Room, Meal & Other Taxes
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Email: finance@williamsburgva.gov
Telephone: (757) 220-6180
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Code of the City of Williamsburg Sec. 18-271 through 282
In addition to state sales tax, all food establishments are to register for and collect a 5% meals tax. Upon application payment coupons will be provided. Payment is to be paid in person or postmarked by the Post Office on or before the 20 th of each month. Late fees are to be included with late payments. No bill will be sent.
Penalty is 10% or $2.00 whichever is greater and is to be added each month payment is delinquent.
Interest is .8333% per month beginning the first day of the month after payment is due. (I.E. – April payment is due May 20. Penalty begins May 21, interest begins June 1).
Each failure to report and remit payment is a Class 1 Misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and/or $2,500 fine per offense. Each failure to report is a separate offense as is each failure to remit payment. (Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended, 58.1-3907 and the Code of the City of Williamsburg 18-281
Code of the City of Williamsburg Sec. 18-236 through 245.
In addition to state sales tax, all transient lodging establishments are to register for and collect a 5% room tax. Upon application payment coupons will be provided. Payment is to be paid in person or postmarked by the Post Office on or before the 20 th of each month. Late fees are to be included with late payments. No bill will be sent.
Penalty is 10% or $10.00 whichever is greater. Interest is .8333% per month beginning the first day of the month after payment is due. (I.E. – April payment is due May 20. Penalty begins May 21, interest begins June 1).
Each failure to report and remit payment is a Class 1 Misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and/or $2,500 fine per offense. Each failure to report is a separate offense as is each failure to remit payment. (Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended, 58.1-3907 and the Code of the City of Williamsburg 18-281
LODGING TAX - $2.00 PER ROOM NIGHT TAX
Code of the City of Williamsburg Sec. 18-236. Code of Virginia 58.1-3823 C.
In addition to the 5% lodging tax there is a $2.00 per room night transient occupancy tax. There is a place provided on the room tax coupon for reporting of this payment. Penalty and interest are applied in the same manner as the 5% tax.
This money is used for advertisement .The City of Williamsburg serves as the collecting agent and turns the money over to the Greater Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance.
Code of the City of Williamsburg Sec. 203 Code of Virginia Sec. 58.1-3813
Tax of $2.00 per month on each purchaser to telephone service in the city, for each telephone line. Fee is added to each phone bill and collected by utility company. Payment is remitted to City on or before the last day of the second calendar month.
Code of the City of Williamsburg Sec. 18-202
Tax of 5% per month on each purchaser to telephone service in the city, for each telephone line. Fee is added to each phone bill and collected by utility company. Payment is remitted to City on or before the last day of the second calendar month.
Code of the City of Williamsburg Sec. 18-211
Tax of 10% per month with a $3.00 cap on each purchaser to telephone service in the city, for each telephone line. Fee is added to each phone bill and collected by utility company. Payment is remitted to City on or before the last day of the second calendar month.