Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any tax, other than taxes imposed upon property and the license tax imposed by § 38.2-4127:

1. Upon fraternal benefit societies as defined in § 38.2-4100. ¶

2. Upon any mutual assessment fire insurance company as defined in §§ 38.2-2501 and 38.2-2503 which (i) confines its business to not more than four contiguous counties and cities located therein and wholly surrounded thereby in the Commonwealth, if any such city has a population of not more than 30,000, or (ii) confines its business to more than four contiguous counties in the Commonwealth if such counties together have a population not in excess of 100,000. ¶

3. Upon premiums derived from workers’ compensation insurance on which a premium tax is imposed under the provisions of § 65.2-1000. ¶

4. Upon consideration for contracts for annuities as defined in § 38.2-106. ¶

History

This law has been modified 4 times since it was first created in 1952. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 527; in 1960, chapter 452; in 1977, chapter 248; in 1984, chapter 675.