Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-614 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 6 / Section 58.1-614
(Contingent expiration date -- see note*) Vending machine sales
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 58.1-603 and 58.1-604 , whenever a dealer makes sales of tangible personal property through vending machines, or in any other manner making collection of the tax impractical, as determined by the Tax Commissioner, such dealer shall be required to report his wholesale purchases for sale at retail from vending machines and shall be required to remit an amount based on 5.3 percent of such wholesale purchases. However, any dealer located in any county or city for which the taxes under §§ 58.1-603.1 and 58.1-604.01 are imposed shall be required to remit an amount based on 6.0 percent of such wholesale purchases.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 58.1-605 and 58.1-606 , dealers making sales of tangible personal property through vending machines shall report and remit the one percent local sales and use tax computed as provided in subsection A.

C. The provisions of subsections A and B shall not be applicable to vending machine operators all of whose machines are under contract to nonprofit organizations. Such operators shall report only the gross receipts from machines selling items for more than 10 cents and shall be required to remit an amount based on a percentage of their remaining gross sales established by the Tax Commissioner to take into account the inclusion of sales tax.

D. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this section, when the Tax Commissioner determines that it is impractical to collect the tax in the manner provided by those sections, such dealer shall be required to remit an amount based on a percentage of gross receipts which takes into account the inclusion of the sales tax.

E. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any dealer who fails to maintain records satisfactory to the Tax Commissioner. A dealer making sales of tangible personal property through vending machines shall obtain a certificate of registration under § 58.1-613 in relevant form for each county or city in which he has machines.

Code 1950, § 58-441.34; 1966, c. 151; 1974, c. 389; 1980, c. 755; 1982, c. 219; 1984, c. 675; 1986, Sp. Sess., c. 12; 2004, Sp. Sess. I, c. 3 ; 2013, c. 766 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1211 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 12 / Section 58.1-1211
Branch banks
Status: in_force

If any bank has offices located in two or more political subdivisions, which includes cities, towns and counties, the tax which may be imposed by any subdivision under §§ 58.1-1208 , 58.1-1209 or § 58.1-1210 shall be imposed upon only such proportion of the taxable value of the net capital under § 58.1-1204 as the total deposits of such bank, or offices located inside the taxing subdivision, bears to total deposits as of the end of the preceding year. For the purposes of this section, offices located within an incorporated town shall be deemed not within the county where such banks are located.

Code 1950, § 58-485.012; 1980, c. 578; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1216 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 12 / Section 58.1-1216
Penalty upon bank for failure to comply with chapter
Status: in_force

Any bank which fails to file a return or pay the state tax required by this chapter or fails to comply with any other provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty of five percent of the tax due. If the Commissioner is satisfied that such failure is due to providential or other good cause, such return and payment of tax shall be accepted exclusive of such penalty, but with interest determined in accordance with § 58.1-15 .

Code 1950, § 58-485.018; 1980, c. 578; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2710 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 27 / Section 58.1-2710
Penalty for false statements
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully and knowingly makes a false statement orally, or in writing, or in the form of a receipt for the sale of motor fuel, for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain or to assist any other person, partnership or corporation to obtain or attempt to obtain a credit or refund or reduction of liability for taxes under this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 58-629.2; 1952, c. 281; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3818.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 38 / Article 5.1 / Section 58.1-3818.1
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 2006, c. 780 , cl. 2, effective January 1, 2007. See Editor's notes for expiration.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2621 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 26 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-2621
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by 1988, c. 899, effective for tax years 1990 and after.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3714 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 37 / Section 58.1-3714
Contractors; credits against tax; effect upon authority of towns; workers' compensation requirements; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a license tax is levied on contractors by any county, city or town, the governing body of such county, city or town may, in its discretion, require a bond from the person licensed, with such surety, penalty and conditions as it may deem proper.

B. 1. The governing body of any county, city or town shall not issue or reissue a business license under this chapter to any contractor who (i) has not obtained or is not maintaining workers' compensation coverage for his employees and (ii) at the time of application for such issuance or reissuance, is required to obtain or maintain such coverage pursuant to Chapter 8 (§ 65.2-800 et seq.) of Title 65.2.

2. Each such governing body shall require every contractor to provide written certification at the time of any application for issuance or reissuance of a business license that such contractor is in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 65.2 and will remain in compliance with such provisions at all times during the effective period of any such business license.

3. Any person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented to the governing body a false certificate shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

C. If, within any county imposing a license tax on contractors, there is situated a town which imposes a similar tax upon contractors, the business, firm, corporation or individual subject to such town license tax shall be entitled, upon displaying evidence that such town license taxes have been paid, to receive a credit on the license taxes imposed by the county to the extent of the license taxes paid to such town.

D. For the purpose of license taxation pursuant to § 58.1-3703 , the term "contractor" means any person, firm or corporation:

1. Accepting or offering to accept orders or contracts for doing any work on or in any building or structure, requiring the use of paint, stone, brick, mortar, wood, cement, structural iron or steel, sheet iron, galvanized iron, metallic piping, tin, lead, or other metal or any other building material;

2. Accepting or offering to accept contracts to do any paving, curbing or other work on sidewalks, streets, alleys, or highways, or public or private property, using asphalt, brick, stone, cement, concrete, wood or any composition;

3. Accepting or offering to accept an order for or contract to excavate earth, rock, or other material for foundation or any other purpose or for cutting, trimming or maintaining rights-of-way;

4. Accepting or offering to accept an order or contract to construct any sewer of stone, brick, terra cotta or other material;

5. Accepting or offering to accept orders or contracts for doing any work on or in any building or premises involving the erecting, installing, altering, repairing, servicing, or maintaining electric wiring, devices or appliances permanently connected to such wiring, or the erecting, repairing or maintaining of lines for the transmission or distribution of electric light and power; or

6. Engaging in the business of plumbing and steam fitting.

Code 1950, § 58-302.1; 1962, c. 553; 1984, c. 675; 1998, c. 503 ; 2024, c. 558 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2607 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 26 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-2607
Local taxation of real and tangible personal property of railroads
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 58.1-2604 and 58.1-2606 , and beginning with assessments initially effective January 1, 1980, all assessments of real estate and tangible personal property of railroads shall be made by application of the local assessment ratio prevailing in such taxing district for other real estate as determined or published by the Department, except that land and noncarrier property shall be assessed as provided in § 58.1-2609 .

B. The real estate and tangible personal property (other than the rolling stock) of every railway company, but not its franchise, shall be assessed on the valuation fixed by the Department and shall be taxed by a county, city, town, and magisterial district at the real estate tax rate applicable in such respective locality.

Code 1950, §§ 58-514.2:2, 58-522; 1972, c. 813; 1978, c. 784; 1979, c. 160; 1983, c. 570; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3128 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 31 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3128
Power to summon taxpayers and other persons; penalty
Status: in_force

A. The treasurer may, for the purpose of collecting all taxes due, summon the taxpayer or any other person to appear before him at his office, to answer, under oath, questions touching the tax liability of any and all taxpayers and to produce documents relating to such tax liability, either or both. For the purposes of administering this section, treasurers and their deputies may administer oaths.

B. Any person who refuses to answer, under oath, questions touching any person's tax liability shall be deemed guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. Each days' refusal to answer such questions shall constitute a separate offense. Any court of competent jurisdiction may, upon the application of the treasurer or his deputy, compel the compliance of a taxpayer summoned or required to produce documents as required by this section.

C. Every writ, warrant, notice, summons or other process the treasurer is authorized to issue pursuant to general or local law may be served by the treasurer, or his deputy or designee, or may be directed to the sheriff to be served pursuant to § 8.01-292 and executed and returned in like manner as the civil process of a court of competent jurisdiction.

1984, c. 675; 1997, c. 496 ; 1998, c. 648 ; 1999, c. 192 ; 2000, c. 453 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3989 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 5 / Section 58.1-3989
Remedy applicable upon general reassessments; all changes to be certified to commissioners
Status: in_force

Sections 58.1-3984 through 58.1-3988 , insofar as they apply to real estate, shall be construed to include assessments made at a general reassessment, and the remedy therein provided shall be available to any person assessed at such general reassessment although no taxes may have been extended on the basis of such assessment at the time the application is filed. Whenever a correction of a real estate assessment is ordered by a court, whether such assessment was made at a general reassessment or not, the clerk of the court shall certify to the proper commissioner of the revenue and treasurer the changes made by the court so that they may note such changes on the land assessment books.

Code 1950, § 58-1151; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3123 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 31 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3123
Interpretation of "treasurer."
Status: in_force

A. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly shows otherwise, the term "treasurer" shall be interpreted to include both city and county treasurers. The term shall also include the director of finance and any other officer of any county or city where such officer performs any or all of the duties of the treasurer described herein.

B. For the purposes of collection of taxes and other charges, unless the context indicates otherwise, the term "treasurer" under this title includes town treasurers, town directors of finance, and any other town officer or employee who performs any of the duties of a town treasurer or town director of finance.

1984, c. 675; 1999, cc. 90 , 777 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3203 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-3203
Taxation of certain leasehold interests; concessions
Status: in_force

A. All leasehold interests in real property that is exempt from assessment for taxation from the owner shall be assessed for local taxation to the lessee. If the remaining term of the lease is 50 years or more, or the lease permits the lessee to acquire the real property for a nominal sum at the completion of the term, such leasehold interest shall be assessed as if the lessee were the owner. Otherwise, such assessment shall be reduced two percent for each year that the remainder of such term is less than 50 years; however, no such assessment shall be reduced more than 85 percent. If the lessee has a right to renew without the consent of the lessor, the term of such lease shall be the sum of the original lease term plus all such renewal terms.

B. When any real property is exempt from taxation under Section 6 (a)(1) or (2) or by designation under Section 6 (a)(6) of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia, the leasehold interest in such property may also be exempt from taxation, provided that the property is leased to a lessee that is exempt from taxation pursuant to § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or to a lessee that is entitled to or has received federal rehabilitation tax credits relating to the property pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 47 or any successor thereto, and is used exclusively by such lessee primarily for charitable, literary, scientific, cultural, or educational purposes. No leasehold interest or concession, as defined in § 33.2-1800 , of tax exempt property of a governmental agency shall be subject to assessment for local property tax purposes where the property is leased to a public service corporation or subsidiary thereof or a nonstock, nonprofit corporation whose occupation, use, or operation of the tax exempt property is in aid of or promotes the governmental purposes set out in Chapter 10 (§ 62.1-128 et seq.) of Title 62.1 or to a private entity that is party to a concession agreement with a responsible public entity pursuant to the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (§ 33.2-1800 et seq.) or to similar federal law.

C. When any real property is exempt from taxation under § 15.2-7510 , the leasehold interest in the property shall also be exempt from taxation.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any leasehold interests exempted or partially exempted by other provisions of law.

Code 1950, § 58-758.1; 1975, c. 374; 1976, c. 418; 1979, c. 359; 1981, c. 431; 1983, c. 549; 1984, c. 675; 1992, c. 842; 1996, c. 478 ; 2006, c. 922 ; 2015, cc. 87 , 234 ; 2018, c. 437 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-403 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 10 / Section 58.1-403
Additional modifications to determine Virginia taxable income for certain corporations
Status: in_force

In addition to the modifications set forth in § 58.1-402 for determining Virginia taxable income for corporations generally, the adjustments set forth in subdivision 1 shall be made to the federal taxable income for savings institutions and as set forth in subdivisions 2 and 3 for railway companies, as set forth in subdivisions 6 and 7 for telecommunications companies, and as set forth in subdivisions 8 and 9 for gas suppliers, pipeline distribution companies and gas utilities.

1. There shall be added the deduction allowed for bad debts. The percentage which would have been used in determining the bad debt deduction under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as in effect immediately prior to the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-514), shall then be applied to federal taxable income as adjusted under the provisions of § 58.1-402 and the amount so determined subtracted therefrom.

2. There shall be added to federal taxable income any amount which was deducted in determining taxable income as a net operating loss carryover from any taxable year beginning on or before December 31, 1978.

3. Where such railway company would have been allowed to deduct an amount as a net operating loss carryover or net capital loss carryover in determining taxable income for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1978, but for the fact that such loss, or a portion of such loss, had been carried back in determining taxable income for a taxable year beginning prior to January 1, 1979, there shall be added to federal taxable income any amount which was actually deducted in determining taxable income as a net operating loss carryover or net capital loss carryover and there shall be subtracted from federal taxable income the amount which could have been deducted as a net operating loss carryover or net capital loss carryover in arriving at taxable income but for the fact that such loss, or a portion of such loss, had been carried back for federal purposes.

4., 5. [Repealed.]

6. There shall be added to federal taxable income any amount which was deducted in determining taxable income as a net operating loss carryover from any taxable year beginning on or before December 31, 1988.

7. Where such telecommunications company would have been allowed to deduct an amount as a net operating loss carryover or net capital loss carryover in determining taxable income for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1988, but for the fact that such loss, or a portion of such loss, had been carried back in determining taxable income for a taxable year beginning prior to January 1, 1989, there shall be added to federal taxable income any amount which was actually deducted in determining taxable income as a net operating loss carryover or net capital loss carryover and there shall be subtracted from federal taxable income the amount which could have been deducted as a net operating loss carryover or net capital loss in arriving at taxable income but for the fact that such loss, or a portion of such loss, had been carried back for federal purposes.

8. There shall be added to federal taxable income any amount that was deducted in determining taxable income as a net operating loss carryover from any taxable year beginning on or before December 31, 2000.

9. Where such gas supplier, pipeline distribution company or gas utility would have been allowed to deduct an amount as a net operating loss carryover or net capital loss carryover in determining taxable income for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2000, but for the fact that such loss, or a portion of such loss, had been carried back in determining taxable income for a taxable year beginning prior to January 1, 2001, there shall be added to federal taxable income any amount that was actually deducted in determining taxable income as a net operating loss carryover or net capital loss carryover and there shall be subtracted from federal taxable income the amount that could have been deducted as a net operating loss carryover or net capital loss in arriving at taxable income but for the fact that such loss, or a portion of such loss, had been carried back for federal purposes.

Code 1950, §§ 58-151.032:1, 58-151.032:2; 1972, c. 310; 1973, c. 198; 1978, c. 784; 1979, c. 226; 1981, c. 402; 1982, c. 633; 1984, cc. 672, 675; 1985, c. 221; 1987, c. 614; 1988, c. 899; 1996, c. 77 ; 2000, cc. 691 , 706 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3973 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-3973
Certain land purchased in name of Commonwealth to revert to owners, etc., subject to lien of delinquent taxes
Status: in_force

On June 1, 1973, the title to any real estate purchased by the treasurer of any county, city, or town in the name of the Commonwealth pursuant to §§ 58-1067 through 58-1072, which are hereby repealed, and not sold by the treasurer pursuant to such sections shall revert to the former owner, or his heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, subject to the lien created by § 58.1-3340 . The liens of such delinquent taxes shall continue to be recorded in the appropriate clerk's office or other office where such liens are customarily recorded.

Code 1950, § 58-1117.9; 1973, c. 467; 1984, c. 675; 2025, c. 267 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3261 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 5 / Section 58.1-3261
Annual assessment of real estate in certain other cities and counties
Status: in_force

The following acts are incorporated in this Code by this reference:

1. Chapter 32 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, approved February 13, 1956, as amended by Chapter 33 of the Acts of Assembly of 1958, authorizing provision for annual assessments of real estate and equalization of assessments in cities of not less than 70,000 and not more than 125,000 inhabitants, but not in cities of not less than 90,000 and not more than 100,000 inhabitants.

2. Chapter 348 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, approved March 14, 1956, authorizing provision for annual assessment of real estate in any county having a population of more than 99,000 and adjoining 3 or more cities lying entirely within the State.

3. Chapter 383 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, approved March 14, 1956, authorizing provision for annual assessments of real estate and equalization thereof, in any county having a population of more than 22,000 but less than 23,000.

4. Chapter 56 of the Acts of Assembly of 1959, Ex. Sess., approved April 27, 1959, authorizing provision for annual assessments of real estate and equalization of assessments in any city having a population of more than 25,000 and less than 34,000.

5. Chapter 548 of the Acts of Assembly of 1964, approved March 31, 1964, providing for annual assessment and equalization of assessments in any county having a population of more than 20,000 but less than 50,000 and adjoining a county having a population of more than 200,000.

6. Chapter 584 of the Acts of Assembly of 1964, approved March 31, 1964, authorizing provision for annual assessment of real estate and equalization of assessments in any city having a population of more than 92,000 and less than 110,000.

7. Chapter 311 of the Acts of Assembly of 1966, authorizing provision for annual assessment and equalization of assessments of real estate in any county adjoining two cities of the first class and in which a military fort is located.

Code 1950, § 58-769.1; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-8 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Chapter 0 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-8
Filing of tax returns and payment of taxes which fall due on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday
Status: in_force

When the last day on which a tax return may be filed or a tax may be paid without penalty or interest falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then any return required by this title may be filed or such payment may be made without penalty or interest on the next succeeding business day.

Code 1950, § 58-4.1; 1966, c. 690; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-391 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 58.1-391
Virginia taxable income of owners of a pass-through entity
Status: in_force

A. In determining Virginia taxable income of an owner, any modification described in §§ 58.1-322.01 , 58.1-322.02 , 58.1-322.03 , and 58.1-322.04 that relates to an item of pass-through entity income, gain, loss or deduction shall be made in accordance with the owner's distributive share, for federal income tax purposes, of the item to which the modification relates. Where an owner's distributive share of any such item is not included in any category of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be taken into account separately for federal income tax purposes, the owner's distributive share of such item shall be determined in accordance with his distributive share, for federal income tax purposes, of pass-through entity taxable income or loss.

