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State Corporate Income Tax Rates, Select States 2008
| Pennsylvania |
9.99% |
| Massachusetts |
9.50% |
| New Jersey |
9.00% |
| Rhode Island |
9.00% |
| California |
8.84% |
| Ohio |
8.54% |
| Maryland |
8.25% |
| Connecticut |
7.50% |
| Illinois |
7.30% |
| New York |
7.10% |
| North Carolina |
6.90% |
| Tennessee |
6.50% |
| Georgia |
6.00% |
| VIRGINIA |
6.00% |
| Kentucky |
5.85% |
| Florida |
5.50% |
| South Carolina |
5.00% |
| Alabama |
4.29% |
Source: Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Updated 01.11.11 |
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State and Local Sales Tax Rates, Selected States 2008
| Tennessee |
9.0% |
| New York |
8.0% |
| Illinois |
8.0% |
| Alabama |
7.0% |
| Rhode Island |
7.0% |
| Florida |
7.0% |
| North Carolina |
7.0% |
| Ohio |
7.0% |
| New Jersey |
7.0% |
| California |
6.0% |
| Connecticut |
6.0% |
| Kentucky |
6.0% |
| Michigan |
6.0% |
| Pennsylvania |
6.0% |
| Maryland |
6.0% |
| South Carolina |
6.0% |
| Georgia |
5.0% |
| Massachusetts |
5.0% |
| VIRGINIA |
5.0% |
| Source: Virginia Economic Development Partnership |
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Total Taxes as a Percentage of Personal Income, 2007
| New York |
13.8 |
| Rhode Island |
12.7 |
| Washington, DC |
12.5 |
| Ohio |
12.4 |
| Connecticut |
12.2 |
| New Jersey |
11.6 |
| Minnesota |
11.5 |
| California |
11.5 |
| Michigan |
11.2 |
| Washington |
11.1 |
| North Carolina |
11.0 |
| Kentucky |
10.9 |
| West Virginia |
10.9 |
| Illinois |
10.8 |
| Maryland |
10.8 |
| Pennsylvania |
10.8 |
| Indiana |
10.7 |
| Massachusetts |
10.6 |
| Mississippi |
10.5 |
| Colorado |
10.4 |
| Georgia |
10.3 |
| Arizona |
10.3 |
| VIRGINIA |
10.2 |
| Nevada |
10.1 |
| Oregon |
10.0 |
| Florida |
10.0 |
| South Carolina |
9.0 |
| Alabama |
8.8 |
| Delaware |
8.8 |
| Tennessee |
8.5 |
| Updated 01.11.11 |
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Newport News Building Permit Activity, 2004-2006
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Residential |
|
|
|
| |
Single Family |
184 Units |
176 Units |
242 Units |
| |
Multi Family |
492 Units |
441 Units |
261 Units |
| Industrial |
$25.1 million |
$47.8 million |
$20.5 million |
| Office |
$10.5 million |
$23.4 million |
$14.0 million |
| Retail |
$19.2 million |
$34.6 million |
$10.8 million |
| Hotel |
$8.0 million |
$23.8 million |
$2.5 million |
Source: City of Newport News Department of Codes Compliance
Updated 01.11.11 |
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Newport News Tax Rates, Utility Charges and Development Fees Effective July 1, 2011
| Business License Fees |
| |
Total Gross Receipts |
|
|
|
|
| Contracting & Constructing |
$30 |
$50 |
$0.15 per $100 total gross receipts |
| Financial, Real Estate or Professional Services Receipts |
$30 |
$50 |
$0.58 per $100 total gross receipts |
| Repair, Personal, Business and Other Services |
$30 |
$50 |
$0.36 per $100 total gross receipts $0 - $5,000,000 |
$18,000 on first $5,000,000 gross receipts plus $0.05 per $100 on gross receipts over $5,000,000 |
| Retail Merchants |
$30 |
$50 |
$0.20 per $100 gross receipts $0 - $500,000 |
$100,000 on first $50,000,000 plus $0.05 per $100 gross receipts over $50,000,000 |
| Wholesale Merchants |
$50.00 on first $10,000 purchases plus $0.20 per $100 of gross purchases over $10,000 |
| Note: Minimum license fees may apply. Not all business license catagories are represented above. |
| Taxes |
