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University Center is an unincorporated community (population 3,969) in Loudoun County, Virginia. Because University Center is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Loudoun County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The taxes & fees rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Loudoun County STRs pay 6% Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) plus 6% VA sales tax (5.3% state + 0.7% NOVA regional) = about 12% total. Registration with Commissioner of the Revenue required.
Loudoun County imposes a 6% Transient Occupancy Tax under VA Code §58.1-3819 on stays under 30 days (2% general TOT + 4% additional under special authority). Virginia state sales tax is 5.3% in Loudoun (4.3% state + 1% Northern Virginia regional transportation tax) plus additional 1% local option = 6%. Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit state sales tax and most local TOT automatically for Loudoun, but direct bookings require operator registration with both Virginia Tax and the Loudoun Commissioner of the Revenue. Total guest-facing tax burden approximately 12%. Quarterly TOT filings due; late payment penalties and interest apply.
Failure to register: $250 penalty plus back taxes with interest. Failure to remit TOT: 10% penalty + interest. Virginia Tax enforces state sales tax separately with its own penalties.
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