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Local Taxes & Fees in Charlottesville, VA (2026)

1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Charlottesville, Virginia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Business Tax Classification

Charlottesville taxes businesses under a graduated Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) scheme run by the Commissioner of the Revenue. City Code § 14-15 sets the baseline: any business with more than $100,000 in annual gross receipts owes a license tax layered onto a flat issuance fee, while businesses at or below that threshold pay no tax. Eight classes fix the rate by business type.

Charlottesville Business License Tax Classes

Some Restrictions

Charlottesville City Code § 14-15

Except as otherwise provided herein, there shall be assessed and collected by the commissioner a license tax, at the rates and/or in the amounts specified herein following, with respect to each business for which a license is required by this chapter, except that no license tax shall be assessed and collected from any person whose gross receipts from a business subject to licensure are one hund...