginia Articles of Incorporation for a Virginia Nonstock Corporation: https://www.scc.virginia.gov/media/sccvirginiagov-home/business-home/start-a-new-business/business-types/scc819.pdf

Virginia Nonstock Guide (PDF): https://www.scc.virginia.gov/media/sccvirginiagov-home/business-home/forms-and-fees/virginia-nonstock-corporations/nptoolkit-(1).pdf

Virginia Expedited Fees FAQ: https://www.scc.virginia.gov/businesses/about-the-clerks-office/expedited-services/

Virginia Annual Report Filing FAQ: https://www.scc.virginia.gov/businesses/business-faqs/clerks-annual-reports/

Virginia Annual Registration Filing FAQ: https://www.scc.virginia.gov/businesses/business-faqs/annual-registration-fees/

Virginia Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services Charitable Organizations website: https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/food-charitable-solicitation.shtml

Virginia Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services Charitable Organizations FAQ: https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/charitablesolicitationsfaqs.pdf

Virginia Department of Taxation Nonprofit Organizations FAQ: https://www.tax.virginia.gov/nonprofit-organizations

Virginia Department of Taxation Application Portal: https://www.npo.tax.virginia.gov/VTOL_External_Entity/NPOLogin.xhtml

West Virginia:

West Virginia Secretary of State Business Division Home Page: https://sos.wv.gov/business/Pages/default.aspx

West Virginia Secretary of State's current entity database: https://apps.wv.gov/sos/businessentitysearch/

West Virginia Secretary of State Forms Page: https://sos.wv.gov/Forms/Pages/default.aspx

West Virginia Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation: https://sos.wv.gov/FormSearch/Business/Corporation/cd-1np.pdf

West Virginia Out-of-State Registration FAQ: https://sos.wv.gov/business/Pages/RegOutStateBus.aspx

West Virginia Foreign Application for Certificate of Authority: https://sos.wv.gov/FormSearch/Business/Corporation/cf-1.pdf

West Virginia Secretary of State Expedite Services FAQ: https://sos.wv.gov/business/Pages/ExpediteService.aspx

West Virginia Annual Report FAQ: https://business4.wv.gov/operatemybusiness/Pages/Annual-Reporting.aspx

West Virginia Secretary of State Charitable Organizations Home Page: https://sos.wv.gov/business/Pages/Charities.aspx

West Virginia Secretary of State Charitable Organizations FAQ: https://sos.wv.gov/business/Pages/CharityFAQ.aspx

West Virginia Tax Division Home Page:  https://tax.wv.gov/Business/SalesAndUseTax/Pages/SalesAndUseTax.aspx

West Virginia Tax Division Nonprofit Tax Exemption FAQ: https://tax.wv.gov/documents/tsd/tsd320.pdf

West Virginia Nonprofit Association index of helpful websites: https://wvnpa.org/starting-a-nonprofit/

West Virginia Nonprofit Association Checklist: https://wvnpa.org/content/uploads/nonprofit-start-up-checklist-a.pdf

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