State Income Tax
Virginia law imposes individual income tax filing requirements on virtually all
Virginia residents, as well as on nonresidents who receive income from Virginia
sources.
Virginia Individual Income Tax Returns are due every year on May 1. Taxpayers are
granted an automatic six month extension for filing an individual income tax return.
No application for extension is required; however, any tentative tax due must be
paid with a special voucher, Form 760IP, by the original due date for filing the
return (May 1st for calendar year filers). The penalty for underpayment of tentative
tax is 2% per month. There is no penalty for filing a refund return after the due
date.
Individual State tax Return Assistance
Your Norfolk Commissioner of the Revenue's office provides Virginia State Income
Tax forms, assistance, and tax return preparation for Norfolk residents free of
charge.
The Advantages of Filing With Your Local Commissioner of Revenue
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Faster Refund Processing
If your return qualifies for an accelerated refund, you could have your check within
10 days.
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Local Customer Service
Errors and missing information can be corrected locally and quickly, no long distance
calls or correspondence from the Department of Taxation requesting missing information
months after you have filed.
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Lower Taxes
We review every return for tax saving changes and will assist you in amending your
tax return if necessary.
What you need
If you wish to have you taxes prepared by the Commissioner's office, you will need
to bring with you:
A complete copy of your Federal Tax return
Any and all W-2 and Form 1099's you have received.
Our office can also help with a number of other issues, these include questions
about an issue regarding your state taxes, checking the status of your refund, or
changing your address.
Did you know... ?
- Virginia allows a Non -Refundable Earned Income Tax Credit, equal to 20% of the
Federal Credit, on the state return
- In Virginia, taxpayers 65 and older may be eligible for a deduction of up to $12,000,
$24,000 if both spouses are 65, on their state returns plus an extra $800 Exemption
amount.
- Virginia does not tax Social Security Benefits, so a subtraction is allowed on the
state return for any taxable SS benefits on the Federal return
- Virginia also does not tax Unemployment Benefits. Any taxable benefits on the Federal
return are subtracted from Virginia taxable income.
- Active-duty Military taxpayers who list Virginia as their state of record may be
eligible for a deduction of up to $15,000 on their state return.
Did you miss any other deductions? Come see our EA (Enrolled Agent) Rodney Whitt.
Associated Fees
This service is offered to Norfolk residents free of charge.
Additional Resources
Help!
Still not sure what to do? Not a problem, give our office a call at: (757) 664-7885
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