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Virginia Income Tax
Income taxes should be filed by May 1st.
Virginia Tax Filing Guide
Here are detailed instructions for filing taxes in the state of Virginia.
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Virginia Residents
People who lived in Virginia for more than 183 days of the year, or are legal resident of Virginia, who made over $11,250 will have to file a Virginia resident return. If you are a resident of Virginia for only part of the year but made all of your income from Virginia for the entire year use Form 760 to file a Virginia resident return. See the provided instructions for filing Form 760 for additional help.
Related Tax Forms
- Form 760 - Virginia Individual Resident Income Tax Return
Part-Year Virginia Residents
You are a part-year Virginia resident if you moved into Virginia during the tax year and became either a domiciliary or actual resident of Virginia (see the Virginia Resident section) or if you lived in Virginia for more than 6 months before or after becoming a domiciliary resident of another state. Part-year Virginia residents must file a part-year return using Form 760PY.
Please note: If you made income from Virginia while you were a nonresident of Virginia, you may still need to file Form 763 (see Nonresidents who had income from Virginia).
Related Tax Forms
- Form 760PY - Virginia Individual Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return
Virginia Residents who work in another state
If you are a Virginia resident you must use From 760 to file a Virginia resident return. If you work in another state all income you earned regardless of source or origin must be filed with Virginia. Virginia does not allow for tax subtractions for income earned in other states, rather Virginia tax credits are used to avoid such income facing dual taxation.
Related Tax Forms
- Schedule OSC - Virginia Credit for Tax Paid To Another State
- Form 760 - Virginia Individual Resident Income Tax Return
Non-Residents who work in Virginia
If you are a nonresident of Virginia, but made income from Virginia, you will need to file Form 763. See the included instructions for additional assistance or information on filing Form 763. Income from Virginia sources includes income from a job in Virginia, from the ownership of any property in Virginia, from any prizes won from the Virginia Lottery, or from any gambling locations in Virginia.
Income that doesn’t count as Virginia income, for taxing purposes, includes interest or dividends from personal savings accounts, individual stock market investments, or pension payments of a Virginia payer.
Kentucky and Washington D.C.
Residents of Kentucky and Washington D.C. who commute to Virginia everyday, do not maintain a residence in Virginia for any time during the taxable year, and whose only income from Virginia sources is wages and salaries, do not need to fill out Form 763. These nonresidents are subject however to Kentucky and Washington D.C.’s income taxes.
Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia:
Residents of Maryland, Pennsylvania or West Virginia who were present in Virginia for less than 183 days of the tax year, and whose only income from Virginia was wages and salaries, do not have to fill out Form 763. These nonresidents are subject however to Maryland, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia’s income taxes.
Please note all exceptions for residents of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia not having to file Form 763 is for income earned only through salaries and wages. For any other type of income you will still need to file Form 763.
Related Tax Forms
- Form 763 - Virginia Individual Non-resident Income Tax Return
Non-Residents who sold property in Virginia
If you are a nonresident of Virginia who made income from Virginia, you will need to file Form 763. Use the included instructions to get more information on how to file Form 763 and a Virginia nonresident return. Income from Virginia sources includes income from the ownership of any property in Virginia, from any prizes won from the Virginia Lottery or from any gambling locations in Virginia.
Income that doesn’t count as Virginia income, for taxing purposes, includes interest or dividends from personal savings accounts, individual stock market investments, or the pension payments of a Virginia payer.
Related Tax Forms
- Form 763 - Virginia Individual Non-resident Income Tax Return
Virginia State Tax Forms
- Form 763 - Virginia Individual Non-resident Income Tax Return
- Form 760PY - Virginia Individual Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return
- Schedule OSC - Virginia Credit for Tax Paid To Another State
- Form 760 - Virginia Individual Resident Income Tax Return
- Form 760IP - Virginia Application for Automatic Extension to File
- Schedule CR - Credit Computation Schedule
- Schedule ADJ - VA Additions and Subtractions Worksheet
Relevant Links
- State of Virginia Tax Website - Official Site
- State of Virginia E-File Service - Offered by Virginia's Official Website
- Additional Tax Forms - A Comprehensive Collection of Virginia Tax Forms
Virginia Mailing Address
Wondering where to mail your Virginia taxes? Here's the address:Refunds Returns:
Virginia Department of Taxation
P.O. Box 1498
Richmond, VA 23218-1498
Tax Due Returns:
Virginia Department of Taxation
P.O. Box 760
Richmond, VA 23218-0760
Virginia Sales Tax
Virginia has a 4% sales and use tax, however food is only taxed at 1.5%. Most local purchases in Virginia face an additional 1% local sales tax. Use tax is incurred when Virginia residents buy more than $100 of goods and services that are not taxed (such as purchases from mail-order catalogs) or made outside Virginia (such as purchases made at outlets and shipped to Virginia).
