Goochland business personal property forms due May 1, 2026

A leased copier, a borrowed laptop or the furniture in a home office can all belong on Goochland County’s business personal property return. The county says the 2026 form is due on or before May 1, and it covers tangible personal property owned, leased, rented or borrowed for use in a business located in Goochland County and available for use as of January 1, 2026.

That reaches well beyond storefronts and commercial buildings. Small operators, home-based businesses and side-hustle ventures can still owe the filing if they use business furniture, fixtures, equipment, tools or computer equipment in the county. For anyone keeping a printer, desk, monitor, drill, ladder or other working gear tied to a business, the filing requirement can apply even without a traditional office lease.

The county has already repeated the deadline in a February 9 news release that grouped it with other spring tax dates. Bridgette N. Carrington’s office says filing help is available at no charge, and taxpayers can reach the Commissioner of the Revenue’s Office at 804-556-5807. Questions about other tax deadlines can go to the Goochland County Treasurer’s Office at 804-556-5806. The office is at 1800 Sandy Hook Road, Room 220, Goochland, VA 23063, with a mailing address of P.O. Box 60, Goochland, VA 23063.

The return matters because the county taxes business personal property on a sliding scale by age. Goochland County’s business tax information lists the effective rate at $2.25 per $100 of assessed value in year one, $1.68 in year two, $1.40 in year three, $1.12 in year four and $0.75 in year five and beyond. If last year’s reported cost changed because equipment was sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, the form requires documentation, which can prevent mismatches but also adds another step for filers who wait too long.

That filing deadline also sits in a county tax environment that has been notably steady. Goochland County Economic Development says the real estate tax rate has held at $0.53 per $100 of assessed value since 2008, and machinery-and-tools taxes have also remained stable over the past decade. Bridgette N. Carrington serves in an elected four-year office, with the current term running from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027, making the May 1 return one more fixed date in a county tax calendar built around annual compliance.