B. Each item of pass-through entity income, gain, loss or deduction shall have the same character for an owner under this chapter as for federal income tax purposes. Where an item is not characterized for federal income tax purposes, it shall have the same character for an owner as if realized directly from the source from which realized by the pass-through entity or incurred in the same manner by the pass-through entity.

C. Where an owner's distributive shares of an item of pass-through entity income, gain, loss or deduction is determined for federal income tax purposes by special provision in the pass-through entity agreement with respect to such item, and where the principal purpose of such provision is the avoidance or evasion of tax under this chapter, the owner's distributive share of such item, and any modification required with respect thereto, shall be determined as if the pass-through entity agreement made no special provision with respect to such item.

Code 1950, § 58-151.014; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 171; 1984, c. 675; 2004, Sp. Sess. I, c. 3 ; 2017, c. 444 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2024 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-2024
Collection in foreign jurisdiction
Status: in_force

When after the rendition of such a judgment or decree against a defendant it seems to the attorney having charge thereof that there may not be found within the Commonwealth sufficient property of the defendant out of which the same may be enforced, but that the same could be enforced in some other jurisdiction, he shall, with the concurrence of the Attorney General, institute in such foreign jurisdiction appropriate proceedings to enforce therein the payment of such judgment.

Code 1950, § 58-1018; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2671 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 26 / Article 7 / Section 58.1-2671
Setting for hearing and notice to adverse parties
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of any such application, the Commission shall fix a time and place at which it will hear such testimony with reference thereto as any of the parties may desire to introduce and the applicant shall cause a copy of the application and notice of the time and place of the hearing to be served upon the company or corporation or the Commonwealth and each county, city and town whose revenue is, or may be, affected thereby, at least ten days prior to the day set for the hearing.

Code 1950, § 58-673; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2532 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 25 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-2532
Exchange of information
Status: in_force

The Department and the Commission may exchange information for purposes of enforcing the provisions of this title.

2011, c. 850 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4107 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 41 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-4107
Eligible host city; certification of preferred casino gaming operator
Status: in_force

A. The conduct of casino gaming shall be limited to the following eligible host cities:

1. Any city (i) in which at least 40 percent of the assessed value of all real estate in such city is exempt from local property taxation, according to the Virginia Department of Taxation Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018, and (ii) that experienced a population decrease of at least seven percent from 1990 to 2016, according to data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau;

2. Any city that had (i) an annual unemployment rate of at least five percent in 2018, according to data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; (ii) an annual poverty rate of at least 20 percent in 2017, according to data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau; and (iii) a population decrease of at least 20 percent from 1990 to 2016, according to data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau;

3. Any city that (i) had an annual unemployment rate of at least 3.6 percent in 2018, according to data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; (ii) had an annual poverty rate of at least 20 percent in 2017, according to data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau; (iii) experienced a population decrease of at least four percent from 1990 to 2016, according to data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau; and (iv) is located adjacent to a state that has adopted a Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act;

4. Any city (i) with a population greater than 200,000 according to the 2018 population estimates from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia; (ii) in which at least 24 percent of the assessed value of all real estate in such city is exempt from local property taxation, according to the Virginia Department of Taxation Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018; and (iii) that experienced a population decrease of at least five percent from 1990 to 2016, according to data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau; and

5. Any city (i) in which at least 17 percent of the assessed value of all real estate in such city is exempt from local property taxation, according to the Virginia Department of Taxation Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2016; (ii) that had a poverty rate of at least 21 percent in 2019, according to data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau; and (iii) that had an annual unemployment rate of at least 13 percent in 2020, according to data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

B. In selecting a preferred casino gaming operator, an eligible host city shall have considered and given substantial weight to factors such as:

1. The potential benefit and prospective revenues of the proposed casino gaming establishment.

2. The total value of the proposed casino gaming establishment.

3. The proposed capital investment and the financial health of the proposer and any proposed development partners.

4. The experience of the proposer and any development partners in the operation of a casino gaming establishment.

5. Security plans for the proposed casino gaming establishment.

6. The economic development value of the proposed casino gaming establishment and the potential for community reinvestment and redevelopment in an area in need of such.

7. Availability of city-owned assets and privately owned assets, such as real property, including where there is only one location practicably available or land under a development agreement between a potential operator and the city, incorporated in the proposal.

8. The best financial interest of the city.

9. The proposer's status as a minority-owned business as defined in § 2.2-1604 or the proposer's commitment to solicit equity investment in the proposed casino gaming establishment from one or more minority-owned businesses and the proposer's commitment to solicit contracts with minority-owned businesses for the purchase of goods and services.

C. The Department shall, upon request of any eligible host city, provide a list of resources that may be of assistance in evaluating the technical merits of any proposal submitted pursuant to this section, provided that selection of the preferred casino gaming operator shall be at the city's sole discretion.

D. The eligible host city described in subdivision A 4 shall provide substantial and preferred consideration to a proposer who is a Virginia Indian tribe recognized in House Joint Resolution No. 54 (1983) and acknowledged by the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Interior as an Indian tribe within the meaning of federal law that has the authority to conduct gaming activities as a matter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.).

E. An eligible host city shall promptly submit its preferred casino gaming operator to the Department for review prior to scheduling the referendum required by § 58.1-4123 . An eligible host city shall include with the submission any written or electronic documentation considered as part of the criteria in subsection B, including any memorandums of understanding, incentives, development agreements, land purchase agreements, or local infrastructure agreements. The Department shall conduct a preliminary review of the financial status and ability of the preferred casino gaming operator to operate and properly support ongoing operations in an eligible host city, as well as current casino operations in other states and territories. The Department shall conduct such review within 45 days of receipt of the submission by the eligible host city. An eligible host city and preferred casino gaming operator shall fully cooperate with all necessary requests by the Department in that regard. Upon successful preliminary review, the Department shall certify approval for the eligible host city to proceed to the referendum required by § 58.1-4123 . The Department shall develop guidelines establishing procedures and criteria for conducting the preliminary review required by this subsection. Certification by the Department to proceed to referendum shall in no way entitle the preferred casino gaming operator to approval of any application to operate a casino gaming establishment.

2020, cc. 1197 , 1248 ; 2024, cc. 318 , 359 , 798 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3609 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 36 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-3609
Post-1971 property exempt from taxation by classification
Status: in_force

A. The real and personal property of an organization classified in §§ 58.1-3610 through 58.1-3621 and used by such organization for a religious, charitable, patriotic, historical, benevolent, cultural, or public park and playground purpose as set forth in Article X, § 6 (a) (6) of the Constitution of Virginia, the particular purpose for which such organization is classified being specifically set forth within each section, shall be exempt from taxation, so long as such organization is operated not for profit and the property so exempt is used in accordance with the purpose for which the organization is classified. The real and personal property of an organization classified in § 58.1-3622 and used by such organization for charitable and benevolent purposes as set forth in Article X, § 6 (a) (6) of the Constitution of Virginia shall be exempt from taxation so long as the local governing body in which the property is located passes a resolution approving such exemption and the organization satisfies the other requirements in this subsection. The property exempted from taxation pursuant to this section shall include the real and personal property of a single member limited liability company whose sole member is an organization classified in §§ 58.1-3610 through 58.1-3622 .

B. Exemptions of property from taxation under this article shall be strictly construed in accordance with Article X, § 6 (f) of the Constitution of Virginia.

1984, c. 675; 1989, c. 400; 2000, c. 441 ; 2022, c. 167 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-642 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 6.1 / Section 58.1-642
Collection of tire recycling fee; deductions; exemptions
Status: in_force

A. The tire recycling fee levied under this chapter shall be collected by the Tax Commissioner in the same manner as is the retail sales and use tax, pursuant to Chapter 6 (§ 58.1-600 et seq.) of this title.

B. The fee imposed under § 58.1-641 shall not apply to new tires for:

1. Any device moved exclusively by human power;

2. Any device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; or

3. Any device used exclusively for farming purposes, except a farm truck.

C. For the purpose of compensating a retailer of tires for accounting for and remitting the fee levied by this chapter, such retailer shall be allowed five percent of the amount of fee due and accounted for in the form of a deduction in submitting his return and paying the amount due by him if the amount due was not delinquent at the time of payment.

1989, c. 630; 2003, c. 101 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-14 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Chapter 0 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-14
Out-of-state tax collections
Status: in_force

Any state of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, shall have the right to sue in the courts of Virginia to recover any tax which may be owing to it when the like right is accorded to the Commonwealth of Virginia and its political subdivisions by such state, whether such right is granted by statutory authority or as a matter of comity.

Code 1950, § 58-1021.1; 1952, c. 323; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3386 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 14 / Section 58.1-3386
Power of boards to send for persons and papers
Status: in_force

Such board shall have authority to summon taxpayers or their agents, or any person: (1) to furnish information relating to the real estate of any and all taxpayers, (2) to answer, under oath, all questions touching the ownership and value of real estate of any and all taxpayers, and (3) to bring before it their books of account or other papers and records containing information with respect to the valuation of real estate of the taxpayer or any other real estate subject to taxation within the county or city under review by the board. Such summons may be served in person or by registered mail.

Code 1950, § 58-911; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1001 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-1001
Tax levied; rate
Status: in_force

A. 1. Except as provided in subdivision 2 or subsection B, in addition to all other taxes now imposed by law, every person within the Commonwealth who sells, stores, or receives cigarettes made of tobacco or any substitute thereof, for the purpose of distribution to any person within the Commonwealth, shall pay to the Commonwealth an excise tax of one and one-quarter mills on each such cigarette sold, stored, or received before August 1, 2004; an excise tax of one cent on each such cigarette sold, stored, or received on and after August 1, 2004, through midnight on June 30, 2005; an excise tax of 1.5 cents on each such cigarette sold, stored, or received on and after July 1, 2005, but before July 1, 2020; and an excise tax of three cents on each cigarette sold, stored, or received on and after July 1, 2020.

2. In addition to all other taxes now imposed by law, every person within the Commonwealth who sells, stores, or receives cigarettes intended to be heated for the purpose of distribution to any person within the Commonwealth shall pay to the Commonwealth an excise tax at the rate of 2.25 cents per stick on each such cigarette intended to be heated that is sold, stored, or received on and after July 1, 2024.

B. In addition to all other taxes now imposed by law, every person within the Commonwealth who sells, stores, or receives roll-your-own tobacco, for the purpose of distribution within the Commonwealth, shall pay to the Commonwealth a cigarette excise tax at the rate of 10 percent of the manufacturer's sales price of such roll-your-own tobacco.

C. The revenues generated by the taxes imposed under this section on and after August 1, 2004, shall be collected by the Department and deposited into the Virginia Health Care Fund established under § 32.1-366 .

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to members of federal, state, county, city, or town law-enforcement agencies when possession of unstamped cigarettes is necessary in the performance of investigatory duties.

Code 1950, § 58-757.1; 1960, c. 392, § 1; 1980, c. 633; 1984, c. 675; 2004, Sp. Sess. I, c. 3 ; 2006, c. 768 ; 2014, cc. 422 , 458 ; 2024, c. 611 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3959 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-3959
Petition to ascertain delinquent taxes; exoneration from lien
Status: in_force

Any person interested in real estate may file a petition in the circuit court of the county or city wherein the assessment of taxes was made, for the purpose of having ascertained any and all delinquent taxes due upon such real estate or any delinquent taxes imposed under the authority of § 58.1-3712 , 58.1-3713 , 58.1-3713.4 , or 58.1-3741 . A copy of the petition shall be served upon the county or city attorney, or if there is none, on the attorney for the Commonwealth at least ten days before the date upon which the petition specifies the court shall be asked to hear the petition. The court may refer the question to a commissioner in chancery for report thereon. The court shall enter final judgment determining what, if any, taxes are due upon the real estate, including any taxes covered by the lien described in § 58.1-3745 , mentioned in the petition. Upon the payment of any amount so ascertained by the court, and the costs of the proceeding, the land shall be held free and clear of any such tax lien. No writ tax shall be charged. The clerk shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar which, together with other costs, including such fee as the court may deem proper to allow the commissioner in chancery, shall be paid by the petitioner.

Code 1950, § 58-1025; 1984, c. 675; 2001, c. 462 ; 2013, cc. 305 , 618 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4205 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 42 / Section 58.1-4205
Suspension or revocation of a permit
Status: in_force

A. If the Department determines that a fantasy contest operator has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, the Department may, with at least 15 days' notice and a hearing, (i) suspend or revoke the operator's permit or (ii) impose on such operator a monetary penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each violation of this chapter, not to exceed $50,000, in any case where a violation of this chapter has been shown by a preponderance of the evidence. The Department may revoke a permit if it finds that facts not known by it at the time it considered the permit application indicate that such permit should not have been issued.

B. The Department may summarily suspend any permit for a period of not more than seven days pending a hearing and final determination by the Department if the Department determines that a violation of this chapter has occurred and emergency action is required to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. The Department shall (i) schedule a hearing within seven business days after the permit is summarily suspended and (ii) notify the operator not less than five business days before the hearing of the date, time, and place of the hearing.

C. If any such permit is suspended or revoked, the Department shall state its reasons for doing so, which shall be entered of record. Such action shall be final unless appealed in accordance with § 58.1-4206 . Suspension or revocation of a permit issued by the Department for any violation shall not preclude civil liability for such violation.

2026, cc. 565 , 566 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-935 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 58.1-935
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. Terms, phrases, and words used in this article, except for those defined in subsection B of this section, shall be defined as they are defined under Chapter 13 of subchapter B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.

B. As used in this article the term or phrase:

"Federal generation skipping transfer tax" means the tax imposed by Chapter 13 of subchapter A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.

"Generation skipping transfer" includes every transfer subject to the tax imposed under Chapter 13 of subchapter A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, where the original transferor is a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia at the date of original transfer, or the property transferred is real or personal property having a situs in Virginia.

"Original transferor" means any grantor, donor, trustor, or testator who by grant, gift, trust or will makes a transfer of real or personal property that results in a federal generation skipping transfer tax under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

Code 1950, § 58-238.37; 1979, c. 559; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3948 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-3948
Notice to tenant prior to such leasing
Status: in_force

When real estate is advertised for leasing for the taxes and there is any tenant in possession of the property so advertised, then the treasurer, sheriff, constable, collector or other collecting officer making the lease shall serve upon such tenant, at least fifteen days prior to the day of leasing, a copy of the notice of leasing. This service shall be in conformity with §§ 8.01-285 through 8.01-295 .

Code 1950, § 58-1004; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-608.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 6 / Section 58.1-608.1
Refund authorized for certain building materials
Status: in_force

A. From July 1, 1993, through June 30, 2004, any organization meeting the following conditions and criteria may apply to the Department of Taxation for a refund of any taxes paid on tangible personal property pursuant to this chapter:

1. The organization is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

2. The organization is organized and operated primarily to acquire land and purchase materials to erect or rehabilitate low-cost homes on such land; and

3. The homes are sold at cost on a nondiscriminatory basis to persons who otherwise would be unable to afford to buy a home through conventional means.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, an organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may apply for a refund of any sales and use tax paid on tangible personal property used to repair or rehabilitate homes owned and occupied by low-income persons who could not otherwise afford to finance the rehabilitation or repair of their homes.

C. The Department of Taxation may require that any organization submit sales tax receipts along with the refund application to qualify for the refund authorized pursuant to this section.

D. The provisions of this section do not apply to any organization to the extent that the organization already is exempt from taxes imposed on tangible personal property by this chapter pursuant to § 58.1-609.11 .

1989, c. 739; 1990, c. 349; 1993, c. 647; 1994, c. 728 ; 1999, cc. 12 , 334 ; 2000, c. 493 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1621 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 16 / Section 58.1-1621
Proceedings in case of previous incorrect payments
Status: in_force

Whenever the Department, in examining and auditing the records of any taxpayer, or from other information, shall ascertain that the amount, or amounts, previously paid by any taxpayer for any period, is incorrect, the Department shall compute the correct amount of tax due. If it appears that the amount paid by the taxpayer is in excess of the correct amount due, such excess shall be refunded to the taxpayer under the rules and regulations of the Department. If it appears that the amount paid by such taxpayer is less than the amount due, the Department shall compute the amount of such deficiency and shall notify the taxpayer, and shall demand payment therefor. If such deficiency is not paid within thirty days from the date of such demand, the Department shall make an assessment against the taxpayer of the amount due and shall add a penalty of one-half of one percent per month from the date such taxes, or any part thereof, became due; provided, however, that if the Department be of the opinion that there was a wilful or fraudulent intent by the taxpayer to evade the tax due, it may assess a penalty of twenty-five percent of the tax.

Code 1950, § 58-838.16; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-523 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 21 / Section 58.1-523
Department to aid in collection of sums due claimant agencies through setoff
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations contained in this article, the Department, upon request, shall render assistance in the collection of any delinquent account or debt owing to any claimant agency. This assistance shall be provided by setting off any refunds belonging to the debtor from the Department by the sum certified by the claimant agency as due and owing.

Code 1950, § 58-19.10; 1981, c. 408; 1982, c. 621; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4036 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-4036
Use of official league data
Status: in_force

A. A permit holder may use any data source for determining the result of a tier 1 bet.

B. A sports governing body may notify the Department that it desires permit holders to use official league data to settle tier 2 bets. A notification under this subsection shall be made according to forms and procedures prescribed by the Director. The Director shall notify each permit holder of the sports governing body's notification within five days after the Department's receipt of the notification. If a sports governing body does not notify the Department of its desire to supply official league data, a permit holder may use any data source for determining the result of a tier 2 bet on a professional sports event of the league governed by the sports governing body.

C. Within 60 days after the Director notifies each permit holder as required under subsection B, permit holders shall use only official league data to determine the results of tier 2 bets on professional sports events of the league governed by the sports governing body, unless any of the following apply:

1. The sports governing body is unable to provide a feed, on commercially reasonable terms, of official league data to determine the results of a tier 2 bets, in which case permit holders may use any data source for determining the results of tier 2 bets until the data feed becomes available on commercially reasonable terms.

