New Market, VA · Shenandoah County
Meals Tax Return
New Market businesses use this return to report monthly meals sales, calculate tax and any amounts due, and submit payment to the town.
What this form is
The Town of New Market meals tax return reports a business’s gross sales, deductions, taxable amount, tax, and any late-filing penalty or interest. The form says it must be filed each month, including months with no sales, and submitted with payment by the 20th; a business ending or selling operations can mark it as a final return. The form’s front lists a 6% tax rate, while its instructions say 7%.
Who needs it
Businesses subject to New Market’s meals tax use this return each month, even when they made no sales during the reporting period.
How to submit it
Sign and return the form with payment by check payable to the Town of New Market, P.O. Box 58, New Market, VA 22844.
About notarization
This return is signed and dated without a notary; the signer declares the return true and complete and simply signs and dates it.
How to submit this form
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Download the Return
Download the Meals Tax Return PDF for the reporting period.
- 2
Complete the Return
Enter the reporting month, business and mailing addresses, sales, deductions, and amounts due; sign and date the return.
- 3
Check for a Final Return
If the business was terminated or sold, mark the final return box and indicate the termination or sale date.
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Send the Return and Payment
Return the signed form with a check payable to the Town of New Market at P.O. Box 58, New Market, VA 22844.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Meals Tax Return?
- No. The return has a signature and date line but no notary block; the signer declares the information true and complete, then signs and dates it.
- How do I submit the Meals Tax Return?
- Sign and return the form with payment by check payable to the Town of New Market, P.O. Box 58, New Market, VA 22844. The form says to file and pay by the 20th of each month.
- What information does the return request?
- It asks for the reporting month, business and mailing addresses, gross sales, deductions, taxable amount, tax, any penalty and interest, and the total due.
- Do I have to file if my business had no sales?
- Yes. The form says the return must be filed even when no sales were made during the period.