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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67849</law_id><section_number>58.1-608.1</section_number><catch_line>Refund authorized for certain building materials</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><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="6">Retail Sales and Use Tax</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> From July 1, 1993, through June 30, 2004, any organization meeting the following conditions and criteria may apply to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Taxation for a refund of any taxes paid on <span class="dictionary">tangible personal property</span> pursuant to this chapter: <a id="paragraph-245734" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-608.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The organization is exempt from taxation under &#xA7; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; <a id="paragraph-245735" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-608.1/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The organization is organized and operated primarily to acquire land and purchase <span class="dictionary">materials</span> to erect or rehabilitate low-cost homes on such land; and <a id="paragraph-245736" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-608.1/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The homes are sold at cost on a nondiscriminatory basis to <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who otherwise would be unable to afford to buy a home through conventional means. <a id="paragraph-245737" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-608.1/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, an organization exempt from taxation under &#xA7; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may apply for a refund of any <span class="dictionary">sales</span> and <span class="dictionary">use</span> tax paid on <span class="dictionary">tangible personal property</span> used to repair or rehabilitate homes owned and occupied by low-income <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who could not otherwise afford to finance the rehabilitation or repair of their homes. <a id="paragraph-245738" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-608.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Taxation may require that any organization submit <span class="dictionary">sales</span> tax receipts along with the refund application to qualify for the refund authorized pursuant to this section. <a id="paragraph-245739" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-608.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The provisions of this section do not apply to any organization to the extent that the organization already is exempt from taxes imposed on <span class="dictionary">tangible personal property</span> by this chapter pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Exemptions for nonprofit entities" href="/58.1-609.11/">58.1-609.11</a>. <a id="paragraph-245740" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-608.1/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1989, c. 739; 1990, c. 349; 1993, c. 647; 1994, c. 728; 1999, cc. 12, 334; 2000, c. 493.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