2. A permit holder demonstrates to the Department that the sports governing body has not provided or offered to provide a feed of official league data to such permit holder on commercially reasonable terms, according to criteria identified in subsection D.

D. The Director shall consider the following information in determining whether a sports governing body has provided or offered to provide a feed of official league data on commercially reasonable terms:

1. The availability of a sports governing body's official league data for tier 2 bets from more than one authorized source;

2. Market information regarding the purchase, in Virginia and in other states, by permit holders of data from all authorized sources;

3. The nature and quantity of the data, including the quality and complexity of the process used for collecting the data; and

4. Any other information the Director deems relevant.

E. During any time period in which the Director is determining whether official league data is available on commercially reasonable terms pursuant to the provisions of subsections C and D, a permit holder may use any data source for determining the results of any tier 2 bets. The Director shall make a determination under subsections C and D within 120 days after a permit holder notifies the Department that it desires to demonstrate that a sports governing body has not provided or offered to provide a feed of official league data to the permit holder on commercially reasonable terms.

2020, cc. 1218 , 1256 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3510 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 35 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-3510
Definition of merchants' capital
Status: in_force

A. Merchants' capital is defined as follows: Inventory of stock on hand; daily rental vehicles as defined in § 58.1-1735 ; and all other taxable personal property of any kind whatsoever, except money on hand and on deposit and except tangible personal property not offered for sale as merchandise, which tangible personal property shall be reported and assessed as such.

B. For purposes of this section, a repair and service operation (i) carried on as an integral part of and in conjunction with a business that is primarily mercantile and (ii) the principal sales of such business are subject to the tax imposed by Article 9 (§ 58.1-1734 et seq.) of Chapter 17 or to the tax imposed by Chapter 24 (§ 58.1-2400 et seq.) of this title shall be deemed a mercantile business, and all capital, as defined herein, including all repair parts, materials and supplies associated with such repair and service operation shall be deemed merchants' capital.

C. For purposes of valuing lottery tickets as part of a dealer's inventory, cost shall include only the compensation payable to a licensed sales agent as provided by rules or regulations adopted by the Board consistent with the provisions of subdivision 11 of subsection A of § 58.1-4007 . The value of lottery tickets shall not be based on the cost of the tickets to the merchant.

Code 1950, §§ 58-266.1, 58-833; 1950, p. 155; 1956, c. 242; 1964, cc. 424, 472; 1968, c. 619; 1970, cc. 231, 547; 1974, cc. 196, 438; 1975, cc. 23, 621; 1976, cc. 521, 719; 1977, cc. 56, 320; 1978, cc. 772, 799, 817; 1979, cc. 565, 568, 570; 1980, cc. 318, 736; 1981, cc. 145, 419, 636; 1982, cc. 348, 548, 552, 554, 558, 633; 1983, cc. 544, 554; 1984, cc. 247, 675, 695; 1987, cc. 572, 591; 1989, c. 589; 1990, c. 151; 1997, c. 853 ; 2009, cc. 480 , 692 ; 2011, cc. 405 , 639 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4016 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 40 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-4016
Gift to minor prohibited
Status: in_force

No ticket or share shall be given as a gift or otherwise to any person under the age of eighteen years. Any person who knowingly gives a lottery ticket or share to any person under the age of eighteen years is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

1987, c. 531.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1100 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 11 / Section 58.1-1100
Intangible personal property; segregated for state taxation
Status: in_force

Intangible personal property, including capital of a trade or business of any person, firm or corporation, except for merchants' capital as defined in § 58.1-3510 which shall be subject to local taxation, is hereby segregated for state taxation only.

Code 1950, § 58-405; 1981, c. 145; 1982, c. 633; 1983, cc. 552, 555; 1984, cc. 680, 729.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3730.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 37 / Section 58.1-3730.1
Industrial loan associations and agricultural credit associations; limitations
Status: in_force

Any license tax levied by a county, city, or town on industrial loan associations or any agricultural credit association created pursuant to the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 shall not exceed $500.

1988, c. 419; 1990, c. 278.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2703 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 27 / Section 58.1-2703
Payment of tax
Status: in_force

The tax imposed under § 58.1-2701 shall be paid by each motor carrier quarterly to the State Treasurer on or before the last day of April, July, October and January of each year and calculated upon the amount of gasoline or other motor fuel used in its operations within the Commonwealth by each such carrier during the quarter ending with the last day of the preceding month.

Code 1950, § 58-630; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3407 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 34 / Section 58.1-3407
Erroneous assessments; appeal
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by the assessment or the valuation of real estate for purposes of this chapter may apply to the commissioner of the revenue or other assessing officer for correction thereof pursuant to § 58.1-3981 . Any person aggrieved by the decision of such officer may appeal to the appropriate circuit court of the county or city, as provided in § 58.1-3984 .

Code 1950, § 58-16.2; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 133; 1972, c. 770; 1973, c. 444; 1982, c. 641; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-213 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 2 / Section 58.1-213
Assistants and clerks
Status: in_force

The Tax Commissioner may, subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.), employ and remove such assistants and clerks as may from time to time be necessary, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation.

Code 1950, §§ 58-30, 58-441.42; 1966, c. 151; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3381 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 14 / Section 58.1-3381
Action of board; notice required before increase made
Status: in_force

A. The board shall hear and determine any and all such petitions and, by order, may increase, decrease or affirm the assessment of which complaint is made; and, by order, it may increase or decrease any assessment, upon its own motion. No assessment shall be increased until after the owner of the property has been notified and given an opportunity to show cause against such increase. In addition, no assessment shall be increased on commercial, multi-family residential, or industrial property unless such increase is recommended by the assessor in compliance with the provisions of § 58.1-3379 .

B. Any determination of the assessment by the board shall be deemed presumptively correct for the succeeding two years unless the assessor can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that a substantial change in value of the property has occurred. This subsection shall apply to the City of Virginia Beach.

Code 1950, § 58-906; 1984, c. 675; 1993, c. 136; 2007, c. 813 ; 2013, c. 197 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2228 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 22 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-2228
Exempt access cards; exempt access codes
Status: in_force

A. A licensed distributor, licensed importer or, in the case of aviation jet fuel, a licensed aviation consumer shall only remove motor fuel from a terminal by means of a supplier-issued exempt access card or exempt access code if (i) the motor fuel will be resold to a governmental entity or an organization exempt from tax under subdivision 2 of § 58.1-2226 for a purpose that is exempt from the tax or (ii) the aviation jet fuel will be used by the aviation consumer or resold to a licensed aviation consumer. The use of such exempt access card or exempt access code shall constitute a representation by the licensed distributor, licensed importer or licensed aviation consumer that the removal of the motor fuel is permitted. A supplier shall be authorized to rely on this representation. A licensed distributor or licensed importer who does not resell motor fuel removed from a terminal by means of an exempt access card or exempt access code to an exempt governmental unit or an organization exempt from tax under subdivision 2 of § 58.1-2226 is liable for any tax due on the fuel. A licensed distributor or licensed importer who does not resell aviation jet fuel removed from a terminal by means of an exempt access card or exempt access code to a licensed aviation consumer is liable for any tax due on the aviation jet fuel.

B. A supplier who issues to, or authorizes another person to issue to, another person an exempt access card or an exempt access code that enables the person to buy motor fuel without paying the tax on the fuel shall determine if the person is exempt from the tax or, in the case of aviation jet fuel, is a licensed aviation consumer allowed to purchase aviation jet fuel without payment of tax. A supplier is liable for tax due on motor fuel purchased at retail by use of an exempt access card or an exempt access code issued to a person who is not exempt from the tax or, in the case of aviation jet fuel, is not a licensed aviation consumer allowed to purchase aviation jet fuel without payment of tax.

C. A person to whom an exempt access card or exempt access code is issued for use at a terminal is liable for any tax due on fuel purchased with the exempt access card or exempt access code for a purpose that is not exempt. A person who misuses an exempt access card or exempt access code by purchasing fuel with the card or code for a purpose that is not exempt is liable for the tax due on the fuel. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to the misuse of a card or code that allows a person to purchase aviation jet fuel without paying the tax.

D. The tax liability imposed by this section shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter.

2000, cc. 729 , 758 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3700 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 37 / Section 58.1-3700
License requirement; requiring evidence of payment of business license, business personal property, meals and admissions taxes; license revocation
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a license is required by ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter and whenever the local governing body shall impose a license fee or levy a license tax on any business, employment or profession, it shall be unlawful to engage in such business, employment or profession without first obtaining the required license. The governing body of any county, city, or town may require that no business license under this chapter shall be issued until the applicant has produced satisfactory evidence that all delinquent business license, real estate, personal property, meals, transient occupancy, severance and admissions taxes owed by the business to the county, city or town have been paid which have been properly assessed against the applicant by the county, city or town.

B. Any person who engages in a business without obtaining a required local license, or after being refused a license, shall not be relieved of the tax imposed by the ordinance.

C. The governing body of any locality shall revoke a business license issued under this chapter if a licensee has repeatedly violated any provisions of the Cannabis Control Act (§ 4.1-600 et seq.) by, without displaying a decal as required pursuant to § 4.1-1106.1 , engaging in the illegal sale of marijuana or marijuana products on the licensed premises of an establishment or marketing or labeling products as marijuana or marijuana products.

Code 1950, § 58-239; 1984, c. 675; 1991, c. 267; 1993, cc. 93, 934; 1996, cc. 715 , 720 ; 2012, cc. 304 , 318 ; 2026, c. 1016 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-609 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 6 / Section 58.1-609
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 1993, c. 310.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2236 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 22 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-2236
Deductions and discounts allowed a supplier when filing a return
Status: in_force

A. The supplier may deduct from the next monthly return those tax payments that were not remitted for the previous month to the supplier by (i) a licensed distributor or (ii) a licensed importer who removed the motor fuel on which the tax is due from a terminal of an elective or a permissive supplier. A supplier shall not be liable for the tax such a licensee owes the supplier but fails to pay. If such licensee pays the tax owed to a supplier after the supplier deducts the amount of such tax on a return, the supplier shall remit the payment to the Commissioner with the next monthly return filed subsequent to receipt of the tax.

B. A supplier who timely files a return with the payment due may deduct, from the amount of tax payable with the return, an administrative discount of one-tenth of one percent of the amount of tax payable to the Commonwealth, not to exceed $5,000 per month.

C. A supplier who sells motor fuel directly to an unlicensed distributor or to a bulk user, retailer, or user of the fuel may take one-half of the same percentage discount on the fuel that a licensed distributor may take under subsection C of § 58.1-2233 when making deferred payments of tax to the supplier.

D. When filing a return, a supplier who issues or authorizes the issuance of an exempt access card or an exempt access code to a person that enables the person to buy motor fuel at retail without paying tax on the fuel may deduct the amount of tax imposed on fuel purchased with the exempt access card or exempt access code. The amount of tax imposed on fuel purchased at retail with an exempt access card or exempt access code is the amount that was imposed on the fuel when it was delivered to the retailer of the fuel.

2000, cc. 729 , 758 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-348.3 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-348.3
Requirement that income tax return preparers use identification numbers
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, "PTIN" means the Preparer Tax Identification Number that the Internal Revenue Service uses to identify tax return preparers pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 6109.

B. For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2019, the Department shall require any income tax return preparer to include his PTIN on any tax return that he prepares or assists in preparing.

C. The Department shall promulgate regulations for using the PTIN as an oversight mechanism to assess returns and to identify high error rates, patterns of suspected fraud, and unsubstantiated bases for tax positions by income tax return preparers.

D. 1. The Department shall establish formal and regular communication protocols with the Internal Revenue Service to share and exchange PTIN information on income tax return preparers who are suspected of fraud, who are disciplined, or who are barred from filing tax returns with the Department or the Internal Revenue Service.

2. The Department may establish communication protocols with other states to exchange the enforcement and discipline information described in subdivision D 1.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 58.1-3 or any other provision of this title, the Department is authorized to provide to the Internal Revenue Service and other state tax or revenue agencies for their confidential use preparer and return data, including PTIN information, taxpayer names, taxpayer identification numbers, and other information as necessary to enforce the provisions of this section and §§ 58.1-348.2 and 58.1-348.4 .

E. The failure of an income tax return preparer to include his PTIN on a tax return shall not be used by the Department as a basis for rejecting such return as improperly filed.

2018, c. 150 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3312 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 8 / Section 58.1-3312
Changes to be noted in land book by commissioner in making it out
Status: in_force

Such changes as may happen within the county or city of any commissioner shall be noted by him in making out his land book.

Code 1950, § 58-808; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-500 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 20 / Section 58.1-500
Declarations of estimated income tax required; contents, etc
Status: in_force

A. Every corporation subject to taxation under this chapter shall make a declaration of estimated tax for the taxable year if its income tax imposed by this chapter, for such taxable year, reduced by any credits allowable against the tax, can reasonably be expected to exceed $1,000.

B. For purposes of this article, "estimated tax" means the amount which the corporation estimates as the amount of the income tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year less the amount which the corporation estimates as the sum of any credits allowable against the tax.

C. The declaration shall contain such pertinent information as the Commissioner may by forms or regulations prescribe.

D. A corporation may make amendments of a declaration filed during the taxable year under regulations prescribed by the Tax Commissioner, not exceeding the number specified in § 58.1-501 .

E. A corporation with a taxable year of less than twelve months shall make a declaration in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Tax Commissioner.

Code 1950, § 58-151.36; 1968, c. 14; 1970, c. 588; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1745 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 17 / Article 12 / Section 58.1-1745
Disposable plastic bag tax
Status: in_force

A. Any county or city may, by duly adopted ordinance, impose a tax in the amount of five cents ($0.05) for each disposable plastic bag provided, whether or not provided free of charge, to a consumer of tangible personal property by retailers in grocery stores, convenience stores, or drugstores.

B. Any tax imposed under this section shall be collected by the retailer, along with the purchase price and all other fees and taxes, at the time the consumer pays for such personal property. All revenue accruing to the county or city from a tax imposed under the provisions of this article shall be appropriated for the purposes of environmental cleanup, providing education programs designed to reduce environmental waste, mitigating pollution and litter, or providing reusable bags to recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) benefits.

C. Each local ordinance imposing the tax shall provide for the tax to become effective on the first day of any calendar quarter; however, in no event shall any tax imposed pursuant to this article become effective before January 1, 2021. The county or city shall, at least three months prior to the date the tax is to become effective, provide a certified copy of such ordinance to the Tax Commissioner.

D. Any town located within a county that has imposed a disposable plastic bag tax under this section shall receive from the county a distribution of the total tax collected by the county based on the local sales tax distribution formula provided by subsections G and H of § 58.1-605 . Such distributions to towns shall occur at the same time and frequency as local sales tax distributions. Moneys received by a town pursuant to this subsection shall be appropriated only for the purposes allowed by subsection B.

2020, cc. 1022 , 1023 ; 2026, c. 112 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3294 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 7 / Section 58.1-3294
Reports of income data by owners of income-producing realty; certification; confidentiality
Status: in_force

Any duly authorized real estate assessor, board of assessors, or department of real estate assessments may require that the owners of income-producing real estate in the county or city subject to local taxation, except property producing income solely from the rental of no more than four dwelling units, and except property being used exclusively as an owner-occupied property, not as a hotel, motel, or office building over 12,000 square feet, and not engaged in a retail or wholesale business where merchandise for sale is displayed, furnish to such assessor, board or department on or before a time specified, which time may be extended for not less than ninety days, upon application of the owner of such property statements of the income and expenses attributable over a specified period of time to each such parcel of real estate. Each such statement shall be certified as to its accuracy by an owner of the real estate for which the statement is furnished, or a duly authorized agent thereof. Any statement required by this section shall be kept confidential in accordance with the provisions of § 58.1-3 . The failure of the owner of income-producing property, except property producing income solely from the rental of no more than four dwelling units, and except property being used exclusively as an owner-occupied property, not as a hotel, motel, or office building over 12,000 square feet, and not engaged in a retail or wholesale business where merchandise for sale is displayed, to furnish a statement of income and expenses as required by this section shall bar such owner or his representative from introducing into evidence, or using in any other manner, any of the required but not furnished income and expense information in any judicial action brought under § 58.1-3984 . Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use or consideration of any such statement of income and expense in a complaint before a board of equalization pursuant to § 58.1-3379 , as long as it is submitted to the board no later than the appeal filing deadline of such board.

Code 1950, § 58-769.3:2; 1982, c. 619; 1984, c. 675; 1990, c. 671; 2000, c. 515 ; 2011, c. 200 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-339.6 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-339.6
Political candidate contribution tax credit
Status: in_force

For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2000, but before January 1, 2017, any individual shall be entitled to a credit against the tax levied pursuant to § 58.1-320 of an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount contributed by the taxpayer to a candidate, as defined in § 24.2-101 , in one or more primary, special, or general elections for local or state office held in the Commonwealth in the taxable year in which the contributions are made. The amount of the credit shall not exceed $25 for an individual taxpayer or $50 for taxpayers filing a joint return.

1999, c. 464 ; 2016, cc. 50 , 348 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2670.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 26 / Article 7 / Section 58.1-2670.1
Application to court to correct erroneous local assessment ratio
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the limitations provided herein, any county, city, or town or public service corporation or other entity whose property is assessed by the State Corporation Commission or the Department of Taxation aggrieved by the Department of Taxation's ascertainment of the applicable local assessment ratio prevailing for such taxing district as specified in subsection A of § 58.1-2604 , may petition to the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond for correction of such ratio. Such petition must be filed within three months after the Department of Taxation gives notice of the applicable prevailing local assessment ratios to all counties, cities, towns, and to the Commission pursuant to subsection A of § 58.1-2604 . This section shall apply only to counties, cities and towns in which a public service corporation's property represents twenty-five percent or more of the total assessed value of real estate in such county, city or town.

