Under legislation enacted by the 2013 General Assembly, House Bill 2313, Virginia's sales and use tax rates will increase on July 1, 2013, both statewide and in the Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads regions. Please review the notice to affected dealers for details.
Effective July 1, the state rate for the Retail Sales and Use Tax will increase from 4% to 4.3%, resulting in a total state and local tax rate of 5.3%. Also effective July 1, the state rate for the Retail Sales and Use Tax will increase an additional 0.7% for cities and counties located within the Northern Virginia Region and the Hampton Roads Region, raising the total state tax rate in those regions to 5%, and the combined state and local rate to 6%. The current tax rate of 2.5% on sales of qualifying food remains unchanged.
Notices will be mailed to approximately 150,000 affected dealers on or about April 19 to help them prepare for the change. Revised forms and instructions will be available in May. For further information, visit our website, call us at (804) 367-8037, or use our Live Chat service.
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