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  1. What is the BPOL Tax?
  2. Where can I find information?
  3. Can I download the BPOL Application form?
  4. What are the rates?
  5. Who do I Contact?

What is the BPOL Tax?

The license tax Ordinance of Middlesex County, adopted December 2004 and amended December 2005.  BPOL stands for Business, Professional and Occupational License Tax.

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Where can I find information on the BPOL Tax?

Click here for a copy of the License Tax Ordinance.

Click here for the Guidelines for Business, Professional and Occupational License Tax Imposed by City, County and Town Ordinances, issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Taxation dated January 1, 2000.

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Can I download the BPOL Application form?

Click here to open or download the BPOL Application form.

You will need Adobe Reader to view and print the form, click here to download your copy.

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What are the rates?

Gross Receipts of $2,000,000.00 or less are capped at a maximum of $2500.00 and a maximum tax amount due is capped at $5000.00.

Contractors  
 $.05/100.00
Retail Sales  
 $.07/100.00
Financial, Real Estate & Professional  
 $.19/100.00
Repair, Personal & Business Services  
 $.12/100.00
Wholesalers  
 $.02/100.00
Carnivals, Circuses & Speedways  
 $500.00/Year
Fortune Tellers, Clairvoyants & Practitioners or Palmistry  
 $300.00/Year
Massage Clinic or Therapist  
 $.12/100.00
Itinerant Merchants & Peddlers  
 $150.00/Year
Dealers in Precious Metals  
 $.07/100.00
Savings & Loan Associations  
 $50.00
Wholesale Druggist License  
 $10.00

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Who do I contact?

The Commissioner of the Revenue's Office.
804-758-5332
Click here to email

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