| Real Estate Tax |
$1.10/$100, full assessed value |
| Business Personal Property Tax |
$4.25/$100, original value |
| Vehicle Tax |
$4.25/$100, full assessed value
|
| |
Boats under 5 tons |
$1.00/$100, full assessed value |
| |
Boats 5 tons and over |
$0.90/$100 (initial assessment based on 85% of cost, reduced 5% for each year since purchase; subsequent assessments = 90% of previous year's assessment to minimum assessment of $3,000) |
| |
Boat Motors/RVs/Campers |
$1.00/$100, full assessed value |
| |
Airplanes |
$2.10/$100, full assessed value |
| |
Mobile Homes |
$1.10/$100, full assessed value |
| Handicap Equipment |
$1.00/$100, full assessed value |
| Machinery and Tool Tax |
$3.75/$100, assessed at 1/3 original value |
| Public Service Corporations |
|
| |
Personal Property |
$1.10/$100, full assessed value |
| |
Airplane/Car/Truck |
$4.25/$100, full assessed value |
| State Communications Sales Tax |
5% |
| Public Right-of-Way Use Fee |
$0.89 monthly per subscriber per line (applies to cable television and landline telephone service) |
| State Telephone 911 Tax |
$0.75 monthly per landline telephone line |
| |
NNE 911 System Tax |
$2.58 per line |
| Local Telephone Utility Tax |
20% on first 300 |
| Electrical Utility Tax |
| |
Residential |
$1.54 + $0.016398 per kWh, $3.08 maximum monthly levy |
| |
Commercial |
$2.29 + $0.013859 per kWh on first 2,721 kWhs + $0.003265 per kWh on remainder, $80.00 maximum monthly levy |
| |
Industrial |
$2.29 + $0.015455 per kWh on first 2,440 kWhs (Tier One) +$0.003265 per kWh on remainder (Tier Two) $80.00 maximum monthly levy |
| Gas Utility Tax |
| |
Residential |
$1.51 per month |
| |
Commercial/Industrial |
$1.29 + $0.067602 per CCF on first 128.91 CCFs (Tier One) +$ 0.032576 per CCF on remainder (Tier Two) $55.00 maximum monthly levy |
| Sales Tax |
5.0% (4.0% state and 1% local option) |
| Meals Tax |
6.5% (plus sales tax) |
| Hotel Tax |
7.5% |
| Admissions Tax |
7.5% |
| Daily Rental Tax |
1.0% |
| Cigarette Tax |
20’s/ $0.75 |
25’s/ $0.9375 |
30’s/ $1.125 |
| Utilities: Water |
|
|
| Meter Charge |
5/8" |
$5.60 |
| |
3/4" |
$6.20 |
| |
1" |
$7.90 |
| |
1-1/2" |
$10.10 |
| |
2" |
$16.30 |
| |
3" |
$61.70 |
| |
4" |
$78.40 |
| |
6" |
$117.60 |
| |
8" |
$162.40 |
| |
10" |
$224.00 |
| Fire Hydrant Deposit |
1" |
$290.00 |
| |
3" |
$755.00 with RPZ Backflow Preventer |
| |
3" |
$600.00 Truck Mount without RPZ Backflow |
| Fire Hydrant |
1" |
$25.00 |
| |
3" |
$75.00 |
| Flow Charge |
$2.92 per 100 cubic feet of flow (A summer surcharge rate of $0.59 is charged to customers whose summer usage [May through October] exceeds average usage for the previous winter [November through April]). |
| Fire Protection Service Fee |
5/8" |
$1.40 |
| |
3/4" |
$1.40 |
| |
1" |
$2.00 |
| |
1-1/2" |
$2.70 |
| |
2" |
$4.10 |
| |
3" |
$5.40 |
| |
4" |
$5.40 |
| |
6" |
$6.80 |
| |
8" |
$6.80 |
| |
10" |
$6.80 |
| Annual Fire Sprinkler |
|
|
| |
2" |
$63.00 |
| |
3" |
$82.00 |
| |
4" |
$100.00 |
| |
6" |
$163.00 |
| |
8" |
$200.00 |
| |
10" |
$238.00 |
| |
12" |
$288.00 |
| Connection Fees |
|
|
|
| |
1/2" tap, 3/4" pipe |
$690.00 |
$285.00 |
| |
3/4" tap, 3/4" pipe |
$715.00 |
$300.00 |
| |
1" tap, 1-1/2" pipe |
$800.00 |
$360.00 |
| |
1-1/4" tap, 1-1/2" pipe |
$1,700.00 |
$610.00 |
| |
2" tap, 2" pipe |
$1,900.00 |
$700.00 |
| |
Larger than 2" Service Actual cost + 10% Actual cost + 10% |
| |
*Reduced charges where service pipeline installation is performed by the applicant in conjunction with water pipeline extension agreement.
