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                                     2022 Instructions for Schedule 500A
                 Corporation Allocation and Apportionment of Income

                       General                                     Certified  Company Apportionment  for  Business 
                                                                   Conducted in Certain Disadvantaged Localities
Allocation and Apportionment of Income
                                                                   For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, 
A corporation having income from business activity which is        certain  companies  may  decrease  the  amount  of  their 
taxable both within and without Virginia must allocate and         income taxed by Virginia when they meet specific eligibility 
apportion its Virginia taxable income as provided in Va. Code      requirements  and  are  certified  by  the  Virginia  Economic 
§§ 58.1-407 through 58.1-420, 58.1-422, 58.1-422.1, 58.1-          Development Partnership Authority (“VEDP”). This includes a 
422.2, 58.1-422.3, or 58.1-422.4.                                  requirement that a specified number of jobs be created and, if 
How Dividends are Allocated                                        applicable, investments be made in particular disadvantaged 
                                                                   localities. 
Dividends received to the extent they are included in Virginia 
taxable income are allocable to the state of commercial            Once  the  company  is  certified  by  VEDP  as  meeting  the 
domicile of the taxpaying corporation. “Commercial domicile”       applicable eligibility requirements, it is entitled to decrease 
means the principle place from which the trade or business         the amount of income taxed by Virginia. For multistate 
of the taxpayer is directed or managed.                            certified companies, the decrease in income is accomplished 
                                                                   by allowing such companies to make modifications to their 
Corporation Taxable in Another State                               apportionment factors (“Certified Company Apportionment”). 
For purposes of allocation and apportionment of income under       For  instate  certified  companies,  this  is  accomplished  by 
Va. Code §§ 58.1-407 through 58.1-420, 58.1-422, 58.1-422.1,  allowing such companies the ability to use apportionment 
58.1-422.2, 58.1-422.3, or 58.1-422.4, a corporation is taxable  and to use Certified Company Apportionment to make 
in another state if it is subject to a net income tax, a franchise modifications to their apportionment factors. See Schedule 
tax measured by net income, or a franchise tax for the privilege  500AP Instructions for detailed information.
of doing business in such other state (Va. Code § 58.1-406). 
“State” means any state of the United States, the District of                  Schedule 500A Instructions
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory 
or possession of the United States, and any foreign country        Enter  the  corporation's  name  and  federal  employer 
(Va. Code § 58.1-302).                                             identification number.
A corporation is not taxable in another state if that state is     If the corporation is filing a consolidated or combined return, 
prohibited from imposing an income tax on the corporation  check the box as indicated. The consolidated or combined 
because its business activity in the state does not exceed  check box must also be marked on Form 500. If an entity 
minimum standards set forth in Public Law 86-272 (15 USC           is  electing  to  use  the  manufacturer's  alternative  method 
§§ 381-384).                                                       of apportionment or is required to use the retail company 
                                                                   method of apportionment and is included in a consolidated 
Corporation Transacting or Conducting Entire                       or combined return, then the consolidated or combined 
Business Within This State                                         check box must be checked. You must enclose a completed 
No corporation, whether chartered under the laws of Virginia       Schedule 500A for each entity included in a combined filing. 
or the laws of another state, is entitled to use Schedule 500A     Consolidated filings that include one or more entities using the 
where the entire business of the corporation was transacted        manufacturer's or retailer's method of apportionment should 
or conducted within Virginia.                                      also enclose a Schedule 500A for each entity. Consolidated 
If the entire business of a corporation was transacted or          returns that do not include entities using the manufacturer's 
conducted within Virginia, the Virginia income tax is imposed      or retailer's method of apportionment should enclose one 
upon the entire net income of the corporation for the taxable      consolidated Schedule 500A and detailed apportionment 
year. The entire business of a corporation is deemed to have       schedules for each company.
been transacted or conducted within Virginia if the corporation    If  the  corporation  is  certified  by  VEDP  as  eligible  to  use 
was not subject in any other state to a net income tax, a          Certified Company Apportionment, check the box and enclose 
franchise tax measured by net income, or a franchise tax for       the Schedule 500AP. Use the modified Virginia apportionment 
the privilege of doing business (Va. Code § 58.1-405).             factor that was computed on Schedule 500AP, Column C 
                                                                   to complete the Schedule 500A. See the instructions for 
Pass-Through Entities
                                                                   Schedule 500AP Instructions for additional information.
S corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies 
                                                                   If  the corporation is a property information and analytics 
will use Schedule 502A, rather than Schedule 500A, to 
                                                                   firm that has entered into a memorandum of understanding 
determine the income from Virginia sources that will be passed 
                                                                   with  VEDP  and  meets  the  criteria  outlined  in Va. Code § 
to their owners. 
                                                                   58.1-422.4, check the appropriate box. See Page 5 of these 
                                                                   instructions for additional information. 
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         Apportionable Income                                      after making the election. If a corporation fails to meet this 
                                                                   requirement, it will be required to pay the difference between 
All income of the corporation except the class of income  taxes calculated under standard apportionment and taxes 
allocable as specified in the instructions for Section B – Line 3  calculated under the election, as well as interest (Va. Code     
is apportioned to this state in accordance with items below  § 58.1-422).
(Va. Code § 58.1-408).
                                                                   Electing manufacturing corporations are permitted to use 
                                                                   a single sales factor method of apportionment to apportion 
Section A – Apportionment Method
                                                                   Virginia taxable income.
Line 1 – Motor Carriers                                            Once a manufacturing corporation makes this election, it 
If a corporation is a motor carrier and an exception applies,      generally may neither revoke such election for 3 taxable 
check the proper box for Exception 1 or Exception 2. See the       years nor amend the return on which such election was made 
instructions for Section B, Line 1.                                to change its method of apportionment. The manufacturing 
                                                                   company will be required to use the apportionment factor that 
Line 2 – Financial Corporations                                    is effective at the time the modified apportionment method 
Check this box if the corporation is a financial corporation.      election is made, and any apportionment factor that becomes 
Financial corporations must apportion income based on              effective in the first 3 taxable years of the election.
cost of performance in Virginia versus cost of performance         Line 7(a). Enter the beginning date (mm/dd/yy) of the election 
everywhere. See the instructions for Section B, Line 1 for         year.
more information.
                                                                   Line 7(b). A taxpayer making this election must certify that the 
Line 3 – Construction Corporations                                 average weekly wages of the full-time employees is greater 
Check this box if the corporation is a construction corporation  than the lower of the state or local average weekly wages 
that has elected to report income on the completed contract  for its industry, and that the average annual number of full 
basis. Construction corporations that have made this election  time employees of the manufacturing company is at least 
must apportion income as provided in the instructions for  90% of the base year employment. Check the box certifying 
Section B, Line 1.                                                 that the company meets the requirements. The wage and 
                                                                   employment certification box should be checked for each 
Line 4 – Railway Companies                                         year the manufacturer's election is claimed.
Check this box if the corporation is a railway company. Railway 
                                                                   Manufacturer does not maintain wage and employment 
companies must determine their net apportionable income by                                                                A 
                                                                   levels for modified apportionment method election. 
using revenue car miles. See the instructions for Section B,       manufacturing company will be subject to additional tax 
Line 1 for more information.                                       (recapture) and interest if the average weekly wage of its full-
Line 5 – Retail Company Apportionment                              time employees is lower than the state or local weekly wage for 
                                                                   its industry or its number of full-time employees do not equal 
Check this box if the corporation is a retail company. A retail 
                                                                   or exceed 90% of its base year employment level. The amount 
corporation is required to apportion its income using a single 
                                                                   of the recapture is equal to the difference between the tax 
sales factor method of apportionment. See the instructions 
                                                                   that would have been due under the standard apportionment 
for Section B, Line 1 for more information. 
