Virginia Income Taxes and VA State Tax Forms

Virginia
"Old Dominion"

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Where is my Virginia State Tax Refund?

Where is my Federal Tax Refund?

How to file a Virginia Tax Extension

How to file a Virginia Tax Amendment

Prepare and efile Your Virginia Tax Return

The efile.com tax software makes it easy for you to efile your state tax return and use the correct state tax forms. Prepare and efile your Virginia state tax return (resident, nonresident, or part-year resident) and Federal tax return together or separately at efile.com. View the federal filing requirements to see if you need to file a federal income tax return.

Virginia Income Tax Filing Deadline

The regular deadline to file a Virginia state income tax return is May 1.

Tax Deadline Date	Type of Income Tax Return	Filing Deadline / Due Date Description
May 1, 2013	2012 Virginia State Tax Return	Due date for Virginia State Income Tax Returns - income tax filing deadline
May 1, 2013	2012 Virginia State Tax Extension	Due date for Virginia automatic extensions
November 1, 2013	2012 Virginia State Tax Return	Last day to efile a 2012 Virginia State Income Tax Return for tax extension filers and late efilers

View all state tax return filing deadlines here.

Find federal income tax return filing deadlines here.

Virginia State Tax Forms that Can Be efiled

efile.com supports all of the forms that Virginia allows to be efiled. You can efile any of the following Virginia state tax forms:

Form/Schedule	Description	Can I efile this form?
Form 760	Resident Income Tax Return	efile It efile It efile It
Form 760PY	Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return
Form 763	Nonresident Income Tax Return
Schedule ADJ	Schedule of Adjustments (Additions, Subtractions, Deductions, Virginia Earned Income Credit, Voluntary Contributions)
Schedule CR	Credit Computation Schedule
Schedule FED	Federal Information Schedule
Schedule INC	W2 and 1099R Schedule of Virginia Withholding and Income
Schedule OSC	Credit for Tax Paid to Another State
Form 760C	Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
Form 760ES	Estimated Income Tax Payment Vouchers
Form 760F	Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen
Form 760-PMT	Payment Coupon
Form 8453	Declaration for Electronic Filing
Form 301	Enterprise Zone Credit

Virginia State Tax Forms that Cannot Be efiled

Form	Description
Form VA-4	Virginia State Personal Exemption Worksheet

VA Tax Extensions and Amendments

Form/Description	Instructions
VA Tax Extension (No form; VA grants an automatic extension)	Virginia grants all taxpayers an automatic 6-month extension of time to file (not to pay). The extended tax return due date is November 1.You do not need to file a form to get a Virginia state tax extension. If you expect to owe taxes, and you are going to take advantage of the automatic extension of time to file, you should still pay what you owe and submit an Extension Payment Form 760IP before May 1. To avoid the penalty for late payment, you must pay at least 90% of what you owe by May 1. If you file later than 6 months after the original filing deadline, you will be penalized for failing to file as well as for failing to pay.
Form 760, Amended Return	If you have already filed or efiled your state return and you need to make corrections, you can file an amended return. To prepare an amended Virginia tax return, simply fill out a new Form 760 and fill in the oval marked "Amended Return" under "Special Filing Circumstances". You cannot efile a VA amended return, so you will need to mail it to the address on the form.
Important Reminder!	If you need to file a Virginia tax amendment, then you may also need to file a federal tax amendment.
Past Year Forms: Tax Year 2011 Virginia Tax Forms (Print, Fill Out, and Mail)
Form 760	Resident Income Tax Return
Form 760PY	Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return
Form 763	Nonresident Income Tax Return
Schedule ADJ	Schedule of Adjustments (Additions, Subtractions, Deductions, Virginia Earned Income Credit, Voluntary Contributions)
Schedule CR	Credit Computation Schedule
Schedule FED	Federal Information Schedule
Schedule INC	W2 and 1099R Schedule of Virginia Withholding and Income
Schedule OSC	Credit for Tax Paid to Another State
Form 760C	Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
Form 760ES	Estimated Income Tax Payment Vouchers
Form 760F	Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen
Form 760-PMT	Payment Coupon
Form 8453	Declaration for Electronic Filing
Form 301	Enterprise Zone Credit

Where's My Refund? - Check Your Virginia State Tax Refund Status

If you efile a Virginia tax return, your refund will generally be processed in 1 week. Allow 4 weeks if you filed on paper.

You can check the official status of your VA tax refund online.

VA efile Error Codes

If your Virginia state return was rejected, you will receive an error reject code. If you prepared and efiled your return on efile.com, we will provide you with an explanation of how to correct the error on your return. You may then resubmit your state return at no additional charge until it is accepted by the state.

View a list of all Virginia State efile Income Tax Return Error Reject Codes.

Virginia Tax Facts

VA Income Tax:

Individual income is taxed across four tax brackets at four graduated tax rates:

2% for the first $3,000 of taxable income
3% for income between $3,001 and $5,000
5% for income between $5,001 and $17,000
5.75% for income above $17,000 ($17,001 and over)

The income amounts are doubled for married couples filing jointly.

VA Sales Tax:

Virginia has a state sales tax rate of 4% and an additional local sales tax rate of 1%, for a total of 5% for most goods and services. Certain food items are taxed at a reduced rate of 2.5% (1.5% state and 1% local). Many non-prescription drugs and medicines are exempt from sales tax. There is an extra $0.50 tax on each purchase of a pre-paid wireless phone service.

More information on Virginia Sales Tax

VA Sales Tax Holiday:

Alabama holds three annual sales tax holidays. During these holidays, certain items are exempt from Virginia sales tax. However, the VA consumer will only receive the tax exemption if a specific total spending limit is met.

Refer to the chart below for all Virginia sales tax holidays for 2013.

Sales Tax Holiday Dates	Sales Tax Holiday Items Included
May 25-31, 2013	Hurricane/emergency preparedness items-$60 or less Portable generators - $1,000 or less
August 2-4, 2013	Clothing and footwear - $100 or less School supplies - $20 or less
October 11-14, 2013	Eligible Energy Star products - $2,500 or less

VA Personal Property Tax:

There is no Virginia state tax on personal property, but real estate and tangible personal property is taxed locally.

Odd Tax Fact:

The state of Virginia taxes intangible personal property... at a rate of 0%, set by the VA General Assembly in 1984.

VA State Tax Agency:

For more information, you can visit the website of The Virginia Department of Taxation.