West Virginia Secretary Of State Office
We provide information for the West Virginia SOS office below. If you need assistance, then use the information listed on this page to contact the West Virginia Secretary of State Office. If you are looking to start a business and want to see if the business name is available, then view how to use the West Virginia business entity and corporation search page.
Entity Formation Fees For West Virginia
Below we list the fees to file articles of organization to form a business entity in West Virginia.
| LLC | Business Corporation | Nonprofit |
|---|---|---|
| $100 | $50 | $25 |
West Virginia State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within West Virginia that a business should check for business license requirements.
| Licensing Agency | Contact Information |
|---|---|
| Board of Accountancy | Physical address: 405 Capitol Street, Suite 908 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 304-558-3557 Fax: 304-558-1325 Web: Home Name search Forms Email: wvboa@mail.wvnet.edu |
| Board of Architects | Mailing address: P.O. Box 9125 Huntington, WV 25704-0125 Phone: 304-528-5825 Web: Home Forms Email: lewilex@mail.wvnet.edu |
| Board of Landscape Architects | Web: Home |
| Board of Pharmacy | Physical address: 2310 Kanawha Blvd E Charleston, WV 25311 Phone: 304-558-0558 Fax: 304-558-0572 Web: Home Name search Forms Email: david.e.potters@wv.gov |
| Board of Professional Surveyors | Physical address: 738 Airport Road Sutton, WV 26601 Phone: (304) 765-0315 Fax: (304) 765-0316 Web: Home Forms |
| Board of Registration for Professional Engineers | Physical address: 300 Capitol Street - Suite 910 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: (304) 558-3554 Fax: (304) 558-6232 Web: Home Name search Email: info@wvpebd.org |
| Division of Labor | Physical address: 749 B Building 6, Capitol Complex Charleston, West Virginia 25305 Phone: 304-558-7890 Fax: 304-558-2415 Web: Home Name search |
| Offices of the Insurance Commissioner | Physical address: 900 Pennsylvania Avenue Charleston, WV 25302 Mailing address: PO Box 50540 Charleston, WV 25305 Phone: 304-558-3386 Web: Home |
| Real Estate Commission | Physical address: 300 Capitol St., Suite 400 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 304-558-3555 Fax: 304-558-6442 Web: Home |
| Secretary of State - Business and Licensing Division | Physical address: Bldg. 1, Suite 157-K, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East Charleston, WV 25305-0770 Phone: 304-558-8000 or 866-767-8683 Web: Home Name search Forms File online Email: business@wvsos.com |
| Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Division | Physical address: Bldg. 1, Suite 157-K, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East Charleston, WV 25305 Phone: (304) 558-8000 Fax: (304) 558-0900 Web: Home Name search |
| State Tax Department | Mailing address: Taxpayer Services Division, Post Office Box 3784 Charleston, WV 25337-3784 Phone: 304-558-3333 or 1-800-982-8297 Web: Home Email: TaxWVTaxAid@wv.gov. |
| Workforce | Mailing address: P.O. Box 2753 Charleston, WV 25330 Phone: 1-800-252-5627 Fax: 304-558-1979 Web: Home |
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SOS Office Location
West Virginia Secretary of State - Business and Licensing Division
State Capitol Building
Charleston, WV 25305 -
SOS Office Phone Number
The West Virginia SOS office phone number is 304-558-8000 or 866-767-8683.
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SOS State Website
To view the West Virginia SOS website, please click here.