Educational Virginia registry profile · verify current state, local, and platform authority

Virginia Short-Term Rental Lodging-Tax Profile & Estimator.

Review recorded state and local rate inputs, citations, and remittance-model assumptions for Virginia. Verify current treatment with the relevant agencies, platforms, and a tax professional.

Registry State-Rate Input5.3% Sales
Registry Local-Tax LabelTransient Occupancy Tax (TOT)
Recorded Local Range2% – 10%
Registry Agency ReferenceVirginia Department of Taxation (VA Tax) & Local Commissioners of Revenue

State profile: review possible host local remittance requirements in Virginia

This registry profile supplies an educational remittance-model assumption. Verify actual platform coverage, registration, filing, collection, and payment requirements before use.

Registry SST Field: NoRegistry Citation: Va. Code § 58.1-3819 / § 58.1-603Registry Record Date: 2026-01-15

Educational tax model

Interactive Virginia Lodging-Tax Scenario Estimator.

Test reservation scenarios, select destination city presets, and compare assumed platform and host collection amounts for professional review.

1. Reservation & destination parameters

2. Modeled tax amount breakdown

Modeled Lodging-Tax Amount$0.000.0% Modeled Effective Rate
Modeled Host Collection Amount$0.00Verify local collection and remittance requirements
Entered Lodging Base:$2,700.00
Modeled State Amount (0%):$0.00
Modeled Local Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Amount (0%):$0.00
Modeled Guest Invoice Amount:$0.00
Modeled Platform Collection Amount:$0.00

Illustrative Double-Entry Record — Review Required

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Registry source review

Virginia Lodging-Tax Registry Inputs & References.

Recorded State-Level Rate Inputs

The registry records Va. Code § 58.1-3819 / § 58.1-603, a state-rate input of 5.3%, for this educational profile. Verify applicable tax types, rates, stay definitions, exemptions, effective dates, and local rules with the relevant agencies.

Cleaning fees, linen charges, and guest-service amounts may receive different treatment. This calculator includes the entered cleaning amount in its model and does not determine taxability.

Recorded Local Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Inputs

The registry records a local range of 2% to 10% for educational comparison. Verify the property address, applicable districts, tax base, rate, and effective date locally.

This jurisdiction profile models separate local administration. Verify registration, filing, collection, and remittance requirements with the relevant agencies and a tax professional.

Recorded Virginia Destination Scenarios

Destination MarketJurisdiction / CountyRecorded Local-Rate InputRecorded Combined-Rate InputRegistry Local Citation
Virginia Beach (10.5% + $2.00/nt)Virginia Beach City5.2% + $2.00/nt10.5%Virginia Beach Code § 35-156
Alexandria / Arlington (13.75%)Arlington County7.75%13.75%Arlington County Code § 40
Shenandoah / Page County (10.3%)Page County5%10.3%Page County Code § 70

Registration and records questions

Registration, Form & Record References for Virginia Review.

Registry Registration & Form References

Review registration, account, license, form, frequency, deadline, and zero-return requirements directly with the relevant state and local agencies.

VA Form ST-9 Retail Sales Tax County Commissioner of Revenue TOT Forms

Source-Record Reconciliation Questions

Review gross receipts, platform records, tax amounts, filings, payments, and retention periods with your accountant and the relevant agencies.

  • Compare gross reporting and payouts: Reconcile source statements, payment reporting, deposits, refunds, fees, and tax components with your accountant.
  • Review lodging-tax source records: Retain available platform and agency evidence and confirm its treatment with your accountant.
  • Confirm retention periods: Ask the relevant agencies and your advisers which records and time periods apply to your facts.

Source-linked lodging-tax bookkeeping

Review Virginia lodging-tax components with source records.

Roxby preserves available lodging-tax components from supported statements for bookkeeping review; it does not determine local filing or remittance obligations.