Virginia Income Tax Calculator

Estimate your Virginia income tax burden

Updated for 2024 tax year on Dec 19, 2024

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How to calculate your Virginia income taxes

Understanding your Virginia income taxes

Virginia imposes a progressive state income tax, with rates starting at 2% and go up to 5.75%. This system ensures that higher-income earners contribute a larger portion of their income towards state revenue.

There are no state payroll taxes or local income taxes in Virginia. This reduces the administrative burden on businesses and lowers the overall tax liability for employees.

Virginia offers standard deductions for individual and joint filers. Additionally, it provides personal exemptions of $930 per individual, with extra exemptions available for filers who are 65 years or older, blind, or for dependents.

Calculate your income tax in Virginia

1. Work out your total federal income tax
   1. Gross income adjusted
      Gross income − Pre-tax deductions = Gross income adjusted
   2. Federal taxable income
      Gross income adjusted − Federal standard/itemized deductions = Federal taxable income
   3. Federal income tax liability
      Federal taxable income × Federal income tax rate = Federal income tax liability
   4. Federal payroll tax liability
      Gross income × Federal payroll tax rate = Federal payroll tax liability
2. Calculate your total Virginia state income tax
   1. Virginia state taxable income
      Gross income adjusted − (Virginia state standard/itemized deductions + Virginia state exemptions) = Virginia state taxable income
   2. Virginia state income tax liability
      Virginia state taxable income × Virginia state income tax rate = Virginia state income tax liability
3. Add up all the taxes
   Federal income tax liability + Federal payroll tax liability + Virginia state income tax liability = Your total income tax liability

State income tax brackets

Refer to Tax Foundation for more details.

State standard deduction

State exemptions

There is state-level exemptions for all type of filers and dependents. Refer to Tax Foundation for more details.

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