text: import React from "react";
  import styled from "styled-components";
  import SEO from "../components/seo";
  import Top from "../atomic/partials/top";
  import Buttonsbox from "../atomic/atoms/boxes/top-buttons-box";
  import Button from "../atomic/molecules/buttons/button";
  import Layout from "../components/layout";
  import {
  	articlesOfIncorporation,
  	questions,
  	service,
  	tabs,
  	top,
  } from "../static/learning-center-entity/virginia-corporation";
  import CartBlock from "../atomic/molecules/blocks/cart-block";
  import RatingBlock from "../atomic/molecules/blocks/rating-block";
  import RatingRow from "../atomic/atoms/boxes/rating-row";
  import TabsOvalOneSvg from "../images/ovals/bottom-left-transparent-pink.inline.svg";
  import OvalSvg2 from "../images/ovals/top-right-transparent-blue2.inline.svg";
  import OvalSvg3 from "../images/ovals/bottom-left-transparent-blue1.inline.svg";
  import OvalSvg4 from "../images/ovals/top-right-transparent-orange3.inline.svg";
  import PanelWrapper from "../atomic/organisms/tabs/panel";
  import { Heading } from "../atomic/atoms/typography/heading";
  import { Paragraph } from "../atomic/atoms/typography/paragraph";
  import TextBoxed from "../atomic/molecules/static-check/circle-checkmark-text-boxed";
  import { color, gradient } from "../atomic/atoms/styles/colors";
  import Oval from "../atomic/atoms/icons/oval";
  import HeadingCenter from "../atomic/partials/heading-center";
  import ContentCenter from "../atomic/partials/content-center";
  import LightBoxVideo from "../components/LightBox";
  import Curve2SVG from "../images/curves/bottom-left-top-right-reverse-big.inline.svg";
  import Curve from "../atomic/atoms/icons/curve";
  import PacketsSection from "../atomic/sections/learning-center-entity/alaska-corporation/packets";
  import Accordion from "../atomic/organisms/accordion/accordion";
  import Rocket from "../atomic/sections/learning-center-entity/alaska-corporation/rocket";
  import Colorbox from "../atomic/molecules/blocks/left-icon-block-colored";
  import ArrowLink from "../atomic/molecules/buttons/text";
  
  import FilingTimeAndPriceBox from "../atomic/state-corporation/filing-time-and-price-box";
  import ComplianceRequirementBox from "../atomic/state-corporation/compliance-requirement-box";
  import { getFullPricesAndFilings } from "../api/Api";
  import ReactTabs from "../atomic/partials/ReactTabs";
  import { TabPanel } from "react-tabs";
  import { Helmet } from "react-helmet";
  
  const VirginiaCorporation = () => {
  	const [dataApi, setDataApi] = React.useState({});
  	const [
  		filingTimeAndRequirementHeader,
  		setFilingTimeAndRequirementHeader,
  	] = React.useState("");
  
  	React.useEffect(() => {
  		getFullPricesAndFilings("Virginia", "Corporation").then((data) => {
  			setDataApi(data);
  			setFilingTimeAndRequirementHeader(
  				`Learn more about incorporating in ${data.prices.state}`
  			);
  		});
  	}, []);
  
  	return (
  		<Layout>
  			<SEO
  				title="Virginia Corporation | How to Incorporate in Virginia | Learn About Incorporating in Virginia"
  				description="Information on Virginia incorporation is a click away. Find filing times and fees, what documents are required, how to choose a name, and more. "
  			/>
  			<Top
  				imageName="mr-bulb-corporation-california-8302"
  				imageAlt="corporation in virginia"
  				ovalColor="purple-2"
  				headlineWidth="560"
  			>
  				<h1>{top.header}</h1>
  				<p>{top.text}</p>
  				<Buttonsbox>
  					<Button externalLink content={top.buttons[0]} theme="primary56" arrow />
  				</Buttonsbox>
  
  				<RatingRow>
  					<CartBlock />
  					<RatingBlock />
  				</RatingRow>
  			</Top>
  
  			<TabsWrapper>
  				<Oval className="oval" height={420} width={420} top="1" left="0">
  					<TabsOvalOneSvg />
  				</Oval>
  
