Virginia Code Title 58.1. Taxation § 58.1-3734.1. Sales involving trade-ins

A. No locality shall assess omitted taxes against any motor vehicle dealer which calculated its gross receipts for license tax purposes by excluding the value of any vehicle accepted as a trade-in for periods of time prior to January 1, 1991, unless such locality enforced the requirement that motor vehicle dealers include the amount of a trade-in vehicle in gross receipts for periods prior to January 1, 1990.

B. Whenever a motor vehicle dealer accepts a trade-in as part of a sale of a motor vehicle, the dealer's gross receipts for license tax purposes shall not include the amount of the trade-in.