Research Areas
Virginia
Research
Virginia-Specific Information
Studies and Reports
- Virginia Constitution Requires Uniform Distribution of the Metrorail Tax Burden in Fairfax County (FFW Enterprises v. Fairfax County and the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County ), by Joseph Henchman and Arushi Sharma, June 3, 2010
- Certainty and Uniformity: The Standards (Testimony Before Congress on H.R. 5267, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008), by Joseph Henchman, June 24, 2008
- Virginia Supreme Court Considers Taxpayer Protections in NVTA Tax Case, by Joseph Henchman, February 13, 2008
- The Path to Reforming Virginia?s Tax Code, by J. Scott Moody and Stephen Slivinski, March 1, 2004
- Impact of Virginia's Gubernatorial Personal Property Tax Relief Plans Vary Widely by Locality, by Patrick Fleenor, October 1, 1997
Special Briefs (legislative testimony, amicus curiae briefs, and speeches)
- Virginia Constitution Requires Uniform Distribution of the Metrorail Tax Burden in Fairfax County: FFW Enterprises v. Fairfax County and the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, by Patrick M. McSweeney and Joseph Henchman, June 1, 2010
Commentaries
- Letter to Virginia Attorney General Cuccinelli Regarding His Office's Position in the FFW Property Tax Case, by Joseph Henchman, July 1, 2010
- Reforming Virginia's Tax Code, by Scott A. Hodge, January 10, 2004
Data
- Virginia's State and Local Tax Burden, 1977-2009, February 23, 2011
Blog Posts
- Virginia Governor Announces New Liquor Store Plan, by Joseph Henchman, January 18, 2011
- Virginia Legislators to Consider 20-Cent Bag Tax, by Joseph Henchman, January 7, 2011
- Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday (and a Few Other Little-Known Sales Tax Holidays), by Kail Padgitt, October 22, 2010
- Virginia Attorney General Cuccinelli Files Brief Defending Discriminatory Property Tax, by Joseph Henchman, July 1, 2010
- Tax Foundation Legal Brief: Fairfax County Property Taxes for Metro Extension Violate Virginia Constitution, by Joseph Henchman, Arushi Sharma and Steven Pahuskin, June 3, 2010
- Virginia to Offer Tax Credits for Movie Production, by Justin Higginbottom, May 4, 2010
- Virginia Amazon Tax Dies, Supporters Promise Another Try (Right Now, It Turns Out), by Joseph Henchman, February 26, 2010
- Virginia to Enact Amazon Tax, Too?, February 22, 2010
- Virginia Gov. McDonnell Drops Income Tax Increase; Seeks Increase for Film Promotion and Business Subsidies, by Joseph Henchman, February 19, 2010
- Virginia Missed the Starting Gun, but Joins the Race to the Bottom Nonetheless, by Mark Robyn, February 11, 2010
- Virginia Governor Kaine Proposes Income Tax Increase, First State Spending Cut, by Joseph Henchman, December 18, 2009
- Virginia's Energy Efficiency Sales Tax Holiday Starts Tomorrow, by Mark Robyn, October 8, 2009
- Question for Creigh Deeds, by Gerald Prante, September 25, 2009
- Virginia Tax Hike Discussion May Impede Recovery, by Joseph Henchman, August 24, 2009
- Virginia's Hurricane Sales Tax Holiday, by Mark Robyn, May 20, 2009
- Property Tax Rates Going Up in Once-Booming Virginia Exurb, by Joseph Henchman, April 9, 2009
- Virginia DOT: Fund Our Bonuses or Risk Death, by Joseph Henchman, April 7, 2009
- Fire Department in Fairfax County, VA, Caught in Corrupt Spending, Uses "Washington Monument" Strategy, by William Ahern, March 31, 2009
- Every State Tax Department Needs a Mouse Puppet, by Alicia Hansen, January 24, 2009
- State Budgets: Virginia Makes Modest Cuts, Proposes Cigarette Tax Hike, by Joseph Henchman, December 26, 2008
- Virginia Holds Legislative Special Session on Transportation Taxes, by Sarah Larson, June 23, 2008
- Virginia Preps for Hurricane Supplies Tax Holiday, by Joseph Henchman, May 12, 2008
- Virginia Announces Process for Refunding Illegal NVTA Taxes, by Joseph Henchman, April 14, 2008
- Virginia Space Resupply Exemption Raises Policy, Legal Concerns, by Joseph Henchman, March 31, 2008
- Tax/Fee Confusion and Scare Tactics in Virginia, by Joseph Henchman, March 7, 2008
- Virginia Supreme Court: Giving Power to Tax to an Unelected Body is Unconstitutional, by Joseph Henchman, February 29, 2008
- Tax Foundation Answers Legal Questions behind Northern Virginia Transportation Tax Dispute, by Joseph Henchman, February 15, 2008
- The 1870s Called: It Wants Overreaching Virginia Legislature Back, by Matthew Reddington, January 29, 2008
- Virginia Bicyclist Hit With "Abusive Driver Fee" Tax, by Joseph Henchman, January 21, 2008
- Virginia Governor Reiterates Driver Surcharge Repeal, by Joseph Henchman, January 17, 2008
- Virginia Governor Open to Repeal of Abusive Driver Surcharges, by Joseph Henchman, January 15, 2008
- Virginia Court Hears Challenge to Taxing Power of Local Authority, by Joseph Henchman, August 28, 2007
- More Roadblocks for Virginia's Tax on Traffic Offenses, by Joseph Henchman, August 13, 2007
- Virginia Needs a 365-Day Tax Holiday, by Joseph Henchman, August 6, 2007
- Virginia's Tax on Traffic Offenses May Hit A Dead End, by Joseph Henchman, August 6, 2007
- New Virginia Group Issues Bogus Study Challenging Gov. Kaine's Budget Estimates, by William Ahern, August 2, 2007
- Tax Smokers In the Name of Public Health, But Not Bad Drivers, by Gerald Prante, July 25, 2007
- Fines? Fees? Taxes? Do Virginians See a Difference?, by Gerald Prante, July 24, 2007
- Virginia Repeals Estate Tax and Increases Competitiveness, by Alicia Hansen, September 6, 2006
- A Gas Tax With Refunds, by Gerald Prante, February 17, 2006
- A Virginia Taxpayer Bill of Rights: Good for Taxpayers, by Chris Atkins, August 23, 2005
Media Coverage
- Associated Press Features Tax Foundation Sales Tax Holiday Report, August 4, 2010
- Inside Business Interviews Tax Foundation Economist Mark Robyn on Film Tax Credits, July 9, 2010
- Virginian-Pilot Interviews Economist Mark Robyn on Film Tax Credits, July 3, 2010
- Richmond Times-Dispatch Editorial Cites Tax Foundation Film Tax Credits Report, April 19, 2010
- Economist Don Boudreaux Cites Tax Foundation in Richmond Times-Dispatch Column, August 23, 2009
