Business License Instructions
Town of Ashland, Virginia
All businesses located within the Town of Ashland are required to have a town business license. The
license is calculated upon gross receipts (or gross purchases for a wholesale merchant). Any business
with gross receipts of less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall be required to file an application,
but will be exempt from the license fee.
Gross receipts must be substantiated by:
a copy of the Federal Income Tax Return where gross receipts are reported or
a certified statement from your accountant/CPA reporting gross receipts and the related
fiscal/calendar year. Gross receipts must be reported using the same method of accounting as is
used for federal income tax purposes.
Your application will not be processed and will be returned if the documentation is not included. This
may result in additional penalties and interest fees. If an Application for Automatic Extension of Time has
been filed, please attach a copy of the Extension and estimate your gross receipts. Delinquent business
license fees, personal property, meals, transient occupancy, and/or real estate taxes owed by the business to
the town must be paid in full prior to issuance of a business license. Please include check for total due.
Renewal applications and payment must be received or postmarked on, or before May 1, 2019 to avoid late
charges. If an extension has been filed on the tax return please estimate the gross receipts and have your
accountant mail or fax on letterhead a statement certifying the gross receipts.
Applications for new businesses will be reviewed by the Planning Department to ensure that the business
location is properly zoned prior to license being issued. The Planning Department may be contacted at
804-798-1073 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Contact the Hanover County Circuit Court (804-730-6000) if you will be operating a business under an
assumed or fictitious name. Trade names that include the sole proprietor's last name do not have to be
recorded. Trade names using only an individual's initials or any other fictitious names, which differ from the
actual sole proprietor, partnership, LLC, or corporate name must be recorded with the Clerk's Office. Code
of Virginia 59.1-74 requires proof of recordation before a license may be issued.
If the business has closed, please complete the Business Closure Form that is available upon request and also
on the Town of Ashland website on the Finance Department page.
*All the forms for the Business License are available on the Town of Ashland website on the Finance
Department page as fillable forms for your convenience. www.ashlandva.gov
If you have any questions, please contact the Town of Ashland’s Finance Department by email at
finance@ashlandva.gov or by telephone at 804-798-8650.
Finance Department
101 THOMPSON STREET
P.O. BOX 1600
ASHLAND, VIRGINIA 23005-4600
finance@ashlandva.go
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www.ashlandva.gov
Telephone: (804) 798-8650
Fax: (804) 798-4
892
Business/Corporation Name:______________________________________________________________
Trading As:_____________________________________________________________________________
Business Mailing Address:________________________________________________________________
Business Physical Address (if different):____________________________________________________
Primary Email Address:_______________________________ Website:___________________________
Owner’s Name:___________________________________________________________ New?
Owner’s Address:_______________________________________________________________________
Business Type: _______________________Start Date:_____________ Home Based Yes No
Business Category:
Food Service Retail Professional/Service Industrial Other___________________
Telephone Primary _____________________ Cell _____________________ Fax _____________________
FEIN/SSN: ________________________ NAICS code _________________________
Business Structure:
Sole Proprietor Partnership Corporation LLC Other___________________
Complete the section below to determine your Business License Fees.
GROSS RECEIPTS
A
GROSS RECEIPTS FROM: TO:
B GAS STATION DEDUCTION
(
if applicable
)
: Document Federal and State Excise Tax Paid on motor vehicle fuel
C
LESS GROSS RECEIPTS PAID TO OTHER LOCALITIES (if applicable). Attach record of license, tax
basis and pa
y
ment date.
TOTAL RECEIPTS
(
Line
A
less Lines B and C
)
LICENSE TAX COMPUTATION
1 If Total Receipts are less than $1,000,000. Enter $30.00
2 If Total Receipts are $1,000,000.01 To $25 Million multiply by .0007 (7 cents per $100.)
3 Add .05% of
g
ross receipts from $25 million up to $50 million
(
5 cents per $100
)
4 Add .02% of
ross receipts over $50 million
2 cents per $100
6 Subtotal:
(
Lines 1, 2, 3 and 4
)
7 PENALTY: 10% OF LINE 6 IF PAID
(
POSTMARKED
)
AFTER MAY 1
8 INTEREST: 1.5% MONTHLY OF LINE 6+7 IF PAID
(
POSTMARKED
)
AFTER JUNE 1
TOTAL DUE: LINES 6+7+8
(
REMIT THIS AMOUNT
)
MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO "TOWN OF ASHLAND"
CERTIFICATION OF LICENSEE
I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING STATEMENTS AND FIGURES ARE TRUE, FULL, AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY
KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF.
Printed Name ________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________________
New Business License Form
Finance Department
101 THOMPSON STREET
P.O. BOX 1600
ASHLAND, VIRGINIA 23005-4600
finance@ashlandva.gov
www.ashlandva.gov
Telephone: (804) 798-8650
Fax: (804) 798-4892
Business/Corporation Name:______________________________________________________________
Trading As:_____________________________________________________________________________
OFFICE ONLY
ZONING REVIEW
GPIN# ___________________________
Current Zoning:___________
Proposed Use:
Additional Comments:
APPROVED
DENIED
Signature ____________________________________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________
Zoning Review for New Business