1. 1. If you wish to appeal, you must act within 90 days from the date of this Final Local Determination by filing an Appeal to the Tax Commissioner at:

   Appeals and Rulings Virginia Department of Taxation Post Office Box 27203 Richmond, Virginia 23261-7203

2. 2. Collection activity may commence or resume at any time after the date of this Final Local Determination and will not be suspended until a Notice of Intent to Appeal or Appeal to the Tax Commissioner is timely filed and the local assessing officer receives a copy. If you intend to appeal, you should immediately provide a written Notice of Intent to Appeal to the local assessing officer and to the Tax Commissioner so that collection activities are not reinstated or do not begin. Collection activity may begin or resume if you do not file a complete application for review within 30 days of filing the notice of intent to appeal.

3. 3. The BPOL Regulations (23VAC10-500) and the applicable Code of Virginia sections for preparing an Appeal to the Tax Commissioner are available at the office of the local assessing officer and at the General Assembly's website.

   Sincerely,

   (name of local assessing officer)

   (date)

The following format is suggested for a Final Local Determination:

FINAL LOCAL DETERMINATION

(DATE)

(Name)

(Organization)

(Address)

(City, State ZIP)

Re: Code of Virginia § 58.1-3703.1 A Determination:

Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) Tax

(Taxpayer's name)

Dear (Salutation):

Enclosed please find a final assessment for the base year(s) <list base years>.

After considering your Application for Review made on <date>, a final determination on your application has been reached. We have based our determination upon the following grounds and relevant facts:

Facts

You (or your client) have challenged:

(Specify the facts and issues presented in the Application for Review)

Determination

Based upon the facts we discovered during the audit and applicable local statutes, state statutes, and case law, we have determined:

(Final determination)

(Notification of taxpayer's rights)

You may appeal this Final Local Determination to the Tax Commissioner as follows:

Statutory Authority

§ 58.1-3701 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 23, eff. October 6, 2008.