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No such authority shall be granted or exercised except upon application to the Tax Commissioner and the issuance by the Tax Commissioner of a direct payment permit. If a direct payment permit is granted, then payment of the tax on all sales, distributions, and leases, including sales, distributions, leases, and storage of tangible personal property and sales of taxable services for use known at the time thereof, shall be made directly to the Tax Commissioner by the permit holder.B\n\nOn or before the twentieth day of each month every permit holder shall make and file with the Tax Commissioner a return for the preceding month in the form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner showing the total value of the tangible personal property so used, the amount of tax due from the permit holder, which amount shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner with such return, and such other information as the Tax Commissioner deems necessary. The Tax Commissioner, upon written request by the permit holder, may grant a reasonable extension of time for making and filing returns and paying the tax. Interest on such tax shall be chargeable on every such extended payment at the rate determined in accordance with § 58.1-15.C\n\nA permit granted pursuant to this section shall continue to be valid until surrendered by the holder or cancelled for cause by the Tax Commissioner.D\n\nPersons who hold a direct payment permit which has not been cancelled shall not be required to pay the tax to the dealer as otherwise herein provided. Such persons shall notify each dealer from whom purchases or leases of tangible personal property are made of their direct payment permit number and that the tax is being paid directly to the Tax Commissioner. Upon receipt of such notice, such dealer shall be absolved from all duties and liabilities imposed by this chapter for the collection and remittance of the tax with respect to sales, distributions, leases, or storage of tangible personal property to such permit holder. Dealers who make sales upon which the tax is not collected by reason of the provisions of this section shall maintain records in such manner that the amount involved and identity of each such purchaser may be ascertained.E\n\nUpon the cancellation or surrender of a direct payment permit, the provisions of this chapter, without regard to this section, shall thereafter apply to the person who previously held such permit, and such person shall promptly so notify in writing dealers from whom purchases, leases, and storage of tangible personal property are made of such cancellation or surrender. Upon receipt of such notice, the dealer shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, without regard to this section, with respect to all sales, distributions, leases, or storage of tangible personal property thereafter made to such person.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":199481,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Tax Commissioner may authorize a manufacturer, mine operator, or public service corporation that is a user, consumer, distributor, or lessee to which sales, distributions, leases, or storage of tangible personal property are made under circumstances which normally make it impossible at the time thereof to determine the manner in which such property will be used by such person, or any person who stores tangible personal property in this Commonwealth for use both within and outside this Commonwealth, to pay any tax levied by this chapter directly to this Commonwealth and waive the collection of the tax by the dealer. No such authority shall be granted or exercised except upon application to the Tax Commissioner and the issuance by the Tax Commissioner of a direct payment permit. If a direct payment permit is granted, then payment of the tax on all sales, distributions, and leases, including sales, distributions, leases, and storage of tangible personal property and sales of taxable services for use known at the time thereof, shall be made directly to the Tax Commissioner by the permit holder.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":199482,"text":"On or before the twentieth day of each month every permit holder shall make and file with the Tax Commissioner a return for the preceding month in the form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner showing the total value of the tangible personal property so used, the amount of tax due from the permit holder, which amount shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner with such return, and such other information as the Tax Commissioner deems necessary. The Tax Commissioner, upon written request by the permit holder, may grant a reasonable extension of time for making and filing returns and paying the tax. Interest on such tax shall be chargeable on every such extended payment at the rate determined in accordance with § 58.1-15.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":199483,"text":"A permit granted pursuant to this section shall continue to be valid until surrendered by the holder or cancelled for cause by the Tax Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":199484,"text":"Persons who hold a direct payment permit which has not been cancelled shall not be required to pay the tax to the dealer as otherwise herein provided. Such persons shall notify each dealer from whom purchases or leases of tangible personal property are made of their direct payment permit number and that the tax is being paid directly to the Tax Commissioner. Upon receipt of such notice, such dealer shall be absolved from all duties and liabilities imposed by this chapter for the collection and remittance of the tax with respect to sales, distributions, leases, or storage of tangible personal property to such permit holder. Dealers who make sales upon which the tax is not collected by reason of the provisions of this section shall maintain records in such manner that the amount involved and identity of each such purchaser may be ascertained.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":199485,"text":"Upon the cancellation or surrender of a direct payment permit, the provisions of this chapter, without regard to this section, shall thereafter apply to the person who previously held such permit, and such person shall promptly so notify in writing dealers from whom purchases, leases, and storage of tangible personal property are made of such cancellation or surrender. Upon receipt of such notice, the dealer shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, without regard to this section, with respect to all sales, distributions, leases, or storage of tangible personal property thereafter made to such person.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12899,"edition_id":1,"name":"Retail Sales and Use Tax","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12837,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":254543,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12899,"identifier":"6","token":"58.1\/I\/6","url":"\/58.1\/I\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12837,"edition_id":1,"name":"Taxes Administered by the Department of Taxation","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12703,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 151; in 1981, chapter 95; in 1984, chapter 675.