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 our new 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
Most persons or corporations owning tangible personal property (other than motor vehicles, trailers, boats, or aircraft) that is used or available for use in a trade or business ( including processing businesses, but not manufacturing *) and located within Chesterfield County as of January 1 must file the Return of Business Tangible Personal Property ("BPP") by March 1 to avoid a 10% late filing penalty.
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Specialty Taxes
Read more 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
For persons obtaining lodging from any public or private hotel, inn, hostelry, tourist home or house, tourist cabin, camping grounds, motel, rooming house or other lodging place within the county there is imposed a lodging tax in the amount of eight percent of the total amount paid for room rental for lodging.
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Business Tax Rates
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Business Tax FAQ
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Jenefer S. Hughes
Commissioner of the Revenue, MBA, ACA, MCR
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Commissioner of the Revenue
Physical Address
9901 Lori Road
Building 38, Room 165
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 124
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Phone 804-748-1281
Fax Numbers
804-768-8649 Administration, Individual Personal Property, Income Tax, Tax Relief
804-796-3236 Business License, Business Tangible Personal Property
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.