  				<ReactTabs content={tabs}>
  					<TabPanel>
  						<PanelWrapper>
  							<Heading
  								size={2}
  								template={3}
  								left
  								style={{ marginBottom: "24px" }}
  							>
  								Choosing a Corporation Name
  							</Heading>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								The name you choose for your new Virginia corporation is not
  								allowed to be the same as or deceptively similar to the
  								registered or reserved name of any other business entity in the
  								state. It may not include language that states or implies that
  								it’s been organized for a purpose other than one allowed under
  								state law or stated in its articles of incorporation. It must
  								also include as a status designator one of the following terms
  								or its abbreviation: “corporation,” “incorporated,” “limited,”
  								or “company.”
  							</Paragraph>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								If your corporate name is not considered to be distinguishable
  								from one already on file with the state, it’s not sufficient to
  								just change some punctuation, a definite or indefinite article,
  								or the status designator. In other words, if “ABC Company” is a
  								name already on file in Virginia, it would not be enough of a
  								difference to file your corporation’s name as “The ABC Company,”
  								“A-B-C Company,” or “ABC Incorporated.”
  							</Paragraph>
  							<ArrowLink
  								content={{
  									text: `Use our name search tool to check your name availability`,
  									url: `/virginia-entity-search/`,
  								}}
  								style={{ marginBottom: "32px" }}
  							/>
                              <LightBoxVideo
                                  alt="what is a corporation"
  								thumbnailVideo="what-is-a-corporation-8899"
  								videoID="oYZShvmf9eQ"
  							/>
  						</PanelWrapper>
  					</TabPanel>
  					<TabPanel>
  						<PanelWrapper>
  							<Heading
  								size={2}
  								template={3}
  								left
  								style={{ marginBottom: "24px" }}
  							>
  								Articles of Incorporation
  							</Heading>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								A new corporation’s articles of incorporation must be filed with
  								the Virginia Secretary of State before it can conduct business
  								in the Old Dominion. Incorporating in Virginia can occur for any
  								lawful business activity (subject to Virginia regulations
  								regarding certain industries), but there is no requirement to
  								specifically state the corporation’s purpose in the articles.
  							</Paragraph>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								There must be at least one incorporator (a natural person or a
  								corporate entity), who signs and files the articles of
  								incorporation with the Secretary of State.
  							</Paragraph>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								The articles of incorporation must include:
  							</Paragraph>
  
  							<Colorbox
  								color={color.blue3}
  								content={articlesOfIncorporation.box1}
  								dotsColor={color.blue1}
  								style={{ marginBottom: "65px" }}
  							/>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								Other items may-but are not required to be-included in the
  								articles of incorporation, such as:
  							</Paragraph>
  
  							<Colorbox
  								color={color.orange3}
  								content={articlesOfIncorporation.box2}
  								dotsColor={color.orange1}
  								style={{ marginBottom: "48px" }}
  							/>
  
  							<Paragraph big>
  								After the articles are filed, the incorporator(s) or initial
  								director(s)-if they are named in the articles-must hold a
  								meeting to complete the organization of the corporation.
  								Virginia’s laws regarding corporations give some protection from
  								liability to directors for good-faith business decisions, as
  								well as for minority and dissenting shareholders.
  							</Paragraph>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								The minimum filing fee for a corporation in Virginia is $178.
  							</Paragraph>
  						</PanelWrapper>
  					</TabPanel>
  					<TabPanel>
  						<PanelWrapper>
  							<Heading
  								size={2}
  								template={3}
  								left
  								style={{ marginBottom: "24px" }}
  							>
  								Registered Agent and Office
  							</Heading>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								Virginia corporations must maintain a registered agent within
  								the state-a person or office appointed to receive official state
  								correspondence, both administrative and legal. The agent must
  								have the same business office address as the registered office
  								and be either:
  							</Paragraph>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									An individual residing in the state who is a director of the
  									corporation, or
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									A member of the Virginia State Bar, or
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									A business entity with authority to transact business in
  									Virginia.
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								The corporation’s registered office may be the same as any of
  								the corporations's places of business.
  							</Paragraph>
  						</PanelWrapper>
  					</TabPanel>
  					<TabPanel>
  						<PanelWrapper>
  							<Heading
  								size={2}
  								template={3}
  								left
  								style={{ marginBottom: "24px" }}
  							>
  								Bylaws
  							</Heading>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								A corporation’s bylaws are critical because they describe the
  								corporation’s basic operating principles from both the
  								managerial and legal perspectives. A Virginia corporation must
  								maintain a copy of its bylaws at its main executive office, but
  								is not required to file them with the state.
  							</Paragraph>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								The incorporators or board of directors should approve the
  								corporation’s bylaws at their first meeting-insuring that they
  								don’t conflict with either state law or the articles of
  								incorporation-and keep them updated as time goes on.
  							</Paragraph>
  							<Paragraph
  								big
  								style={{
  									fontFamily: "Avenir",
  									fontWeight: "900",
  									color: "#1e1e1e",
  								}}
  							>
  								The bylaws should as a minimum include:
  							</Paragraph>
  