B. Any proceeding maintained under this section shall name the Department of Taxation and the applicable public service corporation, other entity whose property is assessed by the State Corporation Commission or the Department of Taxation, and the county, city or town which is the taxing district, as respondents. The action shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia applicable to suits in equity, and no trial by jury will be permitted.

C. If the Circuit Court finds the local assessment ratio as ascertained by the Department of Taxation to be erroneous, it shall determine the correct local assessment ratio and shall order the Department of Taxation to adopt the corrected ratio as its prevailing local assessment ratio and provide such corrected ratio to the Commission in accordance with subsection A of § 58.1-2604 .

D. If a suit is commenced by any party under this section, the period of time for any county, city, town or public service corporation or other entity whose property is assessed by the State Corporation Commission in which to file a petition with the Commission, pursuant to § 58.1-2670 , challenging the ascertainment of, or the assessment for taxation of, the value of any property of any public service corporation assessed by the Commission, shall commence to run on the date of the final order entered by the Circuit Court or, in the event of an appeal, on the date of the final order of the Supreme Court of Virginia.

1993, c. 528.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3303 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 8 / Section 58.1-3303
Clerks to forward copies of certain receipts and make certain reports regarding deeds and property transfers to local commissioners and Department
Status: in_force

A. The clerk of every circuit court shall, before the fifteenth of each month, forward to the commissioner of revenue for his county or city and to the Department a copy of the recordation receipt for all deeds for the partition and conveyance of land, other than deeds of trust and mortgages, made to secure the payment of debts, which have been admitted to record in the clerk's office of such court within the month next preceding. In lieu of a printed paper copy of the recordation receipt, the Department shall accept the monthly electronic transfer of the recordation receipt copy on magnetic tape or other media acceptable to the Department. The receipt shall state the date of the deed, when admitted to record, the name of the grantor and grantee, the address of the grantee, given pursuant to § 17.1-223 , and the description, quantity and specified value of land conveyed. Such clerk shall, at the same time, forward to the commissioner and the Department a list of all lands acquired in fee simple by the Commonwealth, through condemnation proceedings, and shall give the names of the persons from whom acquired, the dates of confirmation of the commissioners' reports in such proceedings, the quantity of land acquired in each case, the value thereof as specified in the reports and a description of each such tract. In lieu of a printed paper copy of such list, the clerk may provide an electronic list or secure remote electronic access to such list to the commissioner for his county or city and to the Department.

The commissioner shall, upon receipt of any such receipt, promptly and carefully check the same against the records in the office of the clerk who furnished the same and, if he finds any errors in the receipt or list, he shall make proper correction thereof.

B. Upon receipt and review of the recordation receipt in accordance with subsection A, the commissioner shall ensure that the land book is updated to reflect the grantee and property address or any such other address as may be specified in writing by the grantee for the delivery of future tax bills.

Code 1950, § 58-797; 1956, c. 34; 1962, c. 236; 1964, cc. 488, 644; 1972, c. 648; 1974, cc. 338, 352; 1975, c. 223; 1979, c. 527; 1984, c. 675; 1990, c. 46; 2006, c. 355 ; 2017, c. 42 ; 2023, c. 411 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3853 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 38 / Article 12 / Section 58.1-3853
Creation of local defense production zones
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Defense contractor" means a business, other than a defense production business, that is primarily engaged in providing services in support of national defense, including but not limited to logistics and technical support.

"Defense production business" means a business engaged in the design, development, or production of materials, components, or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense. A locality may also include as a defense production business any business that performs functions ancillary to or in support of the design, development, or production of such materials, components, or equipment.

B. Any city, county, or town may establish, by ordinance, one or more defense production and support services zones. Each locality may grant incentives and provide certain regulatory flexibility in a defense production and support services zone.

C. The incentives may be provided to defense contractors or defense production businesses located in a defense production and support services zone for up to 20 years and may include, but not be limited to (i) reduction of permit fees, (ii) reduction of user fees, and (iii) reduction of any type of gross receipts tax. In addition, local governing bodies are authorized to enter into agreements for the payment of economic development incentive grants to defense contractors or defense production businesses located in defense production and support services zones with payment of the grants conditioned upon the businesses making certain real property or capital investments, creating and maintaining new jobs, or performing or meeting other economic development objectives.

D. The governing body may also provide for regulatory flexibility in such zone that may include, but not be limited to (i) special zoning for the district, (ii) permit process reform, (iii) exemption from ordinances, and (iv) any other incentive adopted by ordinance, which shall be binding upon the locality for a period of up to 20 years.

E. Each locality establishing a defense production and support services zone pursuant to this section may also adopt a local enterprise zone development taxation program for the defense production and support services zone as provided in § 58.1-3245.12 .

F. The establishment of a defense production and support services zone shall not preclude the area from also being designated as an enterprise zone.

2011, cc. 875 , 877 ; 2012, c. 91 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3150 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 31 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3150
Duties of depository officers
Status: in_force

No treasurer or executive officer of any depository shall permit any public deposit to remain in any depository which is not a "qualified public depository" as defined in § 2.2-4401 and which is not secured pursuant to the Virginia Security for Public Deposits Act (§ 2.2-4400 et seq.).

Code 1950, § 58-948; 1984, c. 675; 1996, cc. 364 , 390 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3280 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 7 / Section 58.1-3280
Assessment of values
Status: in_force

Every assessor or appraiser so designated under this chapter shall, as soon as practicable after being so designated, proceed to ascertain and assess the fair market value of all lands and lots assessable by them, with the improvements and buildings thereon. They shall make a physical examination thereof if required by the taxpayer, and in all other cases where they deem it advisable.

Code 1950, § 58-790; 1975, cc. 51, 547; 1976, c. 676; 1983, c. 161; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3968 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-3968
When two or more parcels may be covered by one complaint
Status: in_force

In any proceeding under this article, two or more parcels of real estate may be covered by one complaint if they were assessed against or are owned by the same party or parties, or if they are assessed against and owned by different parties but each parcel is assessed at a value that does not exceed $100,000.

Code 1950, § 58-1117.4; 1973, c. 467; 1978, c. 54; 1984, c. 675; 1985, c. 60; 1991, c. 243; 2025, c. 267 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1722 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 17 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-1722
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 2012, cc. 217 and 225 , cl. 2, effective July 1, 2013.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3354 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 12 / Section 58.1-3354
Change when easement acquired
Status: in_force

In the case of any real estate upon which any easement has been acquired for the installation of public service, highway or street facilities, and which has not been reassessed by the commissioner of the revenue on request of the landowner as provided in § 58.1-3351 , the owner thereof may apply for relief to the circuit court of such county or any city court of record wherein such property is located. If the governing body of any county is of the opinion that any real estate therein is assessed at less than its fair market value, it shall direct the attorney for the Commonwealth to apply to the circuit court of such county to have the assessment corrected. Proceedings upon any such application shall be as provided in §§ 58.1-3984 to 58.1-3989 and the court shall enter such order with respect to the assessment as is just and proper.

Code 1950, § 58-764; 1968, c. 593; 1976, c. 717; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3332 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 10 / Section 58.1-3332
Property appraisal cards or sheets
Status: in_force

Each county, city or town assessing officer shall maintain current property appraisal cards or sheets for all parcels of real estate assessed and assessable by him. Any such assessing officer who maintains such property appraisal cards or sheets shall include thereon the appraised value of the property and improvements, if any, and the calculations and methodology used in determining the assessed value of such property and improvements.

Code 1950, § 58-817.1; 1975, c. 618; 1983, c. 161; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-814 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 8 / Section 58.1-814
City or county recordation tax
Status: in_force

In addition to the state recordation tax imposed by this chapter, the council of any city and the governing body of any county may, pursuant to Chapter 38 (§ 58.1-3800 et seq.) of this title, impose a city or county recordation tax in an amount equal to one-third of the amount of state recordation tax.

Code 1950, § 58-65.1; 1958, c. 590; 1972, c. 186; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-395 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 58.1-395
Nonresident owners
Status: in_force

Pass-through entities may make written application to the Tax Commissioner for permission to file a statement of combined pass-through entity income attributable to nonresident owners and thereby relieve nonresident owners from filing individual nonresident returns. The application must state the reasons for seeking such permission. The Tax Commissioner, in his sole discretion, may, for good cause, grant permission to file a combined nonresident return upon such terms as he may determine.

2004, Sp. Sess. I, c. 3 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1210 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 12 / Section 58.1-1210
County tax
Status: in_force

Any county of this Commonwealth in which is located any bank outside any incorporated town therein may, by ordinance, impose a tax not to exceed 80 percent of the state rate of taxation for each $100 of the net capital of the bank so located in such county outside the corporate limits of any town therein. If such bank also has offices that are located outside such county or within the corporate limits of any town therein, the tax shall be apportioned as provided in § 58.1-1211 .

Code 1950, § 58-485.011; 1980, c. 578; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-417 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 10 / Section 58.1-417
Motor carriers; apportionment
Status: in_force

A. Motor carriers of property or passengers shall apportion their net apportionable income to this Commonwealth by the use of the ratio of vehicle miles in this Commonwealth to total vehicle miles of the corporation everywhere. For the purposes of this section the words "vehicle miles" in the case of motor carriers of property shall mean miles traveled by vehicles (whether owned or operated by the corporation) hauling property for a charge or traveling on a scheduled route. In the case of motor carriers of passengers the same shall mean miles traveled by vehicles (whether owned or operated by the corporation) carrying passengers for a fare or traveling on a scheduled route.

B. The provisions of subsection A shall not be applicable to a carrier:

1. Which neither owns nor rents real or tangible personal property within this Commonwealth, except vehicles, which has made no pick-ups or deliveries within this Commonwealth, and which has traveled less than 50,000 vehicle miles in this Commonwealth in the taxable year; or

2. Which neither owns nor rents any real or tangible personal property within this Commonwealth, except vehicles, and which makes no more than twelve round trips into this Commonwealth during a taxable year.

The mileage traveled under 50,000 miles or the mileage traveled in such round trips, however, may not represent more than 5 percent of the total miles annually traveled in all states by such carrier.

C. Any eligible company, as defined in § 58.1-405.1 , may subtract its vehicle miles traveled in any qualified locality or qualified localities, as defined in § 58.1-405.1 , during the taxable year from the numerator of the ratio in subsection A. Such eligible company may make such modification for the taxable year in which it first becomes eligible and for the six subsequent, consecutive taxable years, except for any year in which the eligible company's (i) total, cumulative new capital investment falls below the applicable initial threshold or (ii) number of new jobs falls below the applicable initial threshold.

Code 1950, § 58-151.050; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 171; 1977, c. 658; 1984, c. 675; 2018, cc. 801 , 802 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3723 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 37 / Section 58.1-3723
Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation providing any such coin machines or other devices and failing to procure a county, city or town license, if levied and assessed as provided by § 58.1-3720 shall be subject to a fine as established by ordinance pursuant to § 15.2-1429 for each offense and the machine or other device shall become forfeited to the county, city or town imposing such license tax.

Code 1950, § 58-360; 1976, c. 719; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3726 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 37 / Section 58.1-3726
Fortune-tellers, clairvoyants and practitioners of palmistry
Status: in_force

For the purpose of license taxation pursuant to § 58.1-3703 , any person who, for compensation, shall pretend to tell fortunes, assume to act as a clairvoyant, or to practice palmistry or phrenology shall be deemed a fortune-teller. No license tax on fortune-tellers imposed pursuant to this chapter shall exceed $1,000 per year. The governing body of any county, city or town may provide that any person who engages in business as a fortune-teller without the license required shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 58-377.1; 1982, c. 633; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3218 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3218
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 2011, cc. 438 and 496 , cl. 4, effective March 24, 2011, and applicable to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3987 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 5 / Section 58.1-3987
Action of court
Status: in_force

If the court is satisfied from the evidence that the assessment is erroneous and that the erroneous assessment was not caused by the wilful failure or refusal of the applicant to furnish the tax-assessing authority with the necessary information, as required by law, the court may order that the assessment be corrected and that the applicant be exonerated from the payment of so much as is erroneously charged, if not already paid. If the tax has been paid, the court shall order that it be refunded to the taxpayer, with interest at the rate provided by § 58.1-3918 or in the ordinance authorized by § 58.1-3916 , or as otherwise authorized in that section.

If, in the opinion of the court, any property is valued for taxation at more than fair market value, the court may reduce the assessment to what in its opinion based on the evidence is the fair market value of the property involved. If, in the opinion of the court, the assessment be less than fair market value, the court shall order it increased to what in its opinion is the fair market value of the property involved and shall order that the applicant pay the proper taxes.

For the purpose of reducing or increasing the assessment and adjusting the taxes the court shall have all the powers and duties of the authority which made the assessment complained of, as of the time when such assessment was made, and all powers and duties conferred by law upon such authority between the time such assessment was made and the time such application is heard.

Code 1950, § 58-1148; 1975, c. 257; 1984, c. 675; 1999, c. 631 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3165 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 31 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3165
Suspension of officer proceeded against, appointment of substitute
Status: in_force

Upon the institution of the proceeding authorized in § 58.1-3168 the Governor may suspend such officer from collecting the revenues of the Commonwealth and of the county or city and from performing any of the other duties of his office. The Governor may also appoint a person to act in the place of such suspended officer in the performance of the duties of the office. Such appointee, after having qualified and given bond according to law, shall discharge all the duties of the office to which he is appointed during the time of the suspension of his predecessor, shall be entitled to the compensation provided for such officer and shall be amenable to all the rules, regulations, requirements and responsibilities declared by the laws of this Commonwealth pertaining to the collection and disposition of, and accounting for, the public revenue.

The suspension of the officer shall continue, unless sooner removed by the Governor, until the ouster proceedings so instituted have been finally determined.

Code 1950, § 58-954; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1209 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 12 / Section 58.1-1209
Town tax
Status: in_force

Any incorporated town in this Commonwealth in which is located a bank may, by ordinance, impose a tax not to exceed 80 percent of the state rate of taxation for each $100 of the net capital of a bank located in such town. If such bank also has offices that are located outside the corporate limits of such town, the tax shall be apportioned as provided in § 58.1-1211 .

Code 1950, § 58-485.010; 1980, c. 578; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-522 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 21 / Section 58.1-522
Participation in setoff program not permitted in certain instances
Status: in_force

A. If the claimant agency determines that the administrative cost, as defined in the rules promulgated by the Tax Commissioner, of utilizing this article will exceed the amount of the delinquent debt, then such claimant agency shall not participate in the setoff program below such levels determined economically infeasible.

B. Neither the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (the Authority) nor the University of Virginia Medical Center (the Center) shall participate in the setoff program for debts related to medical treatment unless the Authority or Center has undertaken all reasonable efforts to determine whether an individual with delinquent debt is eligible for Medicaid or other assistance under the Authority's or the Center's financial assistance policy.

Code 1950, § 58-19.9; 1981, c. 408; 1982, c. 621; 1984, cc. 675, 720; 2020, c. 577 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1003.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-1003.1
Bad debt; deduction; definition
Status: in_force

A. Any stamping agent may deduct the amount of bad debts from the tax imposed by this chapter. The amount deducted shall be charged off as uncollectible on the books of the stamping agent. If a person pays all or part of a bad debt that a stamping agent claimed as a deduction under this section, the stamping agent shall be liable for the amount of taxes deducted in connection with that portion of the debt for which payment is received and shall remit these taxes together with its next report to the Department pursuant to subsection C of § 58.1-1003 .

B. Any claim for a bad debt deduction under this section shall be supported by all of the following:

1. A copy of the original invoice;

2. Evidence that the cigarettes described in the invoice were delivered to the person who ordered them; and

3. Evidence that the person who ordered and received the cigarettes did not pay the stamping agent for the cigarettes and that the stamping agent used reasonable collection practices in attempting to collect the debt.

C. As used in this section, "bad debt" means the taxes under this chapter attributable to any portion of a debt that is related to a sale of cigarettes subject to tax under this chapter that is not otherwise deductible or excludable, that has become worthless or uncollectible in the time period between the date when taxes accrue to the Department for the stamping agents' preceding tax return and the date when taxes accrue to the Department for the present return, and that is eligible to be claimed, or could be eligible to be claimed if the stamping agent kept accounts on an accrual basis, as a deduction pursuant to § 166 of the Internal Revenue Code. A bad debt shall not include (i) any interest on the wholesale price of cigarettes, (ii) uncollectible amounts on property that remains in the possession of the stamping agent until the full purchase price is paid, (iii) expenses incurred in attempting to collect any account receivable or any portion of the debt recovered, (iv) any accounts receivable that have been sold to a third party for collection, and (v) repossessed property.

2006, cc. 64 , 229 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3257 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 5 / Section 58.1-3257
Completion of work; extensions
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in subsection B, in every city and county the person or officers making such reassessment shall complete the same and comply with the provisions of § 58.1-3300 not later than December 31 of the year of such reassessment. But the circuit court in such city or county may for good cause, extend the time for completing such reassessment and complying with such section for a period not exceeding three months from December 31 of the year of such reassessment.

B. In Hanover County, the person or officers making such reassessment shall complete the same and comply with the provisions of § 58.1-3300 not later than three months after December 31 of the year of such reassessment.

Code 1950, § 58-792; 1968, c. 742; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 221; 1976, c. 717; 1980, c. 2; 1984, c. 675; 2001, c. 449 ; 2007, c. 813 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4002 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 40 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-4002
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Board" means the Virginia Lottery Board established by this chapter.

"Casino gaming" or "game" means baccarat, blackjack, twenty-one, poker, craps, dice, slot machines, roulette wheels, Klondike tables, punchboards, faro layouts, numbers tickets, push cards, jar tickets, or pull tabs and any other activity that is authorized by the Board as a wagering game or device under Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.). "Casino gaming" or "game" includes on-premises mobile casino gaming.