                                                                   method and the amount of tax that was due using the modified 
Line 6 – Debt Buyers Apportionment                                 apportionment method for each of the first 3 years in which 
Check this box if the corporation is a debt buyer with a taxable   the average weekly wage of its full-time employees was 
year beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Certain debt           lower than the state or local weekly wage for its industry or 
buyers are required to apportion their income using a single       its number of full-time employees did not equal or exceed 
sales factor method of apportionment. See the instructions         90% of its base year employment level. The Department will 
for Section B, Line 1 for more information.                        generally assess the manufacturing company with the amount 
                                                                   required to be recaptured and any interest due. However, a 
Line 7 – Manufacturer’s Modified Apportionment                     manufacturing company that fails, or anticipates that it will 
Method                                                             fail, to meet the wage and employment requirements may 
Check this box if a manufacturer is electing the modified          file returns for the taxable years for which recapture would 
apportionment method. Visit the Department's website at            be required, using the statutory apportionment method, 
www.tax.virginia.gov to download the guidelines for this           and pay any taxes and interest due on such returns in lieu 
apportionment method.                                              of waiting to receive an assessment of such amounts due 
                                                                   from the Department. Such company must submit a written 
Which Manufacturers Qualify:        An electing manufacturer       explanation with its return detailing why it is changing to the 
must certify to the Department that the average weekly wages       statutory apportionment method.
of its full-time employees was greater than the lower of the 
state or local average weekly wages for the taxpayer’s industry    If you file an amended return and voluntarily change your 
(Va. Code § 58.1-422).                                             apportionment method because you anticipate that you will 
                                                                   fail to meet the wage and employment requirements, file an 
In addition, the corporation must maintain 90% of the base         amended return by completing a new return for the year of 
year level of employment in Virginia for the first 3 taxable years 
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adjustment using the corrected figures, as if it were the original to Virginia using the ratio of vehicle miles in this state to 
return. Do not make any adjustments to the amended return  total vehicle miles everywhere. “Vehicle miles” means miles 
to show that you received a refund or paid a balance due as  traveled by vehicles, owned or operated by the taxpayer, 
the result of the original return. Complete the Amended Return  hauling property or carrying passengers for a charge or fare.
section on Form 500, Page 1 and Schedule 500ADJ, Page 1.           A carrier meeting either of the exceptions set forth below is not 
Line 8 – Enterprise Data Center Operation                          required to apportion income to Virginia (Va. Code § 58.1-417). 
                                                                   In such cases a return must be filed but it is necessary only 
Check this box if you are an enterprise data center operation 
                                                                   to enter the name and address on appropriate lines, enter 
that has entered into a memorandum of understanding 
                                                                   a zero on Line 8a of the Form 500, check the appropriate 
with the VEDP to make a new capital investment of at least 
                                                                   box(es) in Section A, Line 1, and complete Section B, Line 1 
$150 million in an enterprise data center in Virginia. Such 
                                                                   of Schedule 500A.
enterprise data center operations are required to apportion 
Virginia taxable income using a single sales factor method               Exception 1: A carrier that neither owns nor rents real 
of apportionment.                                                        or tangible personal property inside this state except 
                                                                         vehicles, makes no pickups or deliveries inside this 
Line 9 – Multi-Factor Formula with Double-Weighted                       state, and travels no more than 50,000 “vehicle miles” 
Sales Factor                                                             inside this state; provided that the Virginia “vehicle 
Check  if  using  the  multi-factor  apportionment  formula              miles” are less than 5% of total vehicle miles.
with double-weighted sales factor. This includes property                Exception 2:A carrier that neither owns nor rents real 
information  and  analytics  firms  that  are  permitted  to  use        or tangible personal property inside this state except 
a hybrid sales factor. See Page 5 of these instructions for              vehicles, and which makes no more than 12 round 
additional information.                                                  trips into this state during the taxable year, either 
                                                                         hauling property or carrying passengers; provided 
Section B – Apportionment Computation                                    that the Virginia “vehicle miles” are less than 5% of 
                                                                         total vehicle miles traveled during the taxable year.