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									What authority directors have, how many there are, and how
  									long they serve
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									Duties and responsibilities of officers and how long they
  									serve
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									How consensus on major decisions is reached with and without
  									meetings
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									How, when, and where shareholders and directors meetings are
  									held
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>How stock is issued</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									Requirements for providing annual financial information to
  									shareholders
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  						</PanelWrapper>
  					</TabPanel>
  					<TabPanel>
  						<PanelWrapper>
  							<Heading
  								size={2}
  								template={3}
  								left
  								style={{ marginBottom: "24px" }}
  							>
  								Directors
  							</Heading>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								The corporation’s board of directors has the responsibility for
  								making major corporate decisions. Officers of the company-who
  								run the day-to-day affairs of the organization-must be listed in
  								the bylaws or elected by the board. At least one officer must
  								authenticate records for the corporation, as well as prepare
  								minutes of directors’ and shareholders meetings. An officer may
  								hold more than one office in the corporation unless otherwise
  								prohibited by law.
  							</Paragraph>
  						</PanelWrapper>
  					</TabPanel>
  					<TabPanel>
  						<PanelWrapper>
  							<Heading
  								size={2}
  								template={3}
  								left
  								style={{ marginBottom: "24px" }}
  							>
  								Requirement Reports
  							</Heading>
  							<Paragraph big style={{ marginBottom: "48px" }}>
  								Virginia corporations must file an annual report with the
  								Virginia State Corporation Commission in the last three months
  								of the calendar year that begins with its date of incorporation.
  							</Paragraph>
  
  							<Paragraph
  								big
  								style={{
  									marginBottom: "24px",
  									fontFamily: "Avenir",
  									fontWeight: "900",
  									color: "#1e1e1e",
  								}}
  							>
  								This report (accompanied by the filing fee of $100), must
  								include the following information:
  							</Paragraph>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									The corporation’s name and its state or country of
  									incorporation.
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									The address of the corporation’s principal office.
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									The names and addresses of the corporation’s directors and
  									principal officers.
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									The street address and county of the corporation’s registered
  									office.
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									The name of the corporation’s registered agent at the
  									registered office.
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  							<TextBoxed style={{ marginBottom: "8px" }}>
  								<Paragraph bottomMargin={0}>
  									The aggregate number of shares which the corporation has
  									authority to issue, itemized by class.
  								</Paragraph>
  							</TextBoxed>
  						</PanelWrapper>
  					</TabPanel>
  					<TabPanel>
  						<PanelWrapper>
  							<Heading
  								size={2}
  								template={3}
  								left
  								style={{ marginBottom: "24px" }}
  							>
  								Taxes
  							</Heading>
  							<Paragraph big>
  								The Virginia corporate income tax rate varies based on the
  								amount of a corporation’s income, as well as other factors.
  							</Paragraph>
  						</PanelWrapper>
  					</TabPanel>
  				</ReactTabs>
  			</TabsWrapper>
  