"Department" means the independent agency responsible for the administration of the Virginia Lottery pursuant to this article and sports betting pursuant to Article 2 (§ 58.1-4030 et seq.).

"Director" means the Director of the Virginia Lottery.

"Lottery" or "state lottery" means the lottery or lotteries established and operated pursuant to this chapter.

"On-premises mobile casino gaming" means casino gaming offered by a casino gaming operator at a casino gaming establishment using a computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet-switched data networks through which the casino gaming operator may offer casino gaming to individuals who have established an on-premises mobile casino gaming account with the casino gaming operator and who are physically present on the premises of the casino gaming establishment, as authorized by regulations promulgated by the Board.

"Sports betting" means placing wagers on sporting events as such activity is regulated by the Board.

"Ticket courier service" means a service operated for the purpose of purchasing Virginia Lottery tickets on behalf of individuals located within or outside the Commonwealth and delivering or transmitting such tickets, or electronic images thereof, to such individuals as a business-for-profit delivery service.

"Voluntary exclusion program" means a program established by the Board pursuant to § 58.1-4015.1 that allows individuals to voluntarily exclude themselves from engaging in the activities described in subdivision B 1 of § 58.1-4015.1 by placing their name on a voluntary exclusion list and following the procedures set forth by the Board.

1987, c. 531; 2014, c. 225 ; 2016, c. 461 ; 2020, cc. 1197 , 1218 , 1248 , 1256 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2653 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 26 / Article 5 / Section 58.1-2653
Annual report of railroads and freight car companies
Status: in_force

A. Every railroad shall report on or before April 15, to the Department, its real and tangible personal property, including real property used for common carrier purposes, of every description as of December 31 preceding and the county, city, town or magisterial district in which it is located. The lien of the Commonwealth or political subdivision thereof for taxes levied on such property for all purposes shall attach to such property on December 31 next preceding. The Department shall furnish each county, city, town or magisterial district a copy of the report of nonoperating (noncarrier) property pertaining to such locality.

B. Every freight car company shall, on or before April 15, report to the Department the aggregate number of miles traveled by its cars in the Commonwealth during the year ending December 31 next preceding and the average number of miles traveled per day by each class of car as established by the Tax Commissioner. Each railroad owning a line in the Commonwealth over which cars of a freight car company travel shall on its annual report show the total number of miles made by such cars during the year ending December 31 next preceding, the company name and aggregate number of miles traveled by cars thereof and the average number of miles traveled per day by each class of car during the year.

C. Each report shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Tax Commissioner. Such forms may require any information necessary to enable the Department to properly ascertain the value of and assess such property.

D. Each report shall be verified by the oath of the president or other proper officer of such company.

Code 1950, §§ 58-524, 58-525, 58-528, 58-556, 58-557; 1956, c. 69; 1960, c. 346; 1964, c. 425; 1972, c. 813; 1983, c. 570; 1984, c. 675; 1985, c. 30; 1992, c. 388.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-212 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 2 / Section 58.1-212
Office of Tax Commissioner; sessions and investigations elsewhere
Status: in_force

The office of the Tax Commissioner shall be in the City of Richmond and suitable space shall be provided by the Governor for its offices. The Tax Commissioner, however, may hold sessions and conduct investigations and hearings at any other place when necessary for the proper performance of the duties prescribed by law.

Code 1950, § 58-32; 1960, c. 339; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3992 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 5 / Section 58.1-3992
Appeal
Status: in_force

Any locality or taxpayer aggrieved by the action of a court of record under this article may appeal to the Court of Appeals.

1984, c. 675; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3955 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-3955
Judgment or decree; effect thereof; enforcement
Status: in_force

In any proceeding under § 58.1-3953 the court shall have the power to determine the proper taxes, penalties and interest with which upon a correct assessment the taxpayer is chargeable for any year or years not barred by the statute of limitations at the time the proceedings were instituted, and order payment thereof. If any taxes of which collection is sought have been erroneously charged, the court may order exoneration thereof. Payment of such judgment or decree shall be enforced against the taxpayer in the same manner that it could be enforced in a proceeding between individuals.

Code 1950, § 58-1017; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3521 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 35 / Article 6 / Section 58.1-3521
Manufactured homes; proration of tax
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any city or county wherein a manufactured home, as defined in § 36-85.3 , is delivered or moved after January 1, and used as a place of full-time residence by any person, may quarterly prorate any property taxes which would have been collectible had such manufactured home been situated within such city or county on January 1 of that year.

Code 1950, § 58-829.3; 1960, c. 418; 1970, c. 655; 1976, c. 567; 1984, c. 675; 1994, c. 152 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3219.10 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 2.4 / Section 58.1-3219.10
Application for exemption
Status: in_force

A. The surviving spouse claiming the exemption under this article shall file with the commissioner of the revenue of the county, city, or town or such other officer as may be designated by the governing body in which the real property is located, on forms to be supplied by the county, city, or town, an affidavit or written statement (i) setting forth the surviving spouse's name, (ii) indicating any other joint owners of the real property, and (iii) certifying that the real property is occupied as the surviving spouse's principal place of residence. The surviving spouse shall also provide documentation from the United States Department of Defense or its successor agency indicating the date that the member of the armed forces of the United States died in the line of duty.

The surviving spouse shall be required to refile the information required by this section only if the surviving spouse's principal place of residence changes.

B. The surviving spouse shall promptly notify the commissioner of the revenue of any remarriage.

2014, c. 757 ; 2024, c. 583 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3222 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-3222
Abatement of levies on buildings razed, destroyed or damaged by fortuitous happenings
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county or city may provide for the abatement of levies on buildings which are (i) razed, or (ii) destroyed or damaged by a fortuitous happening beyond the control of the owner. In any county or city wherein assessments are made as provided in § 58.1-3292 or § 58.1-3292.1 , the governing body shall so provide. No such abatement, however, shall be allowed if the destruction or damage to such building shall decrease the value thereof by less than $500. Also, no such abatement shall be allowed unless the destruction or damage renders the building unfit for use and occupancy for thirty days or more during the calendar year. The tax on such razed, destroyed or damaged building is computed according to the ratio which the portion of the year the building was fit for use, occupancy and enjoyment bears to the entire year. Application for such abatement shall be made by or on behalf of the owner of the building within six months of the date on which the building was razed, destroyed or damaged.

Code 1950, § 58-811.2; 1958, c. 559; 1984, cc. 372, 675; 2000, c. 399 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1703 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-1703
Collection
Status: in_force

The excise tax levied by this article shall be collected annually by the Department of Taxation in the same manner as the income tax imposed under Chapter 3 (§ 58.1-300 et seq.) of this title, as provided by rules and regulations promulgated by the Tax Commissioner.

Code 1950, § 58-404.02; 1977, c. 616; 1979, c. 134; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-922 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-922
Dispute as to domicile; compromise agreement
Status: in_force

When the Tax Commissioner claims that a decedent was domiciled in this Commonwealth at the time of his death and the taxing authorities of other states make a like claim on behalf of their states, the Commissioner may make a written agreement of compromise with the other taxing authorities and the executor or administrator of such decedent that a certain sum shall be accepted in full satisfaction of any death taxes imposed by this Commonwealth, including any interest or penalties to the date of signing of the agreement. The agreement shall also fix the amount to be accepted by the other states in full satisfaction of death taxes. The executor or administrator of such decedent is hereby authorized to make such agreement. Unless the tax so agreed upon is paid within sixty days after the signing of such agreement, interest or penalties shall accrue upon the amount fixed in the agreement, but the time between the decedent's death and the signing of such agreement shall not be included in computing the interest or penalties.

Code 1950, § 58-238.27; 1978, c. 838; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-526 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 21 / Section 58.1-526
Hearing procedure
Status: in_force

A. If a claimant agency other than the Internal Revenue Service receives written application of the debtor's intention to contest at a hearing the claim upon which the intended setoff is based, it shall grant a hearing according to procedures established by that agency under its operating statutes to determine whether the claim is valid. Additionally, it shall be determined at the hearing whether the claimed sum asserted as due and owing is correct, and if not, an adjustment to the claim shall be made. A debtor of the Internal Revenue Service shall contest the claim only in accordance with federal law and procedures.

B. Pending final determination at the hearing of the validity of the debt asserted by the claimant agency, no action shall be taken in furtherance of collection through the setoff procedure allowed under this article.

C. No person hearing the debtor's application contesting the claimant agency's claim shall have been involved in the prior circumstances which have culminated in such dispute.

D. No issue may be considered at the hearing which has been previously litigated.

E. In the case of setoff arising out of delinquent local taxes, the scope of the hearing shall be limited to determining whether the setoff is a tax obligation that remains due and owing to the locality, and shall not address the underlying basis of the tax obligation.

Code 1950, § 58-19.13; 1981, c. 408; 1982, c. 621; 1984, cc. 675, 720; 1996, cc. 363 , 413 ; 1997, c. 496 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4039 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-4039
Events on which betting is prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A. 1. No person shall place or accept a bet on youth sports.

2. No person shall place or accept a proposition bet on college sports.

3. No person shall place or accept a bet on Virginia college sports.

B. 1. A sports governing body may notify the Department that it desires to restrict, limit, or prohibit sports betting on its sporting events by providing notice in accordance with requirements prescribed by the Director. A sports governing body also may request to restrict the types of bets that may be offered. Notwithstanding § 58.1-4030 , for purposes of this section, "sports governing body" includes any organization that is not headquartered in the United States and that otherwise meets the definition of "sports governing body."

2. For any request made pursuant to subdivision 1, the requester shall bear the burden of establishing to the satisfaction of the Director that the relevant betting or other activity poses a significant and unreasonable integrity risk. The Director shall seek input from affected permit holders before making a determination on such request.

3. If the Director denies a request made pursuant to subdivision 1, the Director shall give the requester notice and the right to be heard and offer proof in opposition to such determination in accordance with regulations established by the Board. If the Director grants a request, the Board shall promulgate by regulation such restrictions, limitations, or prohibitions as may be requested.

4. A permit holder shall not offer or take any bets in violation of regulations promulgated by the Board pursuant to this subsection.

C. The prohibitions in subdivisions A 1 and A 3 shall be limited to the single game or match in which a youth sports or Virginia college sports team is a participant. The prohibitions shall not be construed to prohibit betting on other games in a tournament or multigame event in which a youth sports or Virginia college sports team participates, so long as such other games do not have a participant that is a youth sports or Virginia college sports team.

D. Any person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

2020, cc. 1218 , 1256 ; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 351 , 352 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3245.10 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 4.2 / Section 58.1-3245.10
Use of funds deposited in the Local Enterprise Zone Development Fund
Status: in_force

A. Any county, city, or town which adopts a local enterprise zone development taxation program may use funds in the Local Enterprise Zone Development Fund for any one or more of the following purposes:

1. To provide enhanced law-enforcement and other governmental services, including financing transportation projects, as may be appropriate to secure and promote private investment in the local enterprise zone;

2. To make grants to chambers of commerce and similar organizations within such county, city, or town in order to secure and promote economic development within the local enterprise zone; or

3. To make grants to any industrial development authority created by the governing body pursuant to Chapter 49 (§ 15.2-4900 et seq.) of Title 15.2, in order to secure and promote economic development within the local enterprise zone.

B. Any revenues in the Local Enterprise Zone Development Fund which are not used for a purpose authorized by subsection A shall be deemed "surplus funds." At the end of the tax year, all surplus funds may be paid into the general fund of the county, city, or town in which the local enterprise zone is located.

1997, c. 314 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3665 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 36 / Article 5 / Section 58.1-3665
Partial exemption for erosion control improvements
Status: in_force

A. Real estate that has been improved through the placement of rock or concrete breakwaters, bulkheads, gabions, revetments, or similar structural improvements installed to control erosion, and is used primarily for the purpose of abating or preventing pollution of the waters of the Commonwealth, is hereby declared to be a separate class of property and shall constitute a classification for local taxation separate from other classifications of real property. The governing body of any county, city or town may, by ordinance, provide for the partial exemption from local taxation of such real estate, subject to such conditions and restrictions as the ordinance may prescribe. The governing body of a county, city or town may establish criteria for determining whether real estate qualifies for the partial exemption authorized by this section.

B. The partial exemption authorized by this section shall not exceed (i) all or a portion of the increase in the assessed value of the real property resulting from the placement of the structural improvements described in subsection A, as determined by the commissioner of revenue or other local assessing officer, or (ii) fifty percent of the cost of such improvements, as determined by the governing body of the county, city or town. Any exemption (i) may commence upon completion of the improvements or on January 1 of the year following such completion and (ii) shall run with the real estate for a period not to exceed fifteen years. The governing body of the county, city or town may provide that the amount or percentage of an exemption shall decrease in annual steps over the entire fifteen-year exemption period or a portion thereof.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the commissioner of revenue or other local assessing officer to list upon the land book any reduced value due to the exemption provided pursuant to subsection B.

D. The governing body of any county, city or town is authorized to assess a fee, not to exceed fifty dollars, for processing an application requesting the exemption authorized by this section. No property shall be eligible for such exemption unless any appropriate permits have been obtained and the commissioner of the revenue or other assessing officer has verified that the improvements described on the application have been completed.

1998, c. 272 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2299.9 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 22.1 / Section 58.1-2299.9
Prohibited acts; criminal penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor:

1. Failing to obtain a certificate of registration required by this chapter;

2. Failing to file a return required by this chapter;

3. Failing to pay a tax when due under this chapter;

4. Making a false statement in an application, return, ticket, invoice, statement, or any other document required under this chapter;

5. Failing to keep records as required under this chapter; or

6. Refusing to allow the Commissioner or a representative of the Commissioner to examine the person's books and records concerning transactions taxable under this chapter.

B. A person who knowingly commits any of the following acts is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor:

1. Dispenses into the supply tank of a highway vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft any fuel on which a tax required to be levied under this chapter has not been paid; or

2. Allows to be dispensed into the supply tank of a highway vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft any fuel on which a tax required to be levied under this chapter has not been paid.

2012, cc. 217 , 225 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4006.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 40 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-4006.1
Use of the phrase "Virginia is for Bettors" prohibited; civil penalty
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, "gaming business" means any person who holds or has applied for a permit or license under the provisions of Article 2 (§ 58.1-4030 et seq.) or Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.), or any affiliate thereof.

B. A gaming business is prohibited from using the phrase "Virginia is for Bettors" in an advertisement in association with its product or service. Any gaming business that violates the provision of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $50,000. The Director shall enforce the provisions of this section.

C. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall accrue to the general fund.

2022, c. 475 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-306 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-306
Filing of individual, estate or trust income tax returns with the Department
Status: in_force

Every individual and fiduciary responsible for filing income tax returns may file such returns with the Department of Taxation or the appropriate commissioner of the revenue. Whenever an individual or fiduciary files with the Department an income tax return for a current year, the Department may assess the state income tax against such taxpayer instead of transmitting such return to a commissioner of the revenue for assessment. In every such case the Department, however, shall advise the appropriate commissioner of the revenue of such action. The Department may advise taxpayers through its publications and instructions of their right to file state income tax returns with the Department but shall not by any means whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, in its bulletins, instructions, publications or otherwise, request, promote or solicit, in any local jurisdiction, unless requested by the commissioner of the revenue or assessing officer thereof on or before September 1 of each year, the filing of such state income tax return with the Department. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the Department from including the mailing addresses of the local commissioners of the revenue as well as the Department within the appropriate income tax forms and filing instructions.

Code 1950, § 58-151.065; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 171; 1974, c. 281; 1984, c. 675; 2004, cc. 521 , 544 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3352 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 12 / Section 58.1-3352
When lands in one place are assessed in another; how error corrected
Status: in_force

If land lying in one county or city be erroneously assessed in another, the commissioner on whose book it is erroneously assessed shall certify the owner's name and the quantity, description and value of the land to the proper commissioner, who shall enter the same on his book, and the commissioner on whose book it was erroneously entered shall strike the same therefrom upon being informed of the entry thereof by the proper commissioner.

Code 1950, § 58-814; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4005 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 40 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-4005
Appointment, qualifications and salary of Director
Status: in_force

A. The Department shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a Director, who shall be a person of good reputation, particularly as to honesty and integrity, and shall be subject to a thorough background investigation conducted by the Department of State Police prior to appointment. The Director shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly if in session when the appointment is made, and if not in session, then at its next succeeding session. The Director shall receive a salary as provided in the general appropriations act.

B. The Director shall devote his full time to the performance of his official duties and shall not be engaged in any other profession or occupation.

C. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, the Director shall take an oath that he will faithfully and honestly execute the duties of his office during his continuance therein and shall give bond in such amount as may be fixed by the Governor, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties. The premium on such bond shall be paid out of the Virginia Lottery Fund.

1987, c. 531; 2014, c. 225 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3508 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 35 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3508
Separate classification and exemption from state taxation of machinery, tools and supplies used in harvesting forest products
Status: in_force

A. Machinery or tools and repair parts therefor or replacements thereof, used directly in the harvesting of forest products for sale or for use as a component part of a product to be sold, shall constitute a classification for local taxation separate from other such classifications of real or personal property or machinery and tools as defined in § 58.1-3507 . The rate of assessment and the rate of tax shall not exceed that applicable generally to machinery and tools.

B. The provisions of this section shall be applicable only to taxpayers liable for payment of forest product taxes under Chapter 16 (§ 58.1-1600 et seq.) of this title.

