A. The Tax Commissioner shall have the power to issue regulations relating to the interpretation and enforcement of the laws of this Commonwealth governing taxes administered by the Department. Such regulations shall not be inconsistent with the Constitutions and applicable laws of this Commonwealth and of the United States. Such regulations shall take precedence over any rules or regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or his delegate which are in conflict therewith.
B. In promulgating regulations, the Tax Commissioner shall follow the applicable provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), except that notice of a proposed regulation shall appear at least sixty days in advance of the date prescribed for submittals. The Tax Commissioner may prescribe the extent, if any, to which any ruling or regulation shall be applied without retroactive effect.
C. Rulings in individual cases shall not be subject to the Administrative Process Act.
Code 1950, § 58-48.6; 1980, c. 633; 1983, c. 551; 1984, c. 675.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 2 - Department of Taxation
§ 58.1-202. General powers and duties of Tax Commissioner
§ 58.1-202.1. Payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer
§ 58.1-202.2. Public-private partnerships; Public Private Partnership Oversight Committee
§ 58.1-202.3. Fillable tax forms
§ 58.1-203. Regulations and rulings
§ 58.1-204. Publication of rulings, decisions, orders and regulations
§ 58.1-205. Effect of regulations, rulings, etc., and administrative interpretations
§ 58.1-206. Continuing education program for assessing officers and boards of equalization
§ 58.1-207. Collection and publication of property tax data
§ 58.1-208. Classifications of real property
§ 58.1-209. Disclosure of social security account numbers
§ 58.1-210. Publication showing rates of local levies
§ 58.1-211. Department to advise Comptroller of amounts to be charged state collecting officers
§ 58.1-212. Office of Tax Commissioner; sessions and investigations elsewhere
§ 58.1-213. Assistants and clerks
§ 58.1-214. Promulgation and distribution of tax forms
§ 58.1-215. Charge for sale of publications
§ 58.1-216. Writs, notices, processes, and orders
§ 58.1-217. Form of writs, processes and orders; how served
§ 58.1-218. Fees and mileage of witnesses
§ 58.1-219. Examination of books and records of taxpayers
§ 58.1-220. Waiver of time limitation on assessment of omitted or additional state taxes