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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70737</law_id><section_number>58.1-3918</section_number><catch_line>Interest on taxes not paid by following day</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>21-118.4</reference><reference>58.1-3903</reference><reference>58.1-3916</reference><reference>58.1-3916.02</reference><reference>58.1-3981</reference><reference>58.1-3987</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="III">Local Taxes</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="39">Enforcement, Collection, Refunds, Remedies and Review of Local Taxes</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Collection by Treasurers, Etc</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Interest at the rate of ten percent per annum from the first day following the day such taxes are due shall be collected upon the principal and penalties of all taxes then remaining unpaid, which <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> and interest shall be collected and accounted for by the officers charged with the duty of collecting such taxes, along with the principal sum thereof. Interest at the same rate shall also be applied and paid to the <span class="dictionary">taxpayer</span> on overpayments due to erroneously assessed taxes to be paid to the <span class="dictionary">taxpayer</span>, provided that no interest shall be required to be paid on such refund if (i) the amount of the refund is ten dollars or less or (ii) the refund is the result of proration pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Proration of personal property tax" href="/58.1-3516/">58.1-3516</a>. But this section shall not apply to local taxes in any county, city or town when the <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> or interest on such taxes is regulated by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Counties, cities, and towns may provide dates for filing returns and set penalties, interest, etc" href="/58.1-3916/">58.1-3916</a>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 58-964; 1954, c. 277; 1973, c. 410; 1980, c. 663; 1982, c. 87; 1984, c. 675; 1999, c. 631; 2000, c. 507.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
