Virginia EIN Number and the Virginia Tax Account Number

Last updated November 1, 2026 · Written by the EIN Registration filing team

There is no Virginia EIN. The IRS issues it on Form SS-4. What Virginia adds comes after it: a Virginia account number from Virginia Tax once you pay wages, an unemployment insurance account with the Virginia Employment Commission, and a sales tax Certificate of Registration from Virginia Tax if you sell taxable goods or services.

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After your EIN in Virginia

Account	Agency	Number you get	Register
State income tax withholding	Virginia Tax	Virginia account number	Virginia Tax Online Services
Unemployment insurance	Virginia Employment Commission	VEC account number, 10 digits beginning with 00 or 000	Employer Self Service
Sales tax	Virginia Tax	Sales tax Certificate of Registration	Virginia Tax Online Services

Virginia Tax's online business registration (iReg) opens an account for each tax type you select, such as retail sales and use tax and employer withholding, and Virginia Tax says you can register with the Virginia Employment Commission at the same time when you register online. The paper alternative is Form R-1.

Virginia Tax assigns one Virginia account number that identifies your withholding account and your other major business tax accounts. If the IRS gives your business a new EIN because of a reorganization, a change in business type or a change of ownership, you must file Form R-1 and get a new Virginia account number.

Your Virginia Employment Commission unemployment tax account is separate from Virginia Tax. A properly registered VEC account has a 10-digit number beginning with 00 or 000. A number that starts with the letter F is a temporary access number, not your employer account number.

Also on the Virginia list

Register with Virginia Tax for sales and use tax or employer withholding. The EIN is required to open the account.
Pay the LLC's annual registration fee to the State Corporation Commission by the last day of the anniversary month, every year the company exists.

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What is different about Virginia

Virginia business filings sit with the State Corporation Commission, a regulatory body that also oversees utilities and insurers, rather than with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Owners searching for a Virginia Secretary of State business lookup land on the wrong office.
Virginia LLCs do not file an annual report with the state. They pay an annual registration fee instead, due in the anniversary month, and the company can be cancelled for missing it. An EIN cannot bring a cancelled LLC back.
The Commission issues an SCC entity ID that indexes the company in the Clerk's Information System. It is a state record locator, not a tax number, and Virginia Tax will still ask for the federal EIN.

Before you apply

The SS-4 must match the Virginia State Corporation Commission (Clerk's Information System) filing; its SCC entity ID is a state index, not a tax ID.

Virginia EIN questions

How do I get an EIN number in Virginia?

File IRS Form SS-4 after the Virginia State Corporation Commission (Clerk's Information System) approves any formation filing; there is no Virginia EIN application. Virginia Tax's online business registration (iReg) opens an account for each tax type you select, such as retail sales and use tax and employer withholding, and Virginia Tax says you can register with the Virginia Employment Commission at the same time when you register online. The paper alternative is Form R-1.

Is the Virginia account number the same as my EIN?

No. Virginia Tax assigns it when you register as an employer in Virginia Tax Online Services. It goes in W-2 box 15; the EIN goes in box b.

Where do I register for Virginia unemployment insurance?

With the Virginia Employment Commission, online through Employer Self Service. It assigns a VEC account number, 10 digits beginning with 00 or 000, a separate number from the EIN.

Do I need a Virginia sales tax Certificate of Registration?

Only if you sell what Virginia taxes. Virginia Tax issues it through Virginia Tax Online Services, and your returns are filed under its number, not the EIN.

Is there a Virginia EIN or state tax ID number?

No. The EIN is federal and comes from the IRS. Virginia's own numbers are the SCC entity ID on your filing, the account number Virginia Tax assigns when you register for sales tax or employer withholding, and a separate unemployment insurance account with the Virginia Employment Commission. The Virginia Tax registration asks for the federal EIN, so it comes first.

Why is my Virginia LLC filed with the State Corporation Commission?

Virginia gives business filings to the State Corporation Commission, a regulator that also oversees utilities and insurers, rather than to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Your LLC appears in the Commission's Clerk's Information System under its SCC entity ID, and the Commission is also where the annual registration fee is paid each year in the anniversary month.

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