VA Tax News

  • 05 Nov 2014 11:58 AM | Anonymous

    Pass-through entity returns (Form 502) are due on or before Nov. 15, 2014 from: 

    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on July 31, 2014.
    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on Jan. 31, 2014 and who are filing under Virginia's automatic six-month extension

    For details regarding pass-through entity filing extensions and penalties, visit the Department's Pass-Through Entity web page.


  • 05 Nov 2014 11:54 AM | Anonymous

    Corporate Income Tax returns (Form 500) are due electronically on or before November 15, 2014 from:

    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on July 31, 2014,
    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on January 31, 2014 and who are filing under Virginia's automatic six-month extension. 
    For details regarding Corporation Income Tax extensions and penalties, or for information on how to file and pay electronically, visit the Department's Corporation Income Tax web page. 

    Corporation Income Tax returns (Form 500) are due electronically on or before Nov. 15, 2014 from:

    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on July 31, 2014.
    • Fiscal year filers who taxable year ends on Jan. 31, 2014 and who are filing under Virginia's automatic six-month extension.  

    For details regarding Corporation Income Tax extensions and penalties, or for information on how to file and pay electronically, visit the Department's Corporation Income Tax web page. 

    Corporation Income Tax returns (Form 500) are due electronically on or before Nov. 15, 2014 from:

    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on July 31, 2014.
    • Fiscal year filers who taxable year ends on Jan. 31, 2014 and who are filing under Virginia's automatic six-month extension.  

    For details regarding Corporation Income Tax extensions and penalties, or for information on how to file and pay electronically, visit the Department's Corporation Income Tax web page. 

    Corporation Income Tax returns (Form 500) are due electronically on or before Nov. 15, 2014 from:

    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on July 31, 2014.
    • Fiscal year filers who taxable year ends on Jan. 31, 2014 and who are filing under Virginia's automatic six-month extension.  

    For details regarding Corporation Income Tax extensions and penalties, or for information on how to file and pay electronically, visit the Department's Corporation Income Tax web page. 

    Corporation Income Tax returns (Form 500) are due electronically on or before Nov. 15, 2014 from:

    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on July 31, 2014.
    • Fiscal year filers who taxable year ends on Jan. 31, 2014 and who are filing under Virginia's automatic six-month extension.  

    For details regarding Corporation Income Tax extensions and penalties, or for information on how to file and pay electronically, visit the Department's Corporation Income Tax web page. 

    Corporation Income Tax returns (Form 500) are due electronically on or before Nov. 15, 2014 from:

    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on July 31, 2014.
    • Fiscal year filers who taxable year ends on Jan. 31, 2014 and who are filing under Virginia's automatic six-month extension.  

    For details regarding Corporation Income Tax extensions and penalties, or for information on how to file and pay electronically, visit the Department's Corporation Income Tax web page. 

    Corporation Income Tax returns (Form 500) are due electronically on or before Nov. 15, 2014 from:

    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on July 31, 2014.
    • Fiscal year filers who taxable year ends on Jan. 31, 2014 and who are filing under Virginia's automatic six-month extension.  

    For details regarding Corporation Income Tax extensions and penalties, or for information on how to file and pay electronically, visit the Department's Corporation Income Tax web page. 

    Corporation Income Tax returns (Form 500) are due electronically on or before Nov. 15, 2014 from:

    • Fiscal year filers whose taxable year ends on July 31, 2014.
    • Fiscal year filers who taxable year ends on Jan. 31, 2014 and who are filing under Virginia's automatic six-month extension.  

    For details regarding Corporation Income Tax extensions and penalties, or for information on how to file and pay electronically, visit the Department's Corporation Income Tax web page. 

  • 05 Nov 2014 11:53 AM | Anonymous

    Live Chat will no longer be available after Dec. 31, 2014 due to required budget reductions at the Virginia Department of Taxation. 

    For assistance, please call our Customer Support Center, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (804) 367-8031 for individuals, (804) 367-8037 for businesses or (804) 367-8045 for collections.

     

    You may also send us a secure email for matters that are not time sensitive. For more information, see Contact Us on our website. 


  • 07 Oct 2014 2:06 PM | Anonymous

    On October 6, 2014, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in the case from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that recently held that Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.  Accordingly, same-sex marriages that are recognized for federal income tax purposes will now be recognized for Virginia income tax purposes.

     

    As a result, same-sex couples who are legally married under state law may file joint Virginia income tax returns, and compute items on their Virginia income tax returns as married individuals.  Alternatively, such couples may file their Virginia income tax returns as married couples filing separately. Tax Bulletin 14-7 supercedes Tax Bulletin 13-13.

     

    To view the full text of this tax bulletin, click here.

     

    If you have additional questions, please visit the Department's website at http://www.tax.virginia.gov, or contact the Department at (804) 367-8031.

  • 31 Jul 2014 8:42 AM | Anonymous

    Virginia's popular back-to-school sales tax holiday for clothing, footwear and school/office supplies begins Friday, Aug. 1, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 3.

    This is the ninth year for the three-day event, during which most school supplies that cost $20 or less each, as well as clothing items and pairs of shoes priced at $100 or less each will be exempt from Virginia's 5.3 percent state and local sales tax. You'll save even more in most Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads localities, where the sales tax is 6 percent. For example, if you spend $500 on qualifying items during the sales tax holiday, you'll save $26.50 on exempt purchases. You'll save $30 in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.

