Every person engaging in the short-term rental business, as defined in § 58.1-3510.4, in a county, city or town which has enacted an ordinance imposing a short-term rental property tax pursuant to § 58.1-3510.6 shall file annually with the commissioner of the revenue of such county or city or the designated official of such town an application for a certificate of registration. The application shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner of the revenue or designated town official and shall set forth the name under which the applicant operates or intends to operate the rental business, the location of the business, the subdivision of § 58.1-3510.4 B under which the business asserts that it is qualified for certification as a short-term rental business, and such other information as the commissioner or designated town official may require.
Each applicant shall sign the application as owner of the rental business. If the rental business is owned by an association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the application shall be signed by a member, partner, executive officer, or other person specifically authorized by the association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to sign.
Upon approval of the application by the commissioner, a certificate of registration shall be issued. The certificate shall be conspicuously displayed at all times at the place of business for which it is issued.
The certificate is not assignable and shall be valid only for the person in whose name it is issued and the place of business designated.
2009, cc. 480, 692.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 35 - Tangible Personal Property, Machinery and Tools and Merchants' Capital
§ 58.1-3500. Defined and segregated for local taxation
§ 58.1-3501. Tangible personal property leased to agency of federal, state or local government
§ 58.1-3503. General classification of tangible personal property
§ 58.1-3506. Other classifications of tangible personal property for taxation
§ 58.1-3506.2. Restrictions and conditions
§ 58.1-3506.3. Permanently and totally disabled defined
§ 58.1-3506.4. Local restrictions and conditions; model ordinance
§ 58.1-3506.7. Effective date; change in circumstances
§ 58.1-3508.1. Separate classification of machinery and tools used in semiconductor manufacturing
§ 58.1-3508.2. Separate classification of machinery and tools used in other businesses
§ 58.1-3509. Merchants' capital subject to local taxation; rate limit
§ 58.1-3510. Definition of merchants' capital
§ 58.1-3510.01. Separate classification of merchants' capital of pharmaceutical wholesalers
§ 58.1-3510.02. Separate classification of certain merchants' capital of wholesalers and retailers
§ 58.1-3510.4. Short-term rental property; short-term rental businesses
§ 58.1-3510.5. Renter's certificate of registration
§ 58.1-3510.6. Short-term rental property tax
§ 58.1-3510.7. Exemptions; penalties
§ 58.1-3513. When imports deemed to acquire situs
§ 58.1-3514. When cargo in transit not deemed to have acquired a situs for taxation
§ 58.1-3515. Tax day January 1
§ 58.1-3516. Proration of personal property tax
§ 58.1-3516.1. Payment of taxes prorated under § 58.1-3516
§ 58.1-3516.2. Payment of taxes on leased property by lessee; information to be furnished by lessor
§ 58.1-3517. Department of Taxation to prescribe and furnish forms of returns; use of local forms
§ 58.1-3518. Taxpayers to file returns
§ 58.1-3518.1. Alternative method of filing returns for motor vehicles, trailers and boats
§ 58.1-3519. Commissioner to assess property if taxpayer fails to file return