Contact Information
Business Compliance Team
Phone: (540) 658-4132
Fax: (540) 658-4120
Email
Live Chat
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Phone Hours:
Monday - Friday
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Physical Address
1300 Courthouse Road
2nd Floor
Stafford, VA 22554-1300
Mailing Address
PO Box 98
Stafford, VA 22555
| Overview Businesses that are located in Stafford County are required to register with our office since we do not have a business license nor BPOL. Register Business Looking to start or move your business into Stafford County? Or is the business changing ownership? Click here to learn the responsibilities and annual requirements there are when conducting business on the county level. Business Tax Assessments Business Property taxes are not prorated. Click here to learn more about the assessment of Business Property (BP), Merchants Capital (MC), Data Centers and Machinery & Tools (MT). Sales & Excise Tax This section is for food establishments (Meals Tax), temporary lodging (Transient Occupancy Tax) and short-term rental businesses (Short-Term Rental Tax). Annual Business Filing 2023 Business Filings Due February 15 Section 58.1-3518: The Code of Virginia requires that ALL tangible personal property (business property) owned, leased, rented, or borrowed as of January 1 of each year, which was used or available for use in a business / profession in Stafford County shall file a return. Online Forms Business Registration, Annual Business Filings (2019 - 2023), Report: Vehicle Business-Use Vehicle Purchase/Sold/Totaled/Donated/Junked, Close Business Affidavit E-Filing Portal File & Pay: Annual Business Property Returns, Meals Tax and/or Transient Occupancy Tax Close Business If your business closed, moved or changed ownership, then the business owner must complete and return the Closed Business Affidavit. New Resident Guide Everything citizens need to know when living Stafford County |