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Tax Commissioner Revenue Rulings

25 important rulings by the Virginia Department of Taxation.


Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Aug. 29, 2008

Topic: Constitutional Provisions; Corporate Distributions and Adjustments; Credits; Land Preservation Tax Credit. Date Issued: 08/29/08. PDF 18KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- May 19, 2008

Topic: Land Preservation Tax Credit. Date Issued: 05/19/08. PDF 21KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- April 28, 2008

Topic: New Cap Amount for the Land Preservation Income Tax Credit. Date Issued: 04/28/08. PDF 16KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Nov. 14, 2007

Topic: Amount of Land Preservation Tax Credit Requested by the Taxpayer. Date Issued: 11/14/07. PDF 18KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Aug. 24, 2007

Topic: Donation of land to the National Park Service as part of a bargain sale. Date Issued: 08/24/2007. PDF 22KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Aug. 17, 2007

Topic: Only those taxpayers who actually earn or otherwise acquire the Credit may use it. Date Issued: 08/17/2007. PDF 16KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- May 25, 2007

Topic: When is an application for a credit of over $1 million would be considered complete? Land Preservation Tax Credit. Date Issued: 05/25/2007. PDF 15KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- March 12, 2007

Topics: Guidelines for Qualified Appraisals, Land Preservation Tax Credit. Date Issued: 03/12/2007. PDF 15KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Jan. 9, 2007

Topics: Credit not eligible for transfer because the donation occurred before 01/01/02, Land Preservation Tax Credit. Date Issued: 01/09/2007. PDF 23KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- April 3, 2006

Topics: Fee simple conveyance to Department of Conservation and Recreation for a park qualifies for the credit. assurance of protection in perpetuity can be shown by facts and circumstances. Date Issued: 04/03/2006. PDF 22KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Dec. 5, 2005

Topics: Fiduciary Income Tax; Individual Income Tax, Land Preservation Tax Credit,Credits. Date Issued: 12/05/2005. PDF 19KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Aug. 10, 2005

Topic: Individual Income Tax, Land Preservation Tax Credits, Credits. Date Issued: 08/10/2005 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- July 26, 2005

Topics: Corporation Income Tax, Land Preservation Tax Credit, Credits. Date Issued: 07/26/2005 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- May 19, 2005

Topics: Land Preservation Tax Credits, Credits. Date Issued: 05/19/2005. PDF 19KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- April 26, 2005

Topics: Land Preservation Tax Credit, Credits. Date Issued: 04/26/2005 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- July 22, 2005

Topics: Land Preservation Tax Credit, Credits. Date Issued: 07/22/2005. PDF 21KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Oct. 7, 2004

Topics: Transfers can only be made for unused portions of the Credit earned pursuant to qualified donations. Credits Date Issued: 10/07/2004. PDF 17KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Sept. 15, 2004

Topics: Virginia Land Conservation Incentives Act of 1999, Credits. Date Issued - 09/15/2004. PDF 22KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Oct. 31, 2003

Topics: Virginia Land Conservation Incentives Act of 1999, Credits. Date Issued 10/31/2003. PDF 20KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Aug. 7, 2003

Topics: Virginia Land Conservation Incentives Act of 1999, Credits. Date Issued: 08/07/2003. PDF 19KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- March 4, 2003

Topics: Credits, Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credits, Credits Date Issued: 03/04/2003. PDF 18 KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Feb. 27, 2003

Topics: Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credits, Credits, Date Issued: 02/27/2003. PDF 19KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- June 25, 2002

Topics: Virginia Land Conservation Incentives Act of 1999, Basis of Tax; Exemptions, Date Issued: 06/25/2002. PDF 20KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Dec. 10, 2002

Topics: Historic Rehabilitation and the Land Preservation Tax Credits. Topics: Credits, Date Issued: 12/10/2002. PDF 18KB. 

Ruling of the Tax Commissioner- Nov. 12, 1999

Topics: Land preservation tax credit, eligible donee. Date Issued: 11/12/1999. PDF 17KB. 

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