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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>372071</law_id><section_number>58.1-3900</section_number><catch_line>Filing of returns</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>15.2-2158</reference><reference>58.1-3703.1</reference><reference>58.1-3916</reference><reference>58.1-3916.02</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="125" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="III">Local Taxes</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="11" identifier="39">Enforcement, Collection, Refunds, Remedies and Review of Local Taxes</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Enforcement by the Commissioner of Revenue</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person having taxable personal property, machinery and tools or merchants&#x2019; capital on January 1 of any year shall file a return thereof with the commissioner of the revenue for his county or city in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Taxpayers to file returns" href="/58.1-3518/">58.1-3518</a>. Such returns shall be filed by May 1 of each year, except as otherwise provided by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> adopted under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Counties, cities, and towns may provide dates for filing returns and set penalties, interest, etc" href="/58.1-3916/">58.1-3916</a>.</p></section></text><history>1984, c. 675.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>City of Lynchburg v. ENGLISH CONST.</name><case_number>081344</case_number><citation>675 S.E.2d 197</citation><date>2009-04-17</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058361/city-of-lynchburg-v-english-const/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 675 S.E.2d 197 (2009) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="1"><name>Small v. Federal Nat'l Mortgage Ass'n</name><case_number>130317</case_number><citation></citation><date>2013-09-12</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1057715/small-v-federal-natl-mortgage-assn/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. PRESENT: All the Justices .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