  			<ServiceSection>
  				<Oval className="oval" height={420} width={420} top="20" right="0">
  					<OvalSvg2 />
  				</Oval>
  				<Oval className="oval" height={720} width={720} top="60" left="0">
  					<OvalSvg3 />
  				</Oval>
  				<HeadingCenter
  					headline={service.header}
  					textWidth="590"
  					text={service.text}
  					bottomMargin="48"
  					bottomMarginLG="80"
  				/>
  				<ContentCenter style={{ marginBottom: "149px" }}>
  					<Curve top="-115" left="80" rotate={180} color={color.blue2}>
  						<Curve2SVG />
  					</Curve>
  					<LightBoxVideo
  						thumbnailVideo="comparison-chart-video-3611"
  						videoID="372490609"
  						vimeo
  					/>
  				</ContentCenter>
  
  				{/* Filing Times & Requirement section */}
  				<ContentCenter contentWidth={970}>
  					<HeadingCenter
  						headline={filingTimeAndRequirementHeader}
  						textWidth="770"
  						bottomMargin="48"
  						bottomMarginLG="80"
  					/>
  					<FilingTimeAndPriceBox data={dataApi} />
  					<ComplianceRequirementBox data={dataApi} style={{ margin: 0 }} />
  				</ContentCenter>
  			</ServiceSection>
  
  			<PacketsSection data={dataApi} />
  
  			<QuestionSection>
  				<Oval className="oval" height={570} width={570} top="20" right="0">
  					<OvalSvg4 />
  				</Oval>
  				<HeadingCenter headline={questions.header} textWidth="770" />
  				<ContentCenter style={{ marginBottom: "48px" }}>
  					<Accordion
  						content={questions}
  						curve
  						curveColor={color.blue1}
  						curveLeft="-15px"
  					/>
  				</ContentCenter>
  				<ContentCenter style={{ marginBottom: "48px" }}>
  					<Button
  						content={{
  							text: `View all corporation FAQ's`,
  							url: `/research-topics/c-corporation-info/`,
  						}}
  						width={300}
  						padding="12px 48px"
  					/>
  				</ContentCenter>
  			</QuestionSection>
  
  			<Rocket urlParams="?entityType=CCorporation&entityState=VA" />
  
  			<Helmet>
  				<script type="application/ld+json">
  					{`{
                          "@context": "http://schema.org",
                          "@type": "VideoObject",
                          "name": "What is a Corporation? by Incfile",
                          "description": "What is a corporation and how does it work? One of the most important decisions you'll make when starting a business is its legal structure. A popular option is a “corporation“—but what does this mean for business owners?   A corporation is its own legal entity separate from the owners. It has nearly all the legal rights of an individual: It can hire employees, own assets, enter into contracts, sue and be sued, loan and borrow money, and pay taxes. But since the corporation exists as a separate entity, it limits the liability of its owners. That means shareholders have the right to participate in profits, but they’re not held personally liable for the company’s debts. And since a corporation isn’t linked to a single person, it doesn’t dissolve when its owners or shareholders change or die, so liability protection is passed on to the next in line.  The Three Main Types of Corporations:  - C Corporations - S Corporations - Non-profits   Learn more about the three main types of corporations by visiting these links below:   - What is an S Corporation? https://www.incfile.com/what-is-s-corporation/ - What is a C Corporation? https://www.incfile.com/what-is-c-corporation/ - What is a Nonprofit? https://www.incfile.com/what-is-non-profit-corporation/",
                          "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oYZShvmf9eQ/default.jpg",
                          "uploadDate": "2020-09-07T17:00:19Z",
                          "duration": "PT1M41S",
                          "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/oYZShvmf9eQ",
                          "interactionCount": "74"
                      }`}
  				</script>
  			</Helmet>
  		</Layout>
  	);
  };
  
  const QuestionSection = styled.section`
  	background-image: ${gradient.orange3};
  	position: relative;
  	padding-top: 100px;
  	margin-top: 52px;
  	margin-bottom: 148px;
  `;
  
  const ServiceSection = styled.section`
  	background-image: ${gradient.blue3};
  	padding-top: 100px;
  	position: relative;
  	margin-bottom: 100px;
  	overflow: hidden;
  `;
  
  const TabsWrapper = styled.section`
  	position: relative;
  	margin-top: 120px;
  
  	@media (min-width: 992px) {
  		margin-top: 21px;
  	}
  `;
  
  export default VirginiaCorporation;
  