A West Virginia LLC costs $100 to file with the Secretary of State, carries a $25 annual report due by July 1, and pays West Virginia personal income tax of up to 5.12% on passed-through profit. West Virginia lists members or managers on public state records, so it is not one of the four anonymous-LLC states (Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, Nevada). Founders who need ownership privacy form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into West Virginia when local operations require it. Anonymousllc.co forms a West Virginia LLC for $397 total ($297 service fee plus the $100 state fee) or fulfills the anonymous route through Wyoming at $397 all-in.
A West Virginia LLC is a limited liability company registered with the West Virginia Secretary of State in Charleston, giving its owners personal-asset protection while the business is taxed as a pass-through entity by federal default. The state charges a $100 filing fee for the Articles of Organization and accepts most filings within 1-3 business days. West Virginia requires either members or managers (or both) to be disclosed on public state records, and it does not authorize statutory series LLCs. Anonymousllc.co handles the full filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and 4-5 US bank applications, so a founder reaches a funded US account without traveling to West Virginia.
A West Virginia LLC costs $397 total through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $100 state filing fee. That single price covers filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and 4-5 US bank applications. From year two, the recurring cost is the $100/year registered agent plus the $25 West Virginia annual report, so ongoing maintenance runs about $125/year. Add-on services are priced separately: EIN $99, ITIN $299, and BOI $150 per report when a foreign entity requires one. Founders whose priority is ownership privacy choose the Wyoming route, which Anonymousllc.co fulfills at $397 all-in.
No. West Virginia requires either members or managers (or both) to be disclosed on public state records, so ownership is visible to anyone who searches the Secretary of State database. The privacy path runs through a different state. A founder who needs ownership off the public record forms a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC, where members and managers stay off state filings, and foreign-qualifies that entity into West Virginia when local operations demand it. A commercial registered agent keeps a founder's home address off West Virginia filings, but it does not hide ownership on its own. See /wyoming-anonymous-llc/ or /anonymous-llc/ for the privacy structure.
A West Virginia LLC is a pass-through entity by federal default, so profit flows to the owners' personal returns and pays West Virginia personal income tax of up to 5.12%. There is no federal entity-level tax. A single-member LLC is a disregarded entity reported on Schedule C; a multi-member LLC files Form 1065 and issues K-1s. An LLC can elect S-corporation treatment on Form 2553, which shields the non-salary portion of income from 15.3% self-employment tax once net income clears roughly $40,000-$60,000. Non-resident owners of a foreign-owned single-member LLC file Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 each year.
West Virginia requires one annual report each year for a $25 fee, due by July 1. The report confirms the registered agent, principal office, and the member or manager information on file with the Secretary of State. Missing the July 1 deadline adds late penalties and, after continued non-filing, administrative dissolution, which removes the LLC from good standing and can retroactively void the liability shield. Anonymousllc.co tracks the deadline and files the $25 report as part of its $100/year registered agent service, so the entity stays compliant without the owner watching the calendar.
Yes. Every West Virginia LLC must maintain a registered agent with a physical West Virginia street address to receive service of process and state mail. A PO Box does not satisfy the requirement. Anonymousllc.co provides West Virginia registered agent service at $100/year, included free in year one of any formation package. The agent forwards state notices and legal service the same day it arrives and keeps the founder's own address off the public record. See /west-virginia-registered-agent/ for the full service.
A West Virginia LLC is fully operational in 5-10 business days end-to-end. The state accepts the Articles of Organization within 1-3 business days, the EIN follows in 5-7 days, and bank approval lands 8-10 days after the EIN. The process runs in parallel wherever it can. Day 0 is a 5-minute WhatsApp intake; Anonymousllc.co files the Articles the same day and starts the EIN the moment the state stamp arrives. US-resident founders receive the EIN in about one day online; non-resident founders receive it in 5-7 days by fax. Bank applications go to four or five partner banks at once, so a decline at one does not end the process.
Yes. Non-US residents form West Virginia LLCs without an SSN, ITIN, or US visa, and never need to visit the United States. West Virginia places no citizenship or residency condition on LLC ownership. Anonymousllc.co files the Articles, obtains the EIN by fax as third-party designee in 5-7 days, provides the West Virginia registered agent and address, and submits US bank applications to Mercury, Relay, and Bluevine remotely. The founder runs the entire process from abroad over WhatsApp, though bank approval is harder for non-residents than for US residents.
No. West Virginia does not authorize statutory series LLCs, so a founder cannot create protected cells under a single parent entity within the state. Owners who want a series structure form in a state that permits it, then foreign-qualify into West Virginia when they operate there. For a single-business founder, a standard West Virginia LLC covers the need without the series overhead. Anonymousllc.co advises on the right structure during the WhatsApp intake before any filing goes to the state.
West Virginia costs $100 to file and $25 a year to maintain, but it publishes ownership and taxes personal income up to 5.12%. The four anonymous states keep members and managers off the public record. Wyoming forms at $397 all-in with no state income tax and a $60 annual report; New Mexico forms at $347 with no annual report and no annual fee; Delaware charges a $300 flat annual franchise tax due June 1; Nevada runs about $350/year for its annual list and business license. A founder who values privacy and low ongoing cost forms in Wyoming or New Mexico and foreign-qualifies into West Virginia only when local operations require it.
5-minute WhatsApp intake. 5-10 day turnaround.