Local Taxes & Fees in Newport News, VA (2026)
1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Newport News, Virginia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Business Tax Classification
Newport News sorts every business into one of four BPOL license-tax classes, contracting, retail, financial/real estate/professional, or the catchall repair-and-services category, each carrying its own gross-receipts tax rate.
Newport News Business License Tax Classifications
Some RestrictionsNewport News City Code §§ 23-33—23-36
Every person or entity engaged in repair, personal and business services, and all other businesses and occupations not specifically listed or excepted shall annually pay to the city a license fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) when total gross receipts are fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or less...or a license tax at the rate of thirty-six cents ($0.36) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) on tota...