Code 1950, § 58-838.21; 1972, c. 325; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3361 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 13 / Section 58.1-3361
Clerk to furnish lists of such lands
Status: in_force

The clerk of the court of the county or city in which the lands described in § 58.1-3360 lie shall furnish a certificate to the Comptroller and to the county or city treasurer, showing the quantity of land taken or acquired by the government or religious body, the name of the former owner and a description of the date of the recordation of the deed by which such lands were so taken or acquired as shown by the records in his office. Such certificate shall be sufficient evidence to county and city treasurers and city collectors to authorize them to receive and prorate the taxes and levies as herein authorized. In lieu of a printed paper copy of such certificate, the clerk may provide an electronic certificate or secure remote electronic access to such certificate to the Comptroller and his county or city treasurer.

Code 1950, § 58-819; 1984, c. 675; 2017, c. 42 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2712.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 27 / Section 58.1-2712.1
International Fuel Tax Agreement
Status: in_force

The Department may, with the approval of the Governor, enter into IFTA for interstate motor carriers and abide by the requirements set forth in IFTA. All motor carriers that operate one or more qualified highway vehicles on an interstate basis are subject to and shall abide by all terms and conditions of IFTA that are applicable to motor carriers or operators of qualified highway vehicles. All requirements of IFTA shall also apply to motor carriers operating in intrastate commerce unless specific requirements are determined by the Department to be not in the best interest of the motor carrier industry.

1995, cc. 744 , 803 ; 2012, cc. 22 , 111 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4033 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-4033
Renewals of permits
Status: in_force

A. A permit issued pursuant to § 58.1-4032 shall be valid for three years from the date issued.

B. At least 60 days before the expiration of a permit, the permit holder shall submit a renewal application, on forms prescribed by the Director, with a nonrefundable renewal fee of $200,000. Such fees shall be deposited into the Gaming Regulatory Fund established pursuant to § 58.1-4048.

C. The Director may deny a permit renewal if he finds grounds for denial as described in subsection F of § 58.1-4032 . The Director's action shall be final unless appealed in accordance with § 58.1-4007 .

D. The Director shall make a determination on an application for a renewal of a sports betting permit within 60 days of receipt. The Director's action shall be final unless appealed in accordance with § 58.1-4007 .

2020, cc. 1218 , 1256 ; 2023, cc. 586 , 587 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3243 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-3243
Application of other provisions of Title 58.1
Status: in_force

The provisions of this title applicable to local levies and real estate assessment and taxation shall be applicable to assessments and taxation hereunder mutatis mutandis including, without limitation, provisions relating to tax liens, boards of equalization and the correction of erroneous assessments and for such purposes the roll-back taxes shall be considered to be deferred real estate taxes.

Code 1950, § 58-769.15; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 172; 1980, c. 241; 1983, c. 304; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2712 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 27 / Section 58.1-2712
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 1995, cc. 744 and 803 , effective January 1, 1996.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2524 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 25 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-2524
Payments are on account of tax for license year
Status: in_force

Payment of the estimated tax or any installment thereof shall be considered payment on account of the license tax imposed by this chapter for the license year.

Code 1950, § 58-502.4; 1968, c. 13; 1972, c. 153; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1213 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 12 / Section 58.1-1213
Credit against state tax for amounts paid cities, towns and counties
Status: in_force

Any bank paying any tax assessed by any city, incorporated town, or county within this Commonwealth shall be entitled to credit upon the state tax assessed against it for that year on account of any city, town or county franchise tax paid by such bank for that year. In no event, however, shall the credit exceed the amount of such city, incorporated town or county levies authorized by this chapter.

Code 1950, § 58-485.015; 1980, c. 578; 1984, c. 675; 1994, c. 186 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1106 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 11 / Section 58.1-1106
Situs; nonresidents, branches outside of Commonwealth
Status: in_force

A. Every nonresident person, every foreign corporation and every partnership consisting in whole or in part of nonresident persons doing business in this Commonwealth is hereby declared to have a business domicile within this Commonwealth and so much of the intangible personal property of any such person, firm or corporation as may have acquired or may hereafter acquire a business situs within this Commonwealth shall be reported by and taxed to such person, firm or corporation in the same manner and to the same extent as if such person, firm or corporation were a resident or composed entirely of resident individuals or a domestic corporation.

B. When any person, firm or corporation domiciled and doing business in this Commonwealth maintains a branch of such business outside of this Commonwealth, no part of the intangible personal property of such person, firm or corporation having acquired a business situs at any such branch outside of this Commonwealth shall be considered as situated in this Commonwealth for the purpose of taxation or be assessed with taxes in this Commonwealth.

Code 1950, §§ 58-414, 58-415; 1982, c. 633; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1014 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-1014
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 1029 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4134 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 41 / Article 11 / Section 58.1-4134
On-premises mobile casino gaming accounts
Status: in_force

A. A casino gaming operator may offer on-premises mobile casino gaming only to an individual who has established an on-premises mobile casino gaming account and uses such account to place wagers as follows:

1. Any wager shall be placed directly with the casino gaming operator by the account holder;

2. The casino gaming operator shall verify the account holder's physical presence on the premises of the casino gaming establishment; and

3. The account holder shall provide the casino licensee with the correct authentication information for access to the wagering account.

B. A casino gaming operator shall not accept a wager in an amount in excess of funds on deposit in the account of the individual placing the wager.

2020, cc. 1197 , 1248 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2299.17 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 22.1 / Section 58.1-2299.17
Waiver of time limitation on assessment of taxes
Status: in_force

If, before the expiration of the time prescribed for assessment of any tax levied pursuant to this chapter and assessable by the Department, both the Commissioner and the taxpayer have consented in writing to its assessment after such time, the tax may be assessed any time prior to the expiration of the period agreed upon. The period so agreed upon may be extended by subsequent agreements in writing made before the expiration of the period previously agreed upon.

2012, cc. 217 , 225 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3938 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3938
List of delinquent town real estate taxes filed with county treasurer in certain towns
Status: in_force

In any town where the treasurer or other collector of town taxes does not maintain an office open during normal office hours Monday through Friday, a list of delinquent town taxes upon real estate for the preceding tax year as of December 31 of such year shall be filed by the treasurer or other collector of town taxes in the office of the treasurer of the county wherein the town is located on or before January 31 of each year.

Code 1950, § 58-1000.2; 1975, c. 259; 1984, c. 675; 1985, c. 131; 2011, c. 851 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3315 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 8 / Section 58.1-3315
Collection of fees
Status: in_force

All the fees mentioned in § 58.1-3314 shall be collected by the clerks of the courts of record of the counties and cities at the time of recording the deed or will or upon the confirmation of a commissioner's report of partition, or at the time an entry is made by the commissioner under § 58.1-3308 , which fee shall be paid by the vendee. In the case of lands acquired in fee simple by the Commonwealth, the quantity of land in each case shall be deducted from the land of the prior owner, but shall not be transferred to the Commonwealth, nor shall any transfer or other fee be charged or collected thereon.

Code 1950, § 58-817; 1973, c. 75; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4007.3 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 40 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-4007.3
Posting of illegal gaming tip line; problem gambling helpline
Status: in_force

Every licensed lottery sales agent shall post in a conspicuous place in its retail establishment a sign that bears (i) the toll-free telephone number and website for the illegal gaming tip line established and administered by the Office of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator in the Department of State Police pursuant to § 52-54 for members of the public to report concerns about, or suspected instances of, illegal gaming activities and (ii) the toll-free telephone number for the National Problem Gambling Helpline.

2024, c. 593 ; 2025, c. 336 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-625 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 6 / Section 58.1-625
Collection of tax
Status: in_force

A. The tax levied by this chapter shall be paid by the dealer, but the dealer shall separately state the amount of the tax and add such tax to the sales price or charge. Thereafter, such tax shall be a debt from the purchaser, consumer, or lessee to the dealer until paid and shall be recoverable at law in the same manner as other debts. No action at law or suit in equity under this chapter may be maintained in this Commonwealth by any dealer that is not registered under § 58.1-613 or is delinquent in the payment of the taxes imposed under this chapter.

B. Notwithstanding any exemption from taxes which any dealer now or hereafter may enjoy under the Constitution or laws of this or any other state, or of the United States, such dealer shall collect such tax from the purchaser, consumer, or lessee and shall pay the same over to the Tax Commissioner as herein provided.

C. Any dealer collecting the sales or use tax on transactions exempt or not taxable under this chapter shall transmit to the Tax Commissioner such erroneously or illegally collected tax unless or until it can affirmatively show that the tax has since been refunded to the purchaser or credited to its account.

D. 1. Any dealer that neglects, fails, or refuses to collect such tax upon every taxable sale, distribution, lease, or storage of tangible personal property made by it, its agents, or employees shall be liable for and pay the tax itself, and such dealer shall not thereafter be entitled to sue for or recover in this Commonwealth any part of the purchase price or rental from the purchaser until such tax is paid. Moreover, any dealer that neglects, fails, or refuses to pay or collect the tax herein provided, either by itself or through its agents or employees, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

2. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, any remote seller or marketplace facilitator that has collected an incorrect amount of sales and use tax shall be relieved from liability for such amount, including any penalty or interest, if the error is a result of the remote seller's or marketplace facilitator's reasonable reliance on information provided by the Commonwealth.

E. All sums collected by a dealer as required by this chapter shall be deemed to be held in trust for the Commonwealth.

F. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, any dealer is authorized during the period of time set forth in § 58.1-611.2 not to collect the tax levied by this chapter or levied under the authority granted in §§ 58.1-605 and 58.1-606 from the purchaser, and to absorb such tax itself. A dealer electing to absorb such taxes shall be liable for payment of such taxes to the Tax Commissioner in the same manner as it is for tax collected from a purchaser pursuant to this section.

Code 1950, § 58-441.18; 1966, c. 151; 1972, c. 355; 1979, c. 198; 1984, c. 675; 2006, cc. 579 , 593 ; 2013, c. 766 ; 2019, cc. 815 , 816 , 854 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-380 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 8 / Section 58.1-380
Accounting
Status: in_force

A. An estate and trust taxable year under this chapter shall be the same as its taxable year for federal income tax purposes.

B. If a taxpayer's taxable year is changed for federal income tax purposes, its taxable year for purposes of this chapter shall be similarly changed. If a taxable year of less than twelve months results from a change of taxable year, the Virginia taxable income shall be prorated under regulations of the Department.

C. A taxpayer's method of accounting under this chapter shall be the same as its method of accounting for federal income tax purposes. In the absence of any method of accounting for federal income tax purposes, Virginia taxable income shall be computed under such method as in the opinion of the Tax Commissioner clearly reflects income.

D. If a taxpayer's method of accounting is changed for federal income tax purposes, its method of accounting for purposes of this chapter shall be similarly changed. If a taxpayer's method of accounting is changed, other than from an accrual to an installment method, any additional tax which results from adjustments determined to be necessary solely by reason of the change shall not be greater than if such adjustments were ratably allocated and included for the taxable year of the change and the preceding taxable years, not in excess of two, during which the taxpayer used the method of accounting from which the change is made. If a taxpayer's method of accounting is changed from an accrual to an installment method, any additional tax for the year of such change of method and for any subsequent year which is attributable to the receipt of installment payments properly accrued in a prior year, shall be reduced by the portion of tax for any prior taxable year attributable to the accrual of such installment payments, in accordance with regulations of the Department.

E. In computing a taxpayer's Virginia taxable income for any taxable year under a method of accounting different from the method under which the taxpayer's Virginia taxable income was computed, there shall be taken into account those adjustments which are determined, under regulations prescribed by the Department of Taxation, to be necessary solely by reason of change in order to prevent amounts from being duplicated or omitted.

F. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, any accounting adjustments made for federal income tax purposes for any taxable year shall be applied in computing the taxpayer's taxable income for such year.

Code 1950, § 58-151.061; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 171; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2221 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 22 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-2221
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 781 , cl. 2.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1601 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 16 / Section 58.1-1601
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly shows otherwise:

"Fixed place of business" means a mill, plant, yard, or other location at which occurs a regular and continuous course of dealing. The use of portable machinery or equipment alone at the place of severance of forest products does not constitute a fixed place of business.

"F.o.b. loading out point" means loaded on a railroad car, loaded on a barge or boat, or delivered to place of use by truck.

"Forest product" means wood, derived from trees severed in Virginia for commercial purposes, of any type or form, including but not limited to logs, timber, pulpwood, excelsior wood, chemical wood, woodchips, biomass chips, fuel chips, mulch, bolts, billets, crossties, switch ties, poles, piles, fuel wood, posts, all cooperage products, tanbark, mine ties, mine props, and all other types of forest products used in mines.

"Manufacturer" means any person that for commercial purposes at a fixed place of business (i) processes forest products into various sizes and forms, including chips; (ii) processes forest products into other products; (iii) uses or consumes forest products; or (iv) stores forest products for sale or shipment out of state.

"Shipper" means any person in this Commonwealth that sells or ships outside the Commonwealth by railroad, truck, barge, boat, or any other means of transportation any forest product in an unmanufactured condition, whether as owner, lessee, woodyard operator, agent, or contractor.

"Severer" means any person in this Commonwealth that fells, cuts, or otherwise separates timber or any other such forest product from the soil.

Code 1950, § 58-838.1; 1970, c. 770; 1984, c. 675; 2015, c. 170 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3113 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-3113
Returns of intangible personal property forwarded to Department
Status: in_force

All returns which are used for the assessment of intangible personal property shall be transmitted by the commissioner of the revenue to the Department of Taxation at its office in Richmond, after the commissioner of the revenue has recorded the assessments on such property in his assessment books.

Code 1950, § 58-878; 1956, c. 69; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3924 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3924
Delinquent lists involving local taxes submitted to local governing bodies; publication of lists
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the governing body of a county, city or town, the treasurer shall furnish a copy of any of the six lists mentioned in § 58.1-3921 .

The treasurer may, or shall at the direction of the governing body, certify to the commissioner of the revenue a copy of the list of real estate on the commissioner's land book improperly placed thereon or not ascertainable. The commissioner of the revenue shall correct his land book accordingly. The treasurer shall be given credit for the entire amount of the taxes included in the list and may destroy the tax tickets made out by him for such taxes. The treasurer shall be given credit for all taxes shown on the list mentioned in subdivisions 4, 5, and 6 of § 58.1-3921 and for obligations discharged in bankruptcy as described in § 58.1-3921 .

The governing body, or the treasurer, may cause the lists mentioned in subdivisions 2 and 3 of § 58.1-3921 , whether or not they are based on information as it exists at the end of the fiscal year, or such parts thereof as deemed advisable by the treasurer, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city, or town or to be made available on any Internet site maintained by or for such county, city, or town.

The costs, if any, of publishing such lists shall be paid for by funds allocated for that purpose by the local governing body, and may be charged ratably to the delinquent taxpayers listed.

Code 1950, § 58-983; 1972, c. 592; 1973, c. 467; 1976, c. 428; 1977, c. 507; 1984, c. 675; 1988, c. 699; 1995, c. 239 ; 1997, c. 496 ; 2002, c. 64 ; 2008, c. 550 ; 2017, c. 409 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3916.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3916.1
Criminal penalties for failure to file returns; false statements
Status: in_force

Any ordinance ordained pursuant to this article requiring the filing of a return for tax purposes may prescribe criminal penalties for willful failure or refusal to file such return at the time or times required therein or for making false statements with intent to defraud in such returns. Such penalties shall not exceed those prescribed by general law for (i) a Class 3 misdemeanor if the amount of the tax lawfully assessed in connection with the return is $1,000 or less, or (ii) a Class 1 misdemeanor if the amount of the tax lawfully assessed in connection with the return is more than $1,000.

Code 1950, § 58-847.1; 1984, c. 328; 1986, c. 351.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-650 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 6.2 / Section 58.1-650
Bundled transaction of communications services
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this chapter, a bundled transaction of communications services includes communications services taxed under this chapter and consists of distinct and identifiable properties, services, or both, sold for one nonitemized charge for which the tax treatment of the distinct properties and services is different.

B. In the case of a bundled transaction described in subsection A, if the charge is attributable to services that are taxable and services that are nontaxable, the portion of the charge attributable to the nontaxable services shall be subject to tax unless the communications services provider can reasonably identify the nontaxable portion from its books and records kept in the regular course of business.

2006, c. 780 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-486.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 16.1 / Section 58.1-486.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

"Owner" means the same as that term is defined in § 58.1-390.1 .

"Pass-through entity" means the same as that term is defined in § 58.1-390.1 .

"Taxable year" when used in regard to pass-through entities means the taxable year of the pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes. If a pass-through entity does not have a taxable year for federal tax purposes, its tax year for purposes of this article shall be the calendar year.

2007, c. 796 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4017 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 40 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-4017
Alteration and forgery; presentation of counterfeit or altered ticket or share; penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who forges, alters or fraudulently makes any lottery ticket or share with intent to present for payment or to transfer to another person to be presented for payment or knowingly presents for payment or transfers to another person to be presented for payment such forged, altered or fraudulently made counterfeit lottery ticket or share sold pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

1987, c. 531; 1989, c. 478; 1990, c. 732.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2265 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 22 / Article 7 / Section 58.1-2265
Improper sale or use of untaxed fuel; civil penalty
Status: in_force

A. Any person committing any of the following acts shall be subject to the civil penalty specified in subsection B:

1. Selling or storing any dyed diesel fuel for use in a highway vehicle that is licensed or required to be licensed, unless that use is allowed under 26 U.S.C. § 4082;

2. Willfully altering or attempting to alter the strength or composition of any dye or marker in any dyed diesel fuel;

3. Using dyed diesel fuel in a highway vehicle unless that use is allowed under 26 U.S.C. § 4082;

4. Acquiring, selling or storing any fuel for use in a watercraft, aircraft, or highway vehicle that is licensed or required to be licensed unless the tax levied by this chapter has been paid; or

5. Using any fuel in a watercraft, aircraft, or highway vehicle that is licensed or required to be licensed unless the tax levied by this chapter has been paid.

B. The amount of the civil penalty for any act described in subsection A shall be the greater of $1,000 or ten dollars per gallon of fuel, based on the maximum storage capacity of the storage tank, container or storage tank of the highway vehicle, watercraft or aircraft.

