2026 tax year · Virginia
Rental host taxes in Virginia
Airbnb, Turo and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is your costs, in Virginia that gap is worth $2,792 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $39,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the rental host page $10,100 comes off and $28,900 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Virginia and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Virginia
Virginia uses graduated 2026 income tax brackets topping out at 5.75%, across 4 brackets, on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $4,083 |
| Federal income tax | $861 |
| Virginia income tax | $1,287 |
| Total tax | $6,231 |
| Effective rate on gross | 16.0% |
Earning more in Virginia
A single filer taking the standard deduction, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Virginia tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time | $13,000 | $0 | $13,000 | $474 | $2,311 | 17.8% |
| Steady side income | $39,000 | $0 | $39,000 | $1,827 | $9,023 | 23.1% |
| Full-time | $63,000 | $0 | $63,000 | $3,109 | $15,838 | 25.1% |
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Local taxes on a Virginia let
The income tax below is only part of it. Short-term lets attract occupancy, lodging or transient taxes levied by the city or county rather than Virginia, often at rates that dwarf the state income tax. Some platforms collect and remit them; some collect only part; in some places the host is on the hook entirely. That is a local question this calculator cannot answer, and it is the one hosts most often get wrong.
On $28,900 of profit, what the states around Virginia would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | No income tax | −$1,404 |
| West Virginia | $756 | −$649 |
| Kentucky | $1,012 | −$393 |
| North Carolina | $1,153 | −$251 |
| Maryland | $1,320 | −$84 |
| Washington DC | $1,534 | +$130 |
- Tennessee has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $1,404 less in state tax than it does in Virginia.
- West Virginia would take $649 less, $756 against Virginia's $1,404.
- Kentucky would take $393 less, $1,012 against Virginia's $1,404.
- North Carolina would take $251 less, $1,153 against Virginia's $1,404.
- Maryland would take $84 less, $1,320 against Virginia's $1,404.
- Washington DC would take $130 more, $1,534 against Virginia's $1,404.
Rental host tax questions in Virginia
How much should a Virginia host set aside?
About 16.0% of gross on the $39,000 example, $6,231 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $1,287 to Virginia. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $39,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Virginia taxes?
No. Virginia taxes profit, not gross. After $10,100 of deductions the taxable figure is $28,900, so the Virginia bill is $1,287 rather than what gross alone would suggest.