A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 58.1-3518, the governing body of any county, city or town may provide by ordinance for an alternative method of filing personal property tax returns for motor vehicles, trailers and boats. Any such ordinance adopted pursuant to this section may provide for the annual assessment and taxation of motor vehicles, trailers and boats based on a previous personal property tax return filed by the owner or owners of such property. For those whose name or address has not changed since a previous filing and whose personal property has had no change in status or situs, the assessment and taxation of property may be based on a personal property tax return previously filed with the jurisdiction adopting such an alternative method.
B. Any jurisdiction adopting such an alternative method may require the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer or boat to file a new personal property tax return whenever there is: (i) a change in the name or address of the person or persons owning taxable personal property; (ii) a change in the situs of personal property; (iii) any other change affecting the assessment or levy of the personal property tax on motor vehicles, trailers or boats for which a tax return has been filed previously; or (iv) any change in which a person acquires one or more motor vehicles, trailers or boats and for which no personal property tax return has been filed.
C. Nothing in this section shall preclude any jurisdiction from assessing taxable personal property in accordance with § 58.1-3519 or assessing penalties and interest in accordance with § 58.1-3916.
1994, c. 292; 1996, c. 322.
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