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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>76759</law_id><section_number>58.1-1821</section_number><catch_line>Application to Tax Commissioner for correction</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>58.1-1802.1</reference><reference>58.1-1805</reference><reference>58.1-1824</reference><reference>58.1-1825</reference><reference>58.1-1902</reference><reference>58.1-205</reference><reference>58.1-307</reference><reference>58.1-3703.1</reference><reference>58.1-394.3</reference><reference>58.1-3983.1</reference><reference>58.1-499</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Taxes Administered by the Department of Taxation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="18">Enforcement, Collection, Refund, Remedies and Review of State Taxes</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Corrections of Erroneous Assessments; Refunds</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person assessed with any tax administered by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Taxation may, within ninety days from the date of such assessment, apply for relief to the <span class="dictionary">Tax Commissioner</span>. Such application shall be in the form prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, and shall fully set forth the grounds upon which the <span class="dictionary">taxpayer</span> relies and all <span class="dictionary">facts</span> relevant to the <span class="dictionary">taxpayer</span>&#x2019;s contention. The <span class="dictionary">Tax Commissioner</span> may also require such additional information, <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> or documentary <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> as he deems necessary to a fair determination of the application. Any person aggrieved by an action by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> with respect to a transferred credit or other tax attribute may apply for relief under this section or request to join an application already filed by another person assessed with tax or aggrieved by an action with respect to the same credit or other tax attribute. Any person aggrieved by an action by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> with respect to debarment pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Debarment; civil penalty" href="/58.1-1902/">58.1-1902</a> may apply for relief under this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Secrecy of information; penalties" href="/58.1-3/">58.1-3</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Tax Commissioner</span> shall have the discretion to permit the joinder of a <span class="dictionary">party</span> or consolidate proceedings on applications filed by different <span class="dictionary">taxpayers</span> if the interest of the <span class="dictionary">party</span> or the applications involve adjustments to credits or other tax attributes arising from the same transaction or occurrence, provided that no interests are prejudiced and the joinder or <span class="dictionary">consolidation</span> advances administrative economy.
		On receipt of a notice of <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to file under this section, the <span class="dictionary">Tax Commissioner</span> shall refrain from collecting the tax until the time for filing hereunder has expired, unless he determines that collection is in jeopardy.
		Any person whose tax assessment has been improperly collected by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> may apply hereunder to assert a claim that any amount so collected was exempt from process.
		The initial assessment of any tax administered by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Taxation shall include a notice to the <span class="dictionary">taxpayer</span> that specifies all of the <span class="dictionary">taxpayer</span>&#x2019;s rights under this section, including but not limited to the right to have the <span class="dictionary">Tax Commissioner</span> refrain from collecting the tax upon the Commissioner&#x2019;s receipt from the <span class="dictionary">taxpayer</span> of a notice of <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to file for relief under this section.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 58-1118; 1950, p. 597; 1956, c. 502; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 13; 1972, c. 721; 1973, c. 446; 1980, c. 633; 1984, c. 675; 2007, c. 750; 2008, c. 549; 2020, cc. 681, 682.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