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":254789,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54335,"identifier":"58.1-624","token":"58.1\/I\/6\/58.1-624","url":"\/58.1-624\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-624\/","token":"58.1\/I\/6\/58.1-624","dublin_core":{"Title":"Direct payment permits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-624","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Tax Commissioner<\/span> may authorize a manufacturer, mine operator, or public service corporation that is a user, consumer, distributor, or lessee to which sales<\/span>, distributions<\/span>, leases, or storage<\/span> of tangible personal property<\/span> are made under circumstances which normally make it impossible at the time thereof to determine the manner in which such property will be used by such person<\/span>, or any person<\/span> who stores tangible personal property<\/span> in this Commonwealth<\/span> for use<\/span> both within and outside this Commonwealth, to pay any tax levied by this chapter directly to this Commonwealth and waive<\/span> the collection of the tax by the dealer. No such authority shall be granted or exercised except upon application to the Tax Commissioner<\/span> and the issuance by the Tax Commissioner<\/span> of a direct payment permit. If a direct payment permit is granted, then payment of the tax on all sales<\/span>, distributions<\/span>, and leases, including sales<\/span>, distributions<\/span>, leases, and storage<\/span> of tangible personal property<\/span> and sales<\/span> of taxable services for use<\/span> known at the time thereof, shall be made directly to the Tax Commissioner<\/span> by the permit holder. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> On or before the twentieth day of each month every permit holder shall make and file with the Tax Commissioner<\/span> a return for the preceding month in the form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner<\/span> showing the total value of the tangible personal property<\/span> so used, the amount of tax due from the permit holder, which amount shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner<\/span> with such return, and such other information as the Tax Commissioner<\/span> deems necessary. The Tax Commissioner<\/span>, upon written request by the permit holder, may grant a reasonable extension of time for making and filing returns and paying the tax. Interest on such tax shall be chargeable on every such extended payment at the rate determined in accordance with § 58.1-15<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A permit granted pursuant to this section shall continue to be valid until surrendered by the holder or cancelled for cause by the Tax Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Persons<\/span> who hold a direct payment permit which has not been cancelled shall not be required to pay the tax to the dealer as otherwise herein provided. Such persons<\/span> shall notify each dealer from whom purchases or leases of tangible personal property<\/span> are made of their direct payment permit number and that the tax is being paid directly to the Tax Commissioner<\/span>. Upon receipt of such notice, such dealer shall be absolved from all duties and liabilities imposed by this chapter for the collection and remittance of the tax with respect to sales<\/span>, distributions<\/span>, leases, or storage<\/span> of tangible personal property<\/span> to such permit holder. Dealers who make sales<\/span> upon which the tax is not collected by reason of the provisions of this section shall maintain records in such manner that the amount involved and identity of each such purchaser may be ascertained. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Upon the cancellation or surrender of a direct payment permit, the provisions of this chapter, without regard to this section, shall thereafter apply to the person<\/span> who previously held such permit, and such person<\/span> shall promptly so notify in writing dealers from whom purchases, leases, and storage<\/span> of tangible personal property<\/span> are made of such cancellation or surrender. Upon receipt of such notice, the dealer shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, without regard to this section, with respect to all sales<\/span>, distributions<\/span>, leases, or storage<\/span> of tangible personal property<\/span> thereafter made to such person<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIRECT PAYMENT PERMITS (\u00a7 58.1-624)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Tax Commissioner may\nauthorize a manufacturer, mine operator, or public service corporation that is a\nuser, consumer, distributor, or lessee to which sales, distributions, leases, or\nstorage of tangible personal property are made under circumstances which\nnormally make it impossible at the time thereof to determine the manner in which\nsuch property will be used by such person, or any person who stores tangible\npersonal property in this Commonwealth for use both within and outside this\nCommonwealth, to pay any tax levied by this chapter directly to this\nCommonwealth and waive the collection of the tax by the dealer. No such\nauthority shall be granted or exercised except upon application to the Tax\nCommissioner and the issuance by the Tax Commissioner of a direct payment\npermit. If a direct payment permit is granted, then payment of the tax on all\nsales, distributions, and leases, including sales, distributions, leases, and\nstorage of tangible personal property and sales of taxable services for use\nknown at the time thereof, shall be made directly to the Tax Commissioner by the\npermit holder.\n\nB. On or before the twentieth day of each month every permit holder shall make\nand file with the Tax Commissioner a return for the preceding month in the form\nprescribed by the Tax Commissioner showing the total value of the tangible\npersonal property so used, the amount of tax due from the permit holder, which\namount shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner with such return, and such other\ninformation as the Tax Commissioner deems necessary. The Tax Commissioner, upon\nwritten request by the permit holder, may grant a reasonable extension of time\nfor making and filing returns and paying the tax. Interest on such tax shall be\nchargeable on every such extended payment at the rate determined in accordance\nwith § 58.1-15.\n\nC. A permit granted pursuant to this section shall continue to be valid until\nsurrendered by the holder or cancelled for cause by the Tax Commissioner.\n\nD. Persons who hold a direct payment permit which has not been cancelled shall\nnot be required to pay the tax to the dealer as otherwise herein provided. Such\npersons shall notify each dealer from whom purchases or leases of tangible\npersonal property are made of their direct payment permit number and that the\ntax is being paid directly to the Tax Commissioner. Upon receipt of such notice,\nsuch dealer shall be absolved from all duties and liabilities imposed by this\nchapter for the collection and remittance of the tax with respect to sales,\ndistributions, leases, or storage of tangible personal property to such permit\nholder. Dealers who make sales upon which the tax is not collected by reason of\nthe provisions of this section shall maintain records in such manner that the\namount involved and identity of each such purchaser may be ascertained.\n\nE. Upon the cancellation or surrender of a direct payment permit, the provisions\nof this chapter, without regard to this section, shall thereafter apply to the\nperson who previously held such permit, and such person shall promptly so notify\nin writing dealers from whom purchases, leases, and storage of tangible personal\nproperty are made of such cancellation or surrender. Upon receipt of such\nnotice, the dealer shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, without\nregard to this section, with respect to all sales, distributions, leases, or\nstorage of tangible personal property thereafter made to such person.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-441.33; 1966, c. 151; 1981, c. 95; 1984, c. 675.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}