Meals Tax

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Meals tax is a tax imposed on the purchase of all prepared and ready to eat food and beverages. It is collected in trust by all businesses in the Town of Herndon that sell prepared meals and must be remitted to the Town of Herndon on a monthly basis.

Business owners, partners, corporate officers, or other individuals designated to collect Town of Herndon meals taxes for a business must complete and submit the following form:

Meals Tax Form

Monthly filling and payment are due to the Town of Herndon by the 20^th of the month following the month being reported (OR) by the 20^th of each month for the meal taxes collected during the preceding month. For example, tax payment for March is due on April 20^th.

*If the 20th falls on a weekend day, the due date is moved to the next business day.

Submission and Payment Methods:

Electronic Submission:

Complete the Meals Tax Form and email it to revenue@herndon-va.gov.
You will receive a confirmation email along with payment information.
To make corresponding payment, visit our Payment Portal (click here). Have your Business License/Account ID ready for quick payment as guest. You may register for access to billing history and future easy easy payments.

In-Person or Mail Submission:

Complete the Meals Tax Form and drop off or mail to the Herndon Municipal Center at 777 Lynn Street, 1st floor, Herndon, VA 20170.
Please ensure that both the tax return form and payment are submitted together.

Late payments

A remittance is considered delinquent if Meals Tax Form and payment (both) are not received by the due date*. Remittances received after the 20th of the month are not allowed the 6% On-Time discount and are subject to a penalty of 10% of the tax due. Payments received after the 30th of the current month are assessed interest of 10% per annum.

Meals Tax Rate

The Meals Tax rate is 3.75%, payable to Town of Herndon. This in addition to other State and Local taxes.

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