Schedule 500AP Filers
Prior to completing the Schedule 500A, companies certified         Financial Corporations
by VEDP as eligible to use Certified Company Apportionment  A financial corporation is one that is not exempted from the 
and operating in qualified Virginia localities must complete       imposition of tax under the provisions of Va. Code § 58.1-401, 
the Schedule 500AP to determine the Virginia modified  which derives more than 70% of its gross income from the 
apportionment factor. Transfer the modified amount from the        classes of income enumerated in items 1 through 4 below, 
applicable line of Schedule 500AP, Column C to Schedule  without reference to the state where the income is earned, 
500A, Column B, Line 1 (single factor computation) or Lines        including, but not limited to, small loan companies, sales 
2a-2c  (multi-factor  computation),  as  appropriate. Then,        finance companies, brokerage companies, and investment 
complete all other lines on the Schedule 500A as described  companies:
in these instructions.                                             1.  Fees, commissions, other compensation for financial 
Line 1 – Single Factor Computations                                      services rendered;
Check  this  box  if  using  the  single  factor  apportionment    2.  Gross profits from trading in stocks, bonds, or other 
method. This includes motor carriers, financial corporations,            securities;
construction corporations, railway companies, retail               3.  Interest; and
companies, debt buyers, manufacturers who elected the 
modified apportionment method in Section A, and certain            4.  Dividends that are included in Virginia taxable income.
enterprise data center operations.                                 In computing the amounts referred to in items 1 through 4 
For taxpayers using the single factor computation, check           above, any amount received by a member of an affiliated 
the appropriate box for your entity type in Section A, Lines       group (determined under IRC § 1504(a), but without reference 
1 through 8. Based on the appropriate computation method           to whether any such corporation is an includible corporation 
for your entity type or election, enter the Total (Column A),      under IRC § 1504(b)) from another member of such group, 
Virginia (Column B), and Percentage (Column C) amounts             will be included only to the extent the amount exceeds related 
in Section B, Line 1.                                              expenses of the recipient.
For example: railway companies are to use the ratio of             The Virginia taxable income of a financial corporation, as 
revenue car miles in Virginia to total revenue miles of the        defined in Va. Code § 58.1-418, excluding income allocable 
corporation everywhere.                                            under Va. Code § 58.1-407, shall be apportioned within and 
                                                                   without this state in the ratio that the business within Virginia is 
Motor Carriers                                                     to total business of the corporation. Business within this state 
Motor carriers of property or passengers, using highways of  shall be based on cost of performance in Virginia over cost of 
this state, must, unless they meet one of the two exceptions  performance everywhere (Va. Code § 58.1-418).
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            “Cost of Performance Factor”                            in accordance with the North American Industry Classification 
(a)  The cost of performance is the cost of all activities directly System (NAICS), United States Manual, United States Office 
performed  by  the  taxpayer  for  the  ultimate  purpose           of Management and Budget, 1997 Edition, would be included 
of  obtaining  gains  or  profit,  except  activities  directly     in Sectors 44-45 (Va. Code § 58.1-422.1).
performed by the taxpayer for the ultimate purpose of               Debt Buyers
obtaining dividends allocable under the provisions of Va.           For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2019, 
Code § 58.1-407.                                                    debt buyers are required to apportion their Virginia taxable 
(i) Such activities do not include those performed on  income using a single factor method of apportionment based 
    behalf of a taxpayer, such as those performed by  on sales. For debt buyers, only money recovered on a debt 
    an independent contractor.                                      that a debt buyer collected from a person who is a resident of 
(ii)  The cost of performance does not include the                  Virginia or an entity that has commercial domicile in Virginia 
    cost of funds (interest, etc.), but does include the            will be apportioned to Virginia for income tax purposes. Sales 
    cost of activities required to procure loans or other           other than sales of tangible personal property are in Virginia 
    financing.                                                      if they consist of money recovered on debt that a debt buyer 
                                                                    collected from a person who is a resident of Virginia or an 
(b)  Activities  constituting  the  cost  of  performance  are      entity that has its commercial domicile in Virginia. This rule 
deemed performed at the situs of real and tangible                  applies regardless of the location of a debt buyer's business. 
personal property or the place at which or from which               See the Department of Taxation’s Debt Buyer Apportionment 
activities are performed by employees of a taxpayer.                Guidelines for more information.