C. The Commissioner is authorized to reduce or waive any civil penalties under this section if the violation is due to a reasonable or good cause shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.

2000, cc. 729 , 758 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3351 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 12 / Section 58.1-3351
How assessed value changed; improvements; correction by court or board of equalization
Status: in_force

The value of real estate as ascertained at a general reassessment and the ascertained value of new grants which may hereafter be entered and assessed shall only be changed to allow the addition of the value of improvements, or a total or partial deduction of the value of such improvements or an addition to or total or partial deduction from the value of the real estate caused by any easement affecting the real estate, except so far as the same are directed to be corrected by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the local board of equalization in the exercise of powers expressly conferred by law. Routine maintenance shall not be considered as improvements.

Code 1950, § 58-763; 1968, c. 593; 1983, c. 161; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2507 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-2507
Penalties for failure to make report or pay tax; revocation of license; recovery by suit
Status: in_force

A. Every company failing to make the report required by § 58.1-2506 shall be fined $50 for each day's failure to make the report.

B. Upon the failure of any such company to pay the license tax within the time required by this chapter, there shall be added to such tax a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the tax and interest at a rate equal to the rate of interest established pursuant to § 58.1-15 for the period between the due date and the date of full payment. The Department shall notify the taxpayer of all additional amounts owed, and the taxpayer shall pay such amounts within 30 days of the date of the notice. If an overpayment is made, the Department shall issue a refund of the amount of the overpayment to the taxpayer pursuant to subsection B of § 58.1-2526 . The Commission may suspend or revoke the company's license to do business in this Commonwealth pursuant to § 38.2-1040 upon notification by the Department that the additional amounts due are not paid. The Department shall proceed to recover the tax, penalty and interest (i) in the same manner as is done for any other tax administered by the Department or (ii) by proceedings brought to subject any bonds or other securities deposited by such company with the Treasurer.

C. If such failure is due to providential or other good cause shown to the satisfaction of the Department, such return or payment or return and payment may be accepted exclusive of penalties; however, such company shall pay interest on such tax as prescribed in subsection B.

Code 1950, § 58-498; 1952, c. 190; 1968, c. 13; 1978, c. 4; 1984, c. 675; 2003, c. 372 ; 2011, c. 850 ; 2013, cc. 29 , 163 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-816 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 8 / Section 58.1-816
(Contingent expiration date — see Acts 2020, cc. 1241 and 1281) Distribution of recordation tax to cities and counties
Status: in_force

A. Effective October 1, 1993, $20 million of the taxes imposed under §§ 58.1-801 through 58.1-809 that are actually paid into the state treasury, shall be distributed among the counties and cities of the Commonwealth, except for counties and cities located in Planning District 8, in the manner provided in subsection B. Effective July 1, 1994, such annual distribution shall increase to $40 million. Effective July 1, 2020, such annual distribution shall be $20 million.

B. Subject to any transfer required under § 58.1-816.1 , (i) $20 million of the state taxes distributable under this section shall be deposited annually into the fund established pursuant to § 33.2-2600.1 , and (ii) the remaining amount of state taxes distributable under this section shall be apportioned and distributed quarterly to each county or city, except for those counties or cities located in a transportation district in Hampton Roads created pursuant to § 33.2-1903 , by the Comptroller by multiplying the amount to be distributed by a fraction in which the numerator is the amount of the taxes imposed under §§ 58.1-801 through 58.1-809 and actually paid into the state treasury which are attributable to deeds and other instruments recorded in the county or city and the denominator is the amount of taxes imposed under §§ 58.1-801 through 58.1-809 actually paid into the state treasury. All distributions pursuant to clause (ii) shall be made on a quarterly basis within 30 days of the end of the quarter. Such quarterly distribution shall equal one quarter of the annual distribution amount set forth in subsection A available after the distribution required by clause (i). Each clerk of the court shall certify to the Comptroller, within 15 days after the end of the quarter, all amounts collected under §§ 58.1-801 through 58.1-809 and actually paid into the state treasury which are attributable to deeds and other instruments recorded in such county or city.

C. All moneys distributed pursuant to clause (i) of subsection B shall be used in accordance with § 33.2- 2600.1. All moneys distributed to counties and cities pursuant to clause (ii) of subsection B shall be used for (i) transportation purposes, including, without limitation, construction, administration, operation, improvement, maintenance, and financing of transportation facilities, or (ii) public education.

As used in this section, the term "transportation facilities" shall include all transportation-related facilities, including but not limited to all highway systems, public transportation or mass transit systems as defined in § 33.2-100 , airports as defined in § 5.1-1 , and port facilities as defined in § 62.1-140 . Such term shall be liberally construed for purposes of this section.

D. If any revenues distributed to a county or city under clause (ii) of subsection B are applied or expended for any transportation facilities under the control and jurisdiction of any state agency, board, commission, or authority, such transportation facilities shall be constructed, operated, administered, improved, and maintained in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing such state agency, board, commission, or authority; however, in the event that these revenues, or a portion thereof, are expended for improving or constructing highways in a county that is subject to the provisions of § 33.2-338 , such expenditures shall be undertaken in the manner prescribed in that statute.

E. In the case of any distribution to a county or city in which an office sharing agreement pursuant to §§ 15.2-1637 and 15.2-3822 is in effect, the Comptroller shall divide the distribution among the office sharing counties and cities. Each clerk of the court acting pursuant to an office sharing agreement shall certify to the Comptroller, within 15 days after the end of the quarter, all amounts collected under §§ 58.1-801 through 58.1-809 and actually paid into the state treasury which are attributable to deeds and other instruments recorded on behalf of each county and city.

1989, c. 713; 1990, c. 821; 1993, c. 391; 2020, cc. 1230 , 1241 , 1275 , 1281 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4014 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 40 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-4014
Price of tickets or shares; who may sell; penalty
Status: in_force

No person shall sell a ticket or share at any price or at any location other than that fixed by rules and regulations of the Department. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent or his employee shall sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from giving lottery tickets or shares to another person over the age of 18 years as a gift. No person shall operate a ticket courier service in the Commonwealth.

Any person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

1987, c. 531; 1992, c. 449; 2004, c. 630 ; 2006, c. 598 ; 2016, c. 461 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3211 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3211
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 2011, cc. 438 and 496 , cl. 4, effective March 24, 2011, and applicable to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1003.2 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-1003.2
Roll-your-own tobacco cigarette excise tax; how paid; stamping process; records of stamping agents
Status: in_force

A. The taxes imposed by subsection B of § 58.1-1001 shall be paid by the stamping agent at the time he files the return required pursuant to this section. Upon payment of the tax and production and transmission of the documentation required by this section, the subject roll-your-own tobacco shall be deemed to bear the Virginia revenue stamp otherwise required by this article.

B. Unless specifically provided otherwise in this section, the requirements for paying tax and filing returns relating to roll-your-own tobacco with the Department shall be as provided in Article 2.1 (§ 58.1-1021.01 et seq.) of this chapter.

C. Any manufacturer of roll-your-own tobacco who ships, delivers, or otherwise causes roll-your-own tobacco to be transported to a wholesale dealer, retail dealer, or stamping agent located within the Commonwealth shall include on an invoice accompanying each such shipment a listing of all roll-your-own tobacco included in the shipment by manufacturer, brand family, and brand style and the total weight in ounces of each such brand style. The manufacturer shall also include on the invoice the manufacturer's sales price, as that term is defined in § 58.1-1021.01 , for all roll-your-own tobacco included in the shipment by manufacturer, brand family, and brand style.

D. Any stamping agent who pays the cigarette excise tax imposed by this article on roll-your-own tobacco shall include, on an invoice accompanying each shipment he initiates that includes roll-your-own tobacco, a listing of all roll-your-own tobacco included in the shipment by manufacturer, brand family, and brand style and the total weight in ounces of each such brand style. In addition, the stamping agent shall note on each such invoice that he has paid or will pay the cigarette excise tax imposed by this article. An invoice prepared in accordance with this subsection shall be deemed the cigarette revenue stamp otherwise required by this article. Any wholesaler, distributor, or entity of any kind that subsequently ships the roll-your-own tobacco, or some portion of it, shall (i) cause a copy of the invoice to accompany such subsequent shipment, and (ii) indicate on an invoice prepared by the subsequent shipper any changes in quantity from that reflected in the initial invoice.

2006, c. 768 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3920.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 39 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-3920.1
Interest on funds received in prepayment of local taxes
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county, city or town may provide, by ordinance, for a program permitting the voluntary prepayment of designated local taxes at any time before such taxes have been assessed or, if assessed, before such taxes are due and payable. The program may provide for the payment of interest at a rate established by ordinance. The governing body may further provide that, upon payment in full of any and all taxes due from such taxpayer, the accrued interest or any remaining portion thereof may be paid to the taxpayer or held in prepayment of tax obligations to be assessed at a later date, at the taxpayer's election.

1989, c. 34.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-450 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 14 / Section 58.1-450
Failure of corporation to make report or return
Status: in_force

Any corporation which fails to make any report or return required by this chapter within the time required shall be liable to a penalty equal to six percent of the amount of taxes assessable thereon if the failure is for not more than one month, with an additional six percent for each additional month or fraction thereof during which such failure to file continues, not exceeding thirty percent in the aggregate. In no case, however, shall the penalty be less than $100, and such minimum penalty shall apply whether or not any tax is due for the period for which the filing of a report or return is required. Such penalty is to be assessed and collected by the Department, in the manner provided for the assessment and collection of taxes under this chapter or in a civil action, at the instance of the Department. In addition such corporation shall be compellable by mandamus to make such report or return.

Code 1950, § 58-151.087; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 171; 1984, c. 675; 1989, cc. 629, 642; 1991, cc. 316, 331.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-106 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 1 / Section 58.1-106
Tax Commissioner authorized to make reproductions of tax documents
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Tax Commissioner may cause all or any part of the state tax returns, correspondence, documents, forms, statements, reports or working papers kept by or in the possession of the Department to be reproduced. As used in this title, the term "reproduction" shall be deemed to include photographs, microphotographs, microfilm, microcard, printouts, optical imaging or other reproductions of electronically stored data, or any other reproduction of an original from a process which forms a durable medium for its recording, storing, and reproducing.

Code 1950, § 58-48.1; 1972, c. 350; 1984, c. 675; 1985, c. 204; 1999, c. 103 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2261 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 22 / Article 6 / Section 58.1-2261
Refund procedure; investigations
Status: in_force

A. Any person entitled to a refund pursuant to § 58.1-2259 shall file with the Commissioner an application on a form prepared and furnished by the Commissioner. Such application shall contain the information and certifications required by the Commissioner. The applicant shall set forth the basis for the claimed refund, the total amount of such fuel purchased and used by such applicant, and how such fuel was used. The applicant shall retain the paid ticket, invoice, or other document from the seller documenting the purchase of the fuel on which a refund is claimed for a period of time to be determined by the Commissioner. The Commissioner, upon the presentation of such application shall refund to the claimant the proper amount of the tax paid as provided in this chapter, subject to the provisions of subsection D. A ticket issued to the holder of a credit card as evidence of the delivery to such holder of tax-paid fuel shall, for the purpose of this section, be a paid ticket or invoice. Tickets or invoices marked "duplicate" shall not be acceptable.

B. The application for a refund shall be filed within one year from the date of the sale as shown on the paid ticket or invoice. For those that pay the motor fuels tax in accordance with § 58.1-2200 , if the refund amount certified by the Commissioner is different from the amount requested by the applicant, the Commissioner shall provide an explanation to the applicant of why the refund amount differs from the amount requested.

C. In the event an assessment is rendered for failure to report and pay the tax imposed as provided in § 58.1-2217 or § 58.1-2249 and such fuel is subject to refund under the provisions of § 58.1-2259 , the application for a refund shall be filed with the Commissioner by the person entitled to such refund within one year from the date such assessment is paid and shall be accompanied by invoices covering the sale of the fuel and billing of tax to such person.

D. The Department may make any investigation it considers necessary before refunding the fuels tax to a person, and may investigate a refund after the refund has been issued and within the time frame for adjusting tax under this chapter. As a part of such investigation, the Department may require that the person provide the paid ticket, invoice, or other document from the seller documenting the purchase of the fuel on which a refund is claimed. Failure to provide a ticket, invoice, or other document evidencing the purchase of such fuel on which a refund is requested or was previously granted will result in the denial or reversal of that refund.

E. In accordance with § 58.1-609.1 , any person who is refunded tax pursuant to § 58.1-2259 shall be subject to the taxes imposed by Chapter 6 (§ 58.1-600 et seq.) of this title, unless such transaction is specifically exempted pursuant to § 58.1-609.1 .

2000, cc. 729 , 758 ; 2003, c. 325 ; 2009, c. 419 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2252 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 22 / Article 5 / Section 58.1-2252
Remittance of tax to provider of alternative fuel
Status: in_force

A purchaser of alternative fuel, other than a bulk user of alternative fuel or a retailer of alternative fuel who is liable for the tax pursuant to subsection A of § 58.1-2251 , shall remit the tax due on the fuel to the provider of the fuel. A bulk user of alternative fuel or retailer of alternative fuel who has posted a bond in accordance with § 58.1-2246 shall not be required to remit the tax to the provider until the date the provider is required to pay the tax to the Commonwealth. All tax payments received by a provider of alternative fuel from a bulk user of alternative fuel or retailer of alternative fuel shall be held in trust by the provider until the provider remits the tax payments to the Commonwealth, and the provider shall constitute the trustee for such tax payments. The date by which other purchasers of alternative fuel are required to remit tax to a provider shall be determined by agreement between the provider and the purchaser.

2000, cc. 729 , 758 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-700 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 7 / Section 58.1-700
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 261.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-621 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 6 / Section 58.1-621
Bad debts
Status: in_force

A. In any return filed under the provisions of this chapter, the dealer may credit, against the tax shown to be due on the return, the amount of sales or use tax previously returned and paid on accounts which are owed to the dealer and which have been found to be worthless within the period covered by the return. The credit, however, shall not exceed the amount of the uncollected sales price determined by treating prior payments on each debt as consisting of the same proportion of sales price, sales tax and other nontaxable charges as in the total debt originally owed to the dealer. The amount of accounts for which a credit has been taken that are thereafter in whole or in part paid to the dealer shall be included in the first return filed after such collection.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a dealer whose volume and character of uncollectible accounts, including checks returned for insufficient funds, renders it impractical to substantiate the credit on an account-by-account basis, may, subject to the approval of the Department, utilize an alternative method of substantiating the credit.

Code 1950, § 58-441.24; 1966, c. 151; 1974, c. 202; 1984, c. 675; 2005, c. 355 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-210 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 2 / Section 58.1-210
Publication showing rates of local levies
Status: in_force

The Department shall annually publish a pamphlet giving the then current rates of local levies. Every tax assessing officer of a county, city or town shall send to the Department, on forms to be prescribed and furnished by the Department, the information as to his county, city or town necessary to enable the Department to publish such pamphlet. Such information shall be so furnished by such tax assessing officers as soon as it is available after request by the Department. If any such assessing officer fails, without good cause, to furnish the same to the Department, on demand, he shall be guilty of nonfeasance in office. The Department shall furnish to any taxpayer, upon application in writing, a copy of such pamphlet so published.

Code 1950, § 58-47; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2801 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 28 / Section 58.1-2801
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 405.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4139 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 41 / Article 11 / Section 58.1-4139
Tampering affecting odds, payout; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person who knowingly offers or allows to be offered any on-premises mobile casino game that has been tampered with in a way that affects the odds or the payout of a game or disables the game from operating according to the rules of the game as promulgated by the Board is guilty of a Class 5 felony and subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 and, in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $200,000.

B. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, an employee of the casino gaming operator who violates this section shall have his permit suspended for a period of not less than 30 days.

C. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, a casino gaming operator that violates this section shall have its license to conduct casino gaming suspended for a period of not less than 30 days.

2020, cc. 1197 , 1248 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-353 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-353
Duties of county and city treasurer in collecting tax
Status: in_force

Each county and city treasurer shall proceed promptly to collect all individual and fiduciary income taxes for the taxable year that have been assessed by the commissioner of the revenue and remain unpaid after the time fixed by law for payment and shall continue his efforts so to collect until the close of the then current calendar year. The collection of such taxes shall be enforced by legal process, as provided in § 58.1-3919 , and all remedies available to the treasurer for the collection of other taxes shall apply to the collection of individual and fiduciary income taxes. Forms of necessary tax bills and receipts shall be prescribed by the Department.

Within thirty-one days after the close of such calendar year, the treasurer shall transmit to the Department in such form as the Department may prescribe such information and data as may be required by such Department with respect to all assessments made by the commissioner of the revenue during such calendar year as the treasurer was unable to collect. The Department, upon receiving and examining the same, shall certify to the Comptroller the necessary information to enable the Comptroller to give such treasurer proper credit on the Comptroller's books for all unpaid items, and such treasurer shall not receive any of such taxes after he has transmitted such information and data to the Department, but the same shall be paid directly into the state treasury.

Code 1950, § 58-151.077; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 171; 1977, c. 396; 1984, c. 675; 1986, c. 267.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3019 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 30 / Section 58.1-3019
Local tax credits for approved local volunteer activities
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this section:

"Approved volunteer services" means volunteer firefighting and fire prevention services, emergency medical and ambulance services, auxiliary police services, and emergency rescue services that operate exclusively for the benefit of the general public on behalf of nonprofit organizations or the locality. "Approved volunteer services" includes all training and training-related activities required by law to perform such approved volunteer services. "Approved volunteer services" includes only services performed by a bona fide volunteer.