    The list of tax-exempt items is the same as last year. It includes, for example, pens, pencils, loose leaf ruled notebook paper, scissors, binders, backpacks, construction paper, sneakers, hats, shirts, dresses, jeans, bathing suits, diapers, T-shirts, and many other items. There is no requirement that the purchases be made for school purposes. All retailers who sell the exempt items are required to participate.

    The tax-exempt items are available to anyone shopping in the state, and there is no limit on the number of products you can buy tax-free as long as each one qualifies under the guidelines.

    If you can't get out to the stores, but still want to shop and save, online purchases of qualifying items are also tax-exempt during the sales tax holiday.

    During this sales tax holiday, retailers may also choose to save taxpayers even more money by absorbing, or paying themselves, the sales tax on items that are not eligible for exemption. In past years, many stores have taken advantage of this opportunity and some have sold everything in their stores tax-free.

    An all-inclusive list of school supplies, a list of exempt clothing and footwear items, guidelines for shoppers and retailers, and answers to frequently asked questions are available on the Department of Taxation's Sales Tax Holiday Information Center.

  • 28 Jul 2014 3:51 PM | Anonymous

    The due date for filing the Employer's Annual or Final Summary of Virginia Income Tax Withheld return (Form VA-6), Household Employer's Annual Summary of Virginia Income Tax Withheld return (Form VA-6H), and required wage statements (Forms W-2 and 1099) has been changed from February 28 to January 31. 

    By law, a return due on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday becomes due the next business day. Because January 31, 2015 is a Saturday, the actual due date for the 2014 annual withholding forms and wage statements described above will be Monday, February 2, 2015.

    The Virginia General Assembly approved the due date change during the 2014 session to allow for faster and more secure processing of individual income tax refunds.

    Please note:  If a business closes its withholding tax account before the end of the year, the employer must file Form VA-6 or VA-6H and the required wage statements within 30 days of the last month in which wages were paid. Employers are required to submit all withholding returns and W-2 wage statements electronically.

    For electronic filing and payment options, please see the Department of Taxation's  Business Online Services page.


  • 24 Jul 2014 1:01 PM | Anonymous

    Under Va. Code § 58.1-339.4(E), the Qualified Equity and Subordinated Debt Investments Tax Credit is capped at $5 million annually.  However, beginning with Taxable Year 2006, budget actions have imposed a lower tax credit cap for certain taxable years.  For Taxable Year 2013, the tax credit cap was limited to $4.5 million.  Under the amended budget bill for the 2012-2014 biennium (2014 House Bill 5001) and the budget bill for the 2014-2016 biennium (2014 House Bill 5002), the tax credit cap will increase to $5 million for Taxable Year 2014.  For taxable years after 2014, the tax credit cap will remain at the statutory cap of $5 million.

    To view the full text of this tax bulletin, click here.

    If you have additional questions, please visit the Department's website at http://www.tax.virginia.gov, or contact the Department at (804) 404-4163.

  • 10 Jul 2014 2:11 PM | Anonymous
    The Virginia Department of Taxation's Walk-In Customer Service Center in Richmond is now closed.

    For assistance, taxpayers can speak with Customer Services representatives from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the following phone numbers:

    Individual: (804) 367-8031
    Business: (804) 367-8037

    Live Chat service is available during the same hours. Taxpayers can also ask questions using secure email.

    Payments can be made at the Cashier's Office, located at 1957 Westmoreland Street in Richmond, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    More contact information is available here.


  • 04 Jun 2014 1:02 PM | Anonymous

    The Virginia Cooperative Extension is recruiting professionals to volunteer as Master Financial Educators in Arlington and the City of Alexandria. Would ASV be willing to share our volunteer recruitment drive with your Northern Virginia members? 

    We will have mandatory volunteer training sessions on Saturday Sept. 6 and Saturday Sept. 13 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Fairlington Community Center Room 100, 3308 S Stafford Street in Arlington.

    Master Financial Education Volunteers provide valuable services such as:

    -- One-on-one financial counseling with clients who range from young professionals to senior citizens

    -- Financial management classes on topics including spending and saving

    -- Financial education for children, including financial simulations for elementary and middle school-aged children

    -- Tax clinics for low-income individuals

    -- Create your own financial education program

    The Extension has a strong need of Spanish-speaking volunteers.

    To learn more about volunteering with Extension, or to sign up for the September training, please contact Megan Kuhn at megan81@vt.edu or call 703-228-6421.

  • 08 May 2014 8:06 AM | Anonymous

    The Department of Taxation ("the Department") has published updated Accelerated Sales Tax Guidelines.   The updated guidelines supersede any prior guidelines that were published by the Department.

    Effective beginning with the accelerated sales tax payment due in June, 2014, House Bill 1500 (Acts of Assembly 2013, Chapter 806) and House Bill 5001 (Acts of Assembly 2014 Special Session I, Chapter 1) increase the threshold for the 2014 accelerated sales tax payment to taxable sales and/or purchases of $48.5 million or greater in the previous fiscal year.  Dealers and direct payment permit holders ("Dealers") meeting this threshold are required to make an accelerated sales tax payment in June equal to 90 percent of their Retail Sales and Use Tax liability for June of the previous year.

     

    The Guidelines for the Accelerated Sales Tax Payment have been updated to reflect the increased threshold and payment dates for 2014.  The full text of the Guidelines are available here and in the Laws, Rules & Decisions section of the Department's website as Public Document 14-58.  The Department has mailed notification letters to all affected dealers.  More information on the Accelerated Sales Tax can be found on the Department's website at www.tax.virginia.gov

     

    Where to Find the Published Guidelines 

    The guidelines have been published on the Laws, Rules and Decisions section of the Department's website and on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website

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