Business Taxes
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Apply for and renew business licenses, review personal property information, apply for tax relief, update your contact information and more! Learn more about the Citizen Portal.
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Business License
Most businesses located within Chesterfield County are subject to the Chesterfield County business license tax.
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Business Personal Property
Virginia tax code requires all business owners, including home-based businesses, to file a business tangible personal property return and current asset list by March 1 of each year.
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Specialty Taxes
Learn about specialty taxes levied by Chesterfield County.
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Machinery and Tools
All persons or corporations owning machinery and tools (M&T) that are used or available for use in certain businesses located in Chesterfield County must file the Return of Machinery and Tools by March 1 of each year to avoid a 10% late filing penalty.
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Short-Term Rental
The Chesterfield County Code requires any certified short-term rental business to collect from the lessee, at the time of rental, a tax on the gross rental receipts (excluding state and local sales taxes).
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Transient Occupancy and Tourism Improvement District
Per the Code of Virginia § 58.1-3819, Chesterfield imposes an 8% transient occupancy tax on all hotels, motels, boarding houses, travel campgrounds and other facilities offering guest rooms rented out for continuous occupancy for fewer than 30 consecutive days. In addition, Code of Virginia § 15.2-2413.1-11 states that establishments with 41 rooms or more are responsible for a 2% tourism improvement district (TID) fee that can be collected from the guest or paid by the hotel.
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Business Tax Rates
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Business Tax Appeals and Compliance
View how to appeal business tax assessments.