Virginia sales tax rates by city. CityMinimum combined rate Newport News 6% Norfolk 6% Petersburg 5.3% Portsmouth 6%11 more rows
Virginia Sales Tax Virginia has a state sales tax rate of 5.3%, which includes a 1% local tax. Local governments, however, may levy up to an additional 1.7% in sales taxes. The highest rates are in Toano, Williamsburg, and Yorktown (7%). The majority of locations in the state have a sales tax rate of 5.3%.
Virginia Tax Rates, Collections, and Burdens Virginia has a 6.0 percent corporate income tax rate. Virginia also has a 4.30 percent state sales tax rate, a 1 percent mandatory, statewide, local add-on sales tax rate, and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 5.77 percent.
Sales and Use tax General Sales: Virginia - 4.3%; Fairfax County - 1%; plus an additional 0.7% state tax for transportation.
The general sales tax rate for Virginia is 5.3 percent (4.3 percent state tax and 1 percent local tax). Note on “use tax”: Although the name of the Act implies two separate taxes, it is one tax levied by the Commonwealth on the end user of tangible personal property and taxable services.
Sales and Use tax General Sales: Virginia - 4.3%; Fairfax County - 1%; plus an additional 0.7% state tax for transportation. Learn more about Virginia Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax.
The sales tax rate for most locations in Virginia is 5.3%. Several areas have an additional regional or local tax as outlined below. In all of Virginia, food for home consumption (e.g. grocery items) and certain essential personal hygiene items are taxed at a reduced rate of 1%.