(c)  Cost of performance of a financial institution within and      Manufacturers Modified Apportionment Method
without Virginia shall be determined without regard to 
the location of borrowers, location of property in which            Use the single sales factor method of apportionment if you 
the financial corporation has only a security interest, or          elected the Manufacturer’s Modified Apportionment Method in 
the cost to the financial corporation of the funds which            Section A. Enter the Total (Column A), Virginia (Column B), 
it lends (23 Virginia Administrative Code (VAC) 10-120-             and Percentage (Column C) amounts in the appropriate 
250).                                                               column in Section B, Line 1.
Construction Corporations                                           Enterprise Data Center Operations
Construction companies which have elected to report                 A taxpayer with an enterprise data center operation that 
income on the completed contract basis for federal income           enters into a memorandum of understanding with the VEDP 
tax purposes must apportion income within and without this          to make a new capital investment of at least $150 million in 
state in the ratio that the business within this state is to total  an enterprise data center in Virginia is required to apportion 
business of the corporation. The business within and without        Virginia taxable income using a single sales factor method 
this state is based upon “sales” as defined by  Va. Code §          of apportionment. 
58.1-302, to the extent included in taxable income, and is          Line 2 – Multi-Factor Computations
determined as provided by Va. Code §§ 58.1-414 through 
                                                                    Three-Factor Formula
58.1-419. All other construction companies must determine 
Virginia taxable income by reference to Va. Code §§ 58.1-406  Corporations that apportion income are generally required to 
through 58.1-416.                                                   use a three-factor formula of property, payroll, and double-
                                                                    weighted sales. The sum of the property factor, payroll factor, 
Railway Companies
                                                                    and twice the sales factor is divided by four to arrive at the final 
Railway companies must determine their net apportionable            apportionment factor. See the specific instructions that follow.
income to this state by multiplying Virginia taxable income 
                                                                    Line  2(a).  Property  factor:  The property factor is a 
of such company, excluding the income allocable under Va. 
                                                                    fraction, the numerator of which is the average value of the 
Code § 58.1-407, by the use of the ratio of revenue car miles 
                                                                    corporation’s  real  and  tangible  personal  property  owned 
in this state to total revenue car miles of the corporation 
                                                                    and used or rented and used in this state during the taxable 
everywhere.
                                                                    year, and the denominator of which is the average value of 
“Revenue car mile” in the case of railway carriers of property  all the corporation’s real and tangible property owned and 
or passengers means the movement of a unit of loaded car  used or rented and used during the taxable year and located 
equipment a distance of 1 mile. The loaded car miles must  everywhere; to the extent that such property is used to 
be determined in accordance with the Uniform System of              produce Virginia taxable income and is effectively connected 
Accounts for Railroad Companies of the Interstate Commerce  with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States 
Commission (Va. Code § 58.1-420).                                   and income derived therefrom is includible in federal taxable 
Retail Companies                                                    income (Va. Code § 58.1-409).
A retail corporation is required to apportion its income using a    Property owned by the corporation is valued at its original cost 
single sales factor method of apportionment. For purposes of        plus the cost of additions and improvements. Property rented 
this requirement, a retail company is defined as a domestic or      by the corporation is valued at 8 times the annual rental rate 
foreign corporation that is primarily engaged in activities that,   (Va. Code § 58.1-410).
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The average value of property is determined by averaging  the purchaser. Direct delivery in this state, other than for 
the value at the beginning and ending of the tax period, but       purposes of transportation, to a person or firm designated by 
the Department may require the averaging of monthly values  a purchaser, constitutes delivery to the purchaser in this state, 
during the tax period if reasonably required to reflect properly  and such direct delivery outside this state to a person or firm 
the average value of the corporation’s property (Va. Code    designated by the purchaser does not constitute delivery to 
§ 58.1-411).                                                       the purchaser in this state, regardless of where title passes, 
Line 2(b). Payroll factor: The payroll factor is a fraction,       or other conditions of sale (Va. Code § 58.1-415).
