Local Taxes & Fees in Hanover County, VA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Hanover County, Virginia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Hanover County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Business Tax Classification
Any business, trade, profession, occupation, vocation, calling or activity conducted in Hanover County pays a license tax under chapter 22, article IX, on the privilege of operating here. Sec. 22-68 taxes every phase of the activity conducted in the county, and Sec. 22-71 makes operating without the required license a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $300 fine or 30 days in jail.
Hanover County Business License Tax
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code §§ 22-67, 22-68, 22-71
Business: ... A course of dealing which requires the time, attention and labor of the person so engaged for the purpose of earning a livelihood or profit. Business implies a continuous and regular course of dealing, rather than an irregular or isolated transaction. ... Each and all of the taxes hereinafter imposed are in all cases imposed upon the privilege of doing business or exercising a tra...
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