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12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187
Jan. 31, 2003
Fairfax County BPOL Application Deadline March 1
All persons, firms or corporations conducting business in Fairfax County must file an application for a Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) and pay the tax no later than March 1 of each tax year. Because this date falls on a Saturday this year, payments received (or postmarked) by the next business day, March 3, will be acceptable.
Businesses located or operating in Fairfax County and whose gross receipts exceed $10,000 in a calendar year must obtain a BPOL license. BPOL tax is based on a business' gross receipts for the previous calendar year (or an estimate of gross receipts if the business has been operating for less than two years).
For existing businesses, renewal applications must be filed by March 1,
2003, and the tax must be paid at the time of filing. Failure to file or
pay by that date will result in penalties. Businesses beginning operation
in Fairfax County must file a business license application within 75 days
of the date business commenced. Failure to file within the prescribed
time frame will result in additional penalties. New businesses will be
billed for any amount due.
Applications for new businesses may be obtained at the Department of Tax
Administration's page on the county's Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dta or by phone at 703-222-8234,
TTY 703-222-7594. Applications are also available in the Fairfax County
Government Center, located at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 223,
Fairfax. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and
Thursdays 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Renewal applications for businesses that
filed for a BPOL last year have been sent. Requests for duplicate
applications may be made via e-mail to dtappd@fairfaxcounty.gov or by
calling 703-222-8234, TTY 703-222-7594, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
In addition to the requirement to obtain a Fairfax County business license, the County Zoning Ordinance requires all businesses, including those conducted from a home, to file for and receive approval from the zoning administrator. The zoning ordinance restricts certain business activities that may be conducted from a home and specifies limitations with which all businesses must comply.
For more information on business license taxes, call 703-222-8234, TTY
703-222-7594 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dta. For
more information on zoning ordinance regulations, call the Zoning
Administration Division of the Fairfax County Department of Planning and
Zoning at 703-222-1082, TTY 711 (Virginia Relay Center).
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