the numerator of which is the total amount paid or accrued  Sales, other than sales of tangible personal property, are in 
in  this  state  during  the  tax  period  by  the  corporation  for  Virginia if: 
compensation, and the denominator of which is the total            1. the income-producing activity is performed in Virginia 
compensation paid or accrued everywhere during the tax                (Va. Code § 58.1-416 A 1); or
period; to the extent that such payroll is used to produce 
Virginia taxable income and is effectively connected with the      2. the income-producing activity is performed in and 
conduct of a trade or business within the United States and           outside of Virginia and a greater proportion of this 
income derived is includible in federal taxable income (Va.           activity is performed in Virginia than in any other state, 
Code § 58.1-412).                                                     based on costs of performance (Va. Code § 58.1-416 
                                                                      A 2).
“Compensation” means wages, salaries, commissions, and 
any other form of remuneration paid or accrued to employees        Hybrid Sales Factor for Certain Property Information and 
for personal services (Va. Code § 58.1-302).                       Analytics Firms
Compensation is paid or accrued in this state if:                  Qualified property and analytics firms may source sales of 
                                                                   services using market-based sourcing but must otherwise 
(a)  the employee’s service is performed entirely within           follow the standard three-factor apportionment formula with 
    the state; or                                                  sales weighted twice. Under market-based sourcing, sales 
(b)  the employee’s service is performed both within and  of services are in the Commonwealth if they are derived 
    without the state, but the service performed without  from transactions with a customer or client who receives 
    the state is incidental to the employee’s service within       the benefit of the services in the Commonwealth. This rule 
    the state; or                                                  will apply regardless of the location of the firm’s business 
(c)  some of the service is performed in the state and:            operations. All other sales continue to be sourced based on 
                                                                   cost-of-performance. Be sure the box at the top of the form is 
    (i)  the base of operations or, if there is no base of         checked to indicate the company qualifies to use the hybrid 
    operations, the place from which the service is                sales factor to calculate apportionable sales. 
    directed or controlled is in the state; or
                                                                   Prior to using the hybrid sales factor on the return, companies 
    (ii)  the base of operations or the place from which the       must enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the 
    service is directed or controlled is not in any state          Virginia  Economic  Development  Partnership.  A  qualified 
    in which some part of the service is performed,                property information and analytics firm is an entity and its 
    but the employee’s residence is in this state                  affiliated entities that as of January 1, 2022, is primarily a 
    (Va. Code § 58.1-413).                                         commercial real estate information and analytics firm with a 
Line 2(c). Sales factor: The sales factor is a double-weighted  location in an eligible city and that between January 1, 2022, 
element in the three-factor formula of sales, property, and  and January 1, 2029, is expected to: 
payroll. The sales factor is a fraction, the numerator of which    (i)  make or cause to be made a capital investment in an 
is the total sales of the corporation in this state during the tax    eligible city of at least $414.45 million and 
period, and the denominator of which is the total sales of the 
corporation everywhere during the tax period, to the extent        (ii)  create at least 1,785 new jobs with average annual 
that such sales are used to produce Virginia taxable income           wages of at least $85,000 per job.
and are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade  Property  information  and  analytics  firms  using  the  hybrid 
or business within the United States and income derived is  sales factor  must  include with their income tax  returns a 
includible in federal taxable income (Va. Code § 58.1-414).  computation (pro forma return) showing the tax under the 
“Sales” means all gross receipts of the corporation other  old method. The  documentation must include information 
than dividends; except that in the case of the sale or other  regarding market-based sourcing for services as compared 
disposition of intangible property only the net gain is included.  to cost of performance,  including  the amounts  of the 
Net gain is determined on a per transaction basis (Va. Code  property, payroll, and sales factors under both methods; the 
§ 58.1-302).                                                       apportionment  percentages  under  both methods; and  the 
Sales of tangible personal property are in this state if the       amount of tax calculated under both methods. See Va. Code 
property is received in this state by the purchaser. In the        § 58.1-422.4.
