IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS
OPTION TO REQUEST EXTENSION OF SALES TAX DEADLINES
Tax Type: Retail Sales and Use Tax
Description: Option to Request Extension of Sales Tax Deadlines Due to COVID-19
Topic: Filing Extensions
Date Issued: 03-19-2020
March 19, 2020
Tax Commissioner Craig M. Burns has announced that the Department will consider requests from sales tax dealers for an extension of the due date for filing and payment of the February 2020 sales tax return due March 20, 2020. If the request is granted, the Department will allow filing and payment of such return on April 20, 2020 with a waiver of any penalties that would have applied. However, interest will accrue even if an extension is granted.
Dealers should submit a request for extension by either utilizing the secure e-mail system available on the Department's website, by faxing to (804) 254-6111, or writing to the following address:
Virginia Tax
Office of Customer Services
P.O. Box 1115
Richmond, VA 23218-1115
The Department will be addressing return and payment due dates for other taxes in the near future. This Tax Bulletin is available on-line in the Laws, Rules & Decisions section of www.tax.virginia.gov/. If you have any questions regarding this Tax Bulletin, please contact the Department of Taxation Office of Customer Services at (804) 367-8037.