West Virginia LLC status check

What keeps a West Virginia LLC or corporation in good standing, what happens if a filing is missed, and how to check your status yourself. Taken from the official rules published by West Virginia Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division.

Check your West Virginia status

On the state’s own site: open the official business search (West Virginia Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division). Search your exact registered name and read the status field.

The way a lender sees it: a lender’s system doesn’t just read your status — it matches your exact legal name, your filing, your domain and your email against each other. Run the same checks below.

Free check: what a lender’s system sees

Standing in West Virginia, exact legal-name match, time in business, domain age, website and business email. No account, no card, under a minute.

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What West Virginia requires to stay in good standing

	LLC	Corporation
Filing	Annual Report	Annual Report
How often	Annual	Annual
When it’s due	File between January 1 and June 30 each year, starting the year after the entity registered.	File between January 1 and June 30 each year, starting the year after the entity registered.
State fee	$25 if filed by June 30; $75 after June 30 (includes $50 late fee)	$25 if filed by June 30; $75 after June 30 (includes $50 late fee)

Every West Virginia entity shares the same June 30 deadline regardless of formation date. Reinstatement requires tax-department clearance, not just SOS filings.

Missed it? What happens, and how to fix it

If a filing is missed

Reports filed after June 30 cost $75 ($50 late fee) for for-profit entities. Not filing may lead to administrative dissolution (domestic) or revocation (foreign). Official pages found do not state the timeline.

Getting back in good standing

Application for Reinstatement of Revoked or Administratively Dissolved entity (Form LLD-10 for LLCs; Form CO-LP-RE for corporations) — state fee $25 application fee, plus $25 per missing annual report year and a $50 late fee per year (for-profit). Requires a Letter of Good Standing from the State Tax Division and a signed current-year annual report. By statute, an LLC must apply within two years after dissolution (W. Va. Code 31B-8-811).

Why lenders check this before anyone reads your application

An automated know-your-business check compares what you put on an application against the state’s record. A status that isn’t active and in good standing, or a legal name that differs from your filing by a comma or a suffix, is a common silent reason for a decline.

Fixing your status costs nothing beyond the state’s own fees; you don’t need to pay anyone to do it for you.

Common questions

When is the West Virginia LLC Annual Report due?

File between January 1 and June 30 each year, starting the year after the entity registered. The state fee is $25 if filed by June 30; $75 after June 30 (includes $50 late fee).

How do I reinstate a West Virginia LLC?

West Virginia calls it Application for Reinstatement of Revoked or Administratively Dissolved entity (Form LLD-10 for LLCs; Form CO-LP-RE for corporations). The state fee is $25 application fee, plus $25 per missing annual report year and a $50 late fee per year (for-profit). Requires a Letter of Good Standing from the State Tax Division and a signed current-year annual report. By statute, an LLC must apply within two years after dissolution (W. Va. Code 31B-8-811).

What happens if I miss the West Virginia filing deadline?

How do I check if my West Virginia LLC is in good standing?

Search your exact registered name on West Virginia Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division's business entity search (https://apps.sos.wv.gov/business/corporations/) and read the status field. To see what a lender's verification system sees - status, exact legal-name match, domain and business email - run Peak Discounters' free fundability check.

Sources

Fees and deadlines change. Always confirm on West Virginia Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division’s own site before you file. Last reviewed October 16, 2026.

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