case of delivery by common carrier or other means of               Line 2(d). Double-Weighted Sales Factor Apportionment: 
transportation, the place at which such property is ultimately  Multiply Line 2c by 2 and enter the result.
received after all transportation has been completed is 
considered the place at which such property is received by 
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Line 2(e). Sum of Percentages:     Add Lines 2(a), 2(b), and        Alternate Method of Allocation or Apportionment
2(d) for the standard multistate factor with double-weighted 
sales.                                                              If any corporation believes that the method of allocation or 
                                                                    apportionment administered by the Department will subject 
Line 2(f). Multi-Factor Percentage (Double-Weighted 
                                                                    it to taxation on a greater portion of its net income than is 
Sales): Line 2(e) divided by the number 4 (double-weighted 
                                                                    reasonably attributable to business or sources within this 
sales) reduced by the number of factors, if any, having no 
                                                                    state, it is entitled to file with the Department a statement of 
denominator. Standard apportionable income is apportioned 
                                                                    its objections and of such alternative method of allocation 
by multiplying the income by a fraction, the numerator of which 
                                                                    or  apportionment  as  it  believes  to  be  proper  under  the 
is the property factor plus the payroll factor, plus 2 times the 
                                                                    circumstances with such detail and proof and within such 
sales factor, and the denominator of which is 4.
                                                                    time as the Department may reasonably prescribe. If the 
Line 3 – Income Subject to Virginia Tax                             Department concludes that the method of allocation or 
Line 3(a). Virginia Taxable Income: Enter Virginia taxable          apportionment employed is, in fact, inapplicable or inequitable, 
income from Form 500, Line 7.                                       it shall redetermine the taxable income by such other method 
                                                                    of allocation or apportionment as seems best calculated to 
Line 3(b). Total Dividends: Enter the total amount of allocable     assign to the state for taxation the portion of the income 
dividends (allocated to business's commercial domicile).            reasonably attributable to business and sources within the 
Line 3(c). Nonapportionable Investment Function Income:             state, not exceeding, however, the amount which would be 
Enter  nonapportionable  investment  function  income  from         arrived at by application of the statutory rules for allocation 
Form 500, Line 8(c).                                                or apportionment (Va. Code § 58.1-421).
Line 3(d). Subtotal: Add Lines 3(b) and 3(c).                       A corporation requesting permission to use an alternative 
                                                                    method of allocation or apportionment of income must 
Line 3(e). Nonapportionable Investment Function Loss: 
                                                                    comply with Virginia Corporation Income Tax Regulation 
Enter nonapportionable investment function loss from Form 
                                                                    23 VAC 10-120-130. The policy of the Department is that the 
500, Line 8(d). 
                                                                    statutory method is the most equitable method of determining 
Line  3(f).  Total  Nonapportionable  Income:   Subtract  the  portion  of  a  multistate  corporation’s  income  that  is 
Line 3(e) from Line 3(d).                                           attributable to business activity in Virginia. Permission to use 
Line 3(g). Income Subject to Apportionment:     Subtract            an alternative method of allocation and apportionment will be 
Line 3(f) from Line 3(a).                                           granted only in extraordinary circumstances.
Line 3(h). Income Apportioned to Virginia:      Multiply the 
percentage on Line 1 or Line 2(f), whichever applies, by Line       For additional information call (804) 367-8037 or write 
3(g).                                                               to Virginia Department of Taxation, P.O. Box 1115, 
                                                                    Richmond, VA 23218-1115. You can obtain most Virginia 
Line 3(i). Dividends Allocated to Virginia: Enter the amount 
                                                                    income tax forms at www.tax.virginia.gov.
of  dividends,  included  in  Line  3(b),  allocated  to  Virginia. 
Dividends received to the extent included in Virginia taxable 
income are allocable to the state of commercial domicile of 
the taxpaying corporation. “Commercial domicile” means 
the principal place from which the trade or business of the 
taxpayer is directed or managed (Va. Code § 58.1-407).
Line 3(j). Income Subject to Virginia Tax:  Add Lines 3(h) 
and 3(i). Enter on Form 500, Line 8(a). 

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