Bill Text: VA HB1557 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Intangible personal property; personal property used in manufacturing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-11-30 - Left in Finance [HB1557 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HB1557-Introduced.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §58.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§58.1-1101. Classification.
A. The subjects of taxation classified by this section are hereby defined as intangible personal property:
1. Capital which is inventory, except wine while in the hands
of a farm winery producer as defined in §4.1-100, merchandise located in a
foreign trade zone as defined in subdivision 7 of
this subsection and any agricultural product held in this
Commonwealth by any manufacturer for manufacturing or processing which is of
such nature as customarily requires storage and processing for periods of more
than one year in order to age or condition such product for manufacture. Such
agricultural product shall be includible in inventory for one tax year only and
after being taxed for one year shall thereafter be excluded for all succeeding
tax years;
2. Capital which is personal property, tangible in fact, used directly in manufacturing (including, but not
limited to in a
facility where the property is located, as well as
furniture, fixtures, office equipment and computer equipment used in the corporate headquarters) of the
manufacturer, or used in
mining, water well drilling, radio or television broadcasting, dairy, dry
cleaning or laundry businesses. Machinery and tools, motor vehicles and
delivery equipment of such businesses shall not be defined as intangible
personal property for purposes of this chapter and shall be taxed locally as
tangible personal property according to the applicable provisions of law
relative to such property;
2a. Personal property, tangible in fact, used in cable television businesses. Machines and tools, motor vehicles, delivery equipment, trunk and feeder cables, studio equipment, antennae and office furniture and equipment of such businesses shall not be defined as intangible personal property for purposes of this chapter and shall be taxed locally as tangible personal property according to the applicable provisions of law relative to such property;
3. Money;
4. Bonds, notes, and other evidences of debt; demands and claims;
5. Shares of stock;
6. Accounts receivable;
7. All imported and exported foreign merchandise or domestic merchandise scheduled for export while in inventory located in a foreign trade zone within the Commonwealth;
8. Computer application software, except computer application
software which is inventory as defined in subdivision 1 of
this subsection, is defined as computer instructions, in
any form, which are designed to be read by a computer and to enable it to
perform specific operations with data or information stored by the computer;
and
9. Capital which is personal property, tangible in fact, used in commercial fishing businesses, and used in the water to catch or harvest seafood, including but not limited to crab pots, nets, tongs, and dredge equipment. Fishing vessels and property permanently attached to such vessels shall not be defined as intangible personal property for purposes of this chapter and shall be taxed locally as tangible personal property according to the applicable provisions of law relative to such property.
B. [Repealed.]
C. The subjects of intangible personal property set forth in
subdivisions A 1
through 9 of subsection A shall be
exempt from taxation as provided in Article X, Section 6 (a) (5) of the
Constitution of Virginia.