"Bona fide volunteer" means an individual who performs approved volunteer services and whose only compensation for such performance is (i) reimbursement, or a reasonable allowance, for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of such approved volunteer services or (ii) reasonable benefits, including length of service awards, and fees for such approved volunteer services customarily paid by eligible employers in connection with the performance of approved volunteer services by bona fide volunteers.

B. The governing body of any county, city, or town may, by ordinance, provide a credit against taxes and fees imposed by the locality to an individual who provides approved volunteer services in the locality. The locality may allow the credit to be used against the individual's liability for any taxes, fees, or other charges imposed pursuant to Subtitle III (§ 58.1-3000 et seq.), with the exception that the credits shall in no event be applicable to the property taxes, fees, or other charges imposed pursuant to Chapter 32 (§ 58.1-3200 et seq.), 34 (§ 58.1-3400 et seq.), or 35 (§ 58.1-3500 et seq.). The locality may also allow the credit to be applied against any taxes, fees, or other charges imposed pursuant to Title 15.2. The locality, in its discretion, shall determine which taxes, fees, or other charges shall be allowable uses of the credit, and such information shall be stated in the ordinance.

2022, c. 773 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3514 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 35 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-3514
When cargo in transit not deemed to have acquired a situs for taxation
Status: in_force

Cargo, merchandise and equipment in transit which is stored, located or housed temporarily in a marine or airport terminal prior to being transported by vessels or aircraft to a point outside the Commonwealth, shall not acquire a situs for property taxation by the Commonwealth or any of its counties, cities or towns.

Code 1950, § 58-834.3; 1983, c. 225; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-1813 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 18 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-1813
Liability of corporate officer or employee, or member, manager or employee of partnership or limited liability company, for failure to pay tax, etc
Status: in_force

A. Any corporate, partnership or limited liability officer who willfully fails to pay, collect or truthfully account for and pay over any tax administered by the Department of Taxation, or willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any such tax or the payment thereof, shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be liable to a penalty of the amount of the tax evaded, or not paid, collected or accounted for and paid over, to be assessed and collected in the same manner as such taxes are assessed and collected.

B. The term "corporate, partnership or limited liability officer" as used in this section means an officer or employee of a corporation, or a member, manager or employee of a partnership or limited liability company, who as such officer, employee, member or manager is under a duty to perform on behalf of the corporation, partnership or limited liability company the act in respect of which the violation occurs and who (1) had knowledge of the failure or attempt as set forth herein and (2) had authority to prevent such failure or attempt.

Code 1950, § 58-44.1; 1972, c. 363; 1984, c. 675; 1994, c. 800 ; 1998, c. 432 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3387 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 14 / Section 58.1-3387
Penalty for failure to obey summons
Status: in_force

Any person refusing to answer the summons of the board of equalization, to furnish information or to produce his books of account, papers and other records, as required by this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor, and each day's failure to answer such summons, to furnish such information or to produce such books of account, papers and other records shall constitute a separate offense.

Code 1950, § 58-912; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3242.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-3242.1
Forest Sustainability Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Forest Sustainability Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in subsection B. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the State Forester.

B. Any locality that has adopted an ordinance to provide for the use value assessment and taxation for real estate devoted for forest use pursuant to this article may apply for an annual allocation of funds from the Fund. A locality shall submit by November 15 of each year (i) a copy of its ordinance and (ii) the total revenue forgone by the locality in the prior fiscal year due to the use value assessment and taxation for real estate devoted for forest use. The State Forester, with the assistance of the Office of Working Lands Preservation, shall allocate moneys from the Fund proportionally to each locality that submitted an approved application. No locality shall receive more moneys from the Fund than such locality forwent in the prior fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no locality shall receive an allocation of more than four percent or less than one-half of one percent of available funds. Any funds received by a locality shall be used solely for public education generally or for projects related to outdoor recreation or forest conservation.

2022, cc. 379 , 378 ; 2024, cc. 699 , 703 ; 2026, cc. 801 , 824 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-638.2 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 6 / Section 58.1-638.2
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 2019, c. 854 , cl. 16, effective May 2, 2019.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-531 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 21 / Section 58.1-531
Disposition of proceeds collected; Department's annual statement of costs
Status: in_force

A. Upon effecting final setoffs, the Department shall periodically pay to the respective claimant agencies the proceeds collected on their behalf. However, with respect to amounts collected under this article for any county, city or town, the Department is authorized to deduct a sum, not in excess of twenty-five percent of the amount collected, to offset the cost of making such collection.

B. The Department shall provide the Governor and the chairmen of the House Committee on Finance, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the House Committee on Appropriations with an annual statement setting forth the Department's cost of administering this article.

Code 1950, § 58-19.18; 1981, c. 408; 1982, c. 621; 1983, c. 545; 1984, cc. 675, 720; 1988, c. 331; 1989, c. 77.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3512 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 35 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-3512
When vessels and containers used in interstate and foreign commerce not deemed to have acquired a situs for taxation
Status: in_force

Vessels regularly engaged in interstate and foreign commerce, physically present in a county, city or town on the first day of the tax year for the purpose of taking on and discharging passengers and cargo, either or both, or for the purpose of repairs, or temporarily idle and laid up, and containers, boxes, cartons, crates, barges and similar receptacles used for the storage of cargo, merchandise or equipment to be transported by vessels to or from ports of the Commonwealth, temporarily located in a county, city or town, shall not thereby be deemed to have acquired or established situs for the purposes of assessment and taxation, under § 58.1-3511 .

Code 1950, § 58-834.1; 1950, p. 224; 1976, c. 716; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-339.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-339.1
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 1992, c. 394.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-924 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 58.1-924
Hearings by board; testimony and witnesses; production of documents
Status: in_force

The board shall hold hearings at such times and places as it may determine, upon reasonable notice to the parties to the agreement, all of whom shall be entitled to be heard, to present evidence and to examine and cross-examine witnesses.

The board shall have power to administer oaths, take testimony, subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers and documents, and issue commissions to take testimony. Subpoenas may be signed by any member of the board. In case of failure to obey a subpoena, any judge of a court of record of this Commonwealth, upon application by the board, may make an order requiring compliance with the subpoena, and the court may punish failure to obey the order as a contempt. All questions arising in the course of the proceedings, other than the issuance of subpoenas, shall be decided by a majority vote of the board.

Code 1950, §§ 58-238.19, 58-238.31; 1978, c. 838; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3732.2 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 37 / Section 58.1-3732.2
Limitation on gross receipts
Status: in_force

Gross receipts of real estate brokers for license tax purposes under Chapter 37 (§ 58.1-3700 et seq.) of this title shall not include amounts received by any broker that arise from real estate sales transactions to the extent that such amounts are paid to a real estate agent as a commission on any real estate sales transaction and the agent is subject to the business license tax on such receipts. The broker claiming the exclusion shall identify on its license application each agent to whom the excluded receipts have been paid, and the jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia to which the agent is subject to business license taxes.

In the event that a real estate agent receives the full commission from the broker less an adjustment for the business license tax paid by the broker on such commissions and the agent pays a desk fee to the broker, the desk fee and other overhead costs paid by the agent to a broker shall not be included in the broker's gross receipts. If the agent files separately, the agent must identify on its license application the broker to whom such excluded receipts have been paid, and the amount of such receipts that were included in the broker's license application.

1994, c. 397 ; 2002, c. 532 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3813.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 38 / Article 4 / Section 58.1-3813.1
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 2006, c. 780 , cl. 2, effective January 1, 2007. See Editor's notes.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2299.3 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 22.1 / Section 58.1-2299.3
Collection of tax
Status: in_force

Any distributor collecting the tax on transactions exempt or not taxable under this chapter shall transmit to the Commissioner such erroneously or illegally collected tax unless or until he can affirmatively show that the tax has since been refunded to the purchaser or credited to his account.

Any distributor who neglects, fails, or refuses to collect such tax upon every taxable sale made by him, his agents, or his employees shall be liable for and pay the tax himself, and such distributor shall not thereafter be entitled to sue for or recover in the Commonwealth any part of the purchase price from the purchaser until such tax is paid. Moreover, any distributor who neglects, fails, or refuses to pay or collect the tax herein provided, either by himself or through his agents or employees, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

All sums collected by a distributor as required by this chapter shall be deemed to be held in trust for the Commonwealth.

2012, cc. 217 , 225 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2030 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 58.1-2030
Petition for correction of taxes, etc., assessed by State Corporation Commission
Status: in_force

Any person or corporation feeling aggrieved by reason of any registration fee, franchise tax, charter tax, entrance fee, license tax, fee or charge assessed or imposed by or under authority of the State Corporation Commission against and collected from any corporation, domestic or foreign, or any fee paid under the provisions of Chapter 5 (§ 13.1-501 et seq.) of Title 13.1, may, unless and except as otherwise specifically provided, within one year from the date of the payment of any such tax, fee or charge, apply to the State Corporation Commission for a correction of such assessment or charge and for a refund, in whole or in part, of the tax, fee or charge so assessed or imposed and paid. No payment shall be recovered after a formal adjudication in a proceeding in which the right of appeal existed and was not taken. Such application shall be by written petition, in duplicate and verified by affidavit. Such application shall be filed with the Commission and shall set forth the names and addresses of every party in interest.

Code 1950, § 58-1122; 1976, c. 563; 1984, c. 675.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-2606.1 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle II / Chapter 26 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-2606.1
Local taxation for solar photovoltaic projects five megawatts or less
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding clause (iv) of subsection C of § 58.1-3660 , generating equipment of solar photovoltaic projects five megawatts or less shall be taxable by a locality, at a rate determined by such locality, but shall not exceed the real estate rate applicable in that locality, and notwithstanding subsection F of § 58.1-3660 , the exemption shall be as follows: 80 percent of the assessed value in the first five years in service after commencement of commercial operation, 70 percent of the assessed value in the second five years in service, and 60 percent of the assessed value for all remaining years in service.

B. Notwithstanding clause (iii) of subsection B of § 58.1-2636 , solar photovoltaic projects five megawatts or less shall not be exempt from the assessment of a revenue share by ordinance of that locality, as otherwise authorized pursuant to the provisions of § 58.1-2636 . If a locality assesses a revenue share on solar photovoltaic projects five megawatts or less pursuant to this subsection, the exemption for such projects, as measured in alternating current (AC) generation capacity, shall, in lieu of the amounts specified in subsection A, be 100 percent of the assessed value.

C. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize local taxation pursuant to this section, § 58.1-2636 , or § 58.1-3660 of generating or storage equipment of solar photovoltaic projects that serve the electricity needs of that property upon which such solar facilities are located, as is provided in § 15.2-2288.7 .

2022, cc. 492 , 493 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3219.15 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 32 / Article 2.5 / Section 58.1-3219.15
Application for exemption
Status: in_force

A. The surviving spouse claiming the exemption under this article shall file with the commissioner of the revenue of the county, city, or town or such other officer as may be designated by the governing body in which the real property is located, on forms to be supplied by the county, city, or town, an affidavit or written statement (i) setting forth the surviving spouse's name, (ii) indicating any other joint owners of the real property, (iii) certifying that the real property is occupied as the surviving spouse's principal place of residence, and (iv) including evidence of the determination of the Comptroller or the Virginia Retirement System pursuant to subsection A. The surviving spouse shall also provide documentation that he is the surviving spouse of a covered person and of the date that the covered person died.

The surviving spouse shall be required to refile the information required by this section only if the surviving spouse's principal place of residence changes.

B. The surviving spouse shall promptly notify the commissioner of the revenue of any remarriage.

2017, c. 248 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4120 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle IV / Chapter 41 / Article 6 / Section 58.1-4120
Consideration of service permit application
Status: in_force

A. The Department shall promptly consider any application for a service permit and, within 30 business days, issue or deny such service permit on the basis of the information in the application and all other information provided, including information in the written narrative and any investigation it considers appropriate. Failure to include a written narrative may lead to denial of a service permit application. If an application for a service permit is approved, the Department shall issue a service permit containing such information as the Department considers appropriate.

B. The Department shall deny the application and refuse to issue the service permit, which denial shall be final unless an appeal is taken under § 58.1-4105 , if it finds that the issuance of such service permit to such applicant would not be in the best interests of the Commonwealth or would reflect negatively on the honesty and integrity of casino gaming in the Commonwealth or that the applicant:

1. Has knowingly made a false statement of a material fact in the application or has deliberately failed to disclose any information requested by the Department;

2. Is or has been guilty of any corrupt or fraudulent practice or conduct in connection with gaming operations in the Commonwealth or any other state;

3. Has knowingly failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the regulations promulgated hereunder;

4. Has, within the three years immediately preceding the date of the application for the service permit sought, had a service permit to engage in activity related to casino gaming denied for cause, suspended, or revoked in the Commonwealth or any other state, and such denial, suspension, or revocation is still in effect;

5. Is unqualified to perform the duties required for the service permit sought; or

6. Has, within the eight years immediately preceding the date of the application for the service permit sought, been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony involving unlawful conduct of wagering, fraudulent use of a gaming credential, unlawful transmission of information, touting, bribery, embezzlement, distribution or possession of drugs, excluding misdemeanor possession of marijuana, or any crime considered by the Department to be detrimental to the honesty and integrity of casino gaming in the Commonwealth, and has failed to attach the written narrative during the application process in accordance with § 58.1-4119 , for full consideration and explanation of the facts.

C. The Department may refuse to issue a service permit if for any reason it determines the granting of such service permit is not consistent with the provisions of this chapter or its responsibilities or any regulations promulgated by any other agency of the Commonwealth.

D. If the Department denies or otherwise refuses to issue a service permit pursuant to this section, it shall provide the applicant and any payee on behalf of the applicant, if applicable, with the reasons for denial. The Department may refund the application fee in full or in part to such applicant or payee within 30 days of an appealed denial.

2020, cc. 1197 , 1248 ; 2022, cc. 589 , 590 ; 2026, c. 578 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-394 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 58.1-394
Repealed
Status: repealed

Repealed by Acts 2004, Sp. Sess. I, c. 3 , effective September 1, 2004.
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3703.2 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 37 / Section 58.1-3703.2
Acceptable identification for business licenses
Status: in_force

In no event shall a locality require an applicant for a license issued under this chapter to provide a social security number as part of his application if such applicant has been issued a federal employer identification number and provides that number to the locality instead. Additionally, if the applicant supplies a valid federal employer identification number, the locality shall not be required to determine the residency status of the applicant.

2020, c. 258 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3741 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 37.1 / Section 58.1-3741
Counties and cities authorized to levy severance license tax on the sale of coal
Status: in_force

A. The governing body of any county or city may levy a severance license tax on every coal producer that sells or utilizes coal severed from the earth within its jurisdiction. The rate of tax for the sale or utilization of coal from small mines shall be three-fourths of one percent of the gross receipts from the sale or utilization of such coal by the coal producer. The rate of tax for all other coal shall be one percent of the gross receipts from the sale or utilization of such coal by the coal producer.

No county or city that imposes the tax authorized by this subsection shall enact the provisions of § 58.1-3286 relating to a tax on gross receipts.

B. In addition to the tax imposed in subsection A, any county or city may impose a local coal road improvement severance license tax on every coal producer that sells or utilizes coal severed from the earth within its jurisdiction. The rate of tax for the sale or utilization of coal from small mines shall be three-fourths of one percent of the gross receipts from the sale or utilization of such coal by the coal producer. The rate of tax for all other coal shall be one percent of the gross receipts from the sale or utilization of such coal by the coal producer. The revenues from such tax shall be utilized as provided for under §§ 58.1-3713 , 58.1-3713.01 , and 58.1-3742 .

C. Any county or city enacting a tax under this section may require coal producers and common carriers to maintain records and file reports showing the quantities of and receipts from coal that they have produced or transported.

2013, cc. 305 , 618 .
Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-3504 — Virginia Code / Title 58.1 / Subtitle III / Chapter 35 / Article 1 / Section 58.1-3504
Classification of certain household goods and personal effects for taxation; governing body may exempt
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of § 58.1-3503 , household goods and personal effects are hereby defined as separate items of taxation and classified as follows:

1. Bicycles.

2. Household and kitchen furniture, including gold and silver plates, plated ware, watches and clocks, sewing machines, refrigerators, automatic refrigerating machinery of any type, vacuum cleaners and all other household machinery, books, firearms and weapons of all kinds.

3. Pianos, organs, and all other musical instruments; phonographs, record players, and records to be used therewith; and radio and television instruments and equipment.

4. Oil paintings, pictures, statuary, curios, articles of virtu and works of art.

5. Diamonds, cameos or other precious stones and all precious metals used as ornaments or jewelry.

6. Sporting and photographic equipment.

7. Clothing and objects of apparel.

8. Antique motor vehicles as defined in § 46.2-100 which may not be used for general transportation purposes.

9. All-terrain vehicles, mopeds, and off-road motorcycles as defined in § 46.2-100 .

10. Electronic communications and processing devices and equipment, including but not limited to cell phones and tablet and personal computers, including peripheral equipment such as printers.

11. All other tangible personal property used by an individual or a family or household incident to maintaining an abode.

The classification above set forth shall apply only to such property owned and used by an individual or by a family or household primarily incident to maintaining an abode.

The governing body of any county, city or town may, by ordinance duly adopted, exempt from taxation all of the above classes of household goods and personal effects.

B. Notwithstanding any provision set forth above, household appliances in residential rental property used by an individual or by a family or household incident to maintaining an abode shall be deemed to be fixtures and shall be assessed as part of the real property in which they are located.

For purposes of this subsection, "household appliances" shall mean all major appliances customarily used in a residential home and which are the property of the owner of the real estate, including, without limitation, refrigerators, stoves, ranges, microwave ovens, dishwashers, trash compactors, clothes dryers, garbage disposals and air conditioning units.

Code 1950, § 58-829.1; 1958, c. 72; 1984, cc. 675, 768; 1997, c. 250 ; 2006, c. 896 ; 2013, c. 783 ; 2014, c. 279 .