One of our departments was ranked best in Virginia in 1996. We provide quality services at reasonable costs to make local government an excellent community service and value. County and municipal employees are service providers. Lee County county government operates under the Board of Supervisors- Administrator form of government. Our fiscal 1998 budget, with intergovernmental transfers exceeded 37 million dollars.
Lee County is a low tax county in a low tax state.
Virginia ranks 43rd among the states in the degree of taxation. Its income tax rate has changed only once in the last fifty years. Income tax rules assure the corporation only pay tax on business done in Virginia and lets you avoid taxes on raw materials and work in progress and finished goods awaiting delivery to a customer. Tax Rate changed once in 40 years. Raw materials, work in progress, finished goods awaiting shipment and data processing equipment not taxed.