Imminent Deadline for VA Taxpayers to Qualify for Tax Relief Refund
On June 18, 2019, Virginia Governor Northam and the Virginia Department of Taxation released an important reminder to taxpayers, who still haven’t filed individual income taxes, that returns must filed by midnight on July 1, 2019, to qualify for the Tax Relief Refund. Virginia implemented the Tax Relief Refund in response to the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Per the Tax Relief Refund, individual filers could receive up to $110, while married couples filing joint returns could receive up to $220. The release emphasized that the refund must not exceed the taxpayer’s liability, and checks must be mailed out by Oct. 15, 2019. Finally, the release indicated some factors that can reduce the tax relief refund, including: (1) the Virginia Department of Taxation will withhold all or part of the refund and apply it to the taxpayer’s outstanding Virginia state tax liabilities, and (2) the Virginia Department of Taxation will withhold all or part of the refund to help pay a taxpayer’s delinquent liabilities with the Virginia local governments, courts or other state agencies, or the IRS.
If you need assistance with unfiled tax returns, contact Frost Law at (703) 988-4604
Source: https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2019/june/headline-841152-en.html