NOTE: Required permit and street repair charges additional. |
| System Development |
Meter Size |
Charge |
| |
5/8" |
$1,450.00 |
| |
3/4" |
$2,175.00 |
| |
1" |
$3,625.00 |
| |
1-1/2" |
$12,325.00 |
| |
2" |
$16,675.00 |
| |
3" |
$38,715.00 |
| |
4" |
$90,625.00 |
| |
6" |
$191,400.00 |
| |
8" |
$314,215.00 |
| |
10" |
$502,715.00 |
| Utilities: Sewer Connection Fees |
| |
Single-family, existing |
$581.00 per unit ($290.00, if paid within 12 months of sewer extension completion) |
| |
New Subdivision |
$2,910.00, plus $1,164.00 lateral installation fee, plus $8.00 per linear front foot (frontage on public street) |
| |
Multi-family |
$407.00 per unit, plus $49 per linear front foot (frontage on public street) |
| |
Commercial |
$581.00, plus $407.00 for each additional lateral, plus $49 per linear foot (frontage on public street) |
| |
Industrial |
$581.00, plus $49 per linear foot (frontage on public street) |
| |
Mobile Home |
$407.00 per unit, plus $49 per linear foot (frontage on public street) |
| Utilities: Wastewater/Sewer |
Meter |
Rate |
| Facility Charge (Hampton Roads Sanitation District - HRSD) |
5/8" |
$1,540.00 |
| |
3/4" |
$2,340.00 |
| |
1" |
$4,350.00 |
| |
1-1/2" |
$10,565.00 |
| |
2" |
$19,785.00 |
| |
3" |
$47,920.00 |
| |
4" |
$89,830.00 |
| |
6" |
$217,710.00 |
| |
8" |
$407,870.00 |
| |
10" |
$663,890.00 |
| Sewer User Fee |
$1.63/100 c.f., plus surcharge of $0.90 for each 100 ft. or fraction thereof |
| Sewer Treatment Charge |
Cubic Ft of Flow |
Quarterly Rate |
| |
0-3000 |
$1.72/100 c.f. ($4.91/minimum) |
| |
3,001 and over |
$1.55/100 c.f. |
| Sewer Treatment Surcharges |
|
| |
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in excess of 250 mg/l |
$24.05 per 100 lbs. |
| |
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) in excess of 250 mg/l |
$22.51 per 100 lbs. |
| |
Phosphorus (PO4-P) in excess of 6 mg/l |
$239.83 per 100 lbs. |
| |
Total kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) in excess of 35 mg/l |
$28.54 per 100 lbs. |
| Stormwater Management Fees |
|
| |
Single-family Residential |
$65.40 annually per single family unit |
| |
Multi-family Residential |
$25.68 annually per unit |
| |
Non-residential |
$65.40 annually per 1,777 square feet of impervious surface |
| Development Fees |
| Subdivisions |
| Preliminary Plan Filing Fee |
$250.00, plus $10.00 per lot |
| Development Plan Filing Fee |
$400.00, plus $30.00 per lot |
| Resubmittal Fee |
$275.00 |
| Phase Filing Fee |
$100.00 |
| |
Inspection Fee Schedule |
$250.00, plus # of units X unit cost X 1.8% |
| Site Plans |
| |
Class I Filing Fee |
$375.00, plus $130.00 per acre |
| |
Class I Basic Fee |
$125.00, plus $125.00 per acre |
| |
Class I Revised Plan Filing Fee |
$250.00 |
| |
Class I Revised Plan Filing Fee |
(phased or altered) $100.00 |
| Plat Filing Fee |
$200.00, plus $25 per lot; plus $640.00 (printing and recordation of 30 sheets) |
| |
Class II Filing Fee |
$220.00 |
| |
Class II Inspection Fee |
$35.00 |
| |
Class II Revised Plan Filing Fee |
$100.00 |
| Land Disturbance Permit |
Performance Bond required $2,000 minimum or $500.00 per acre or portion thereof. |
| |
Less than 2,500 square ft. |
No charge |
| |
2,500-10,000 square ft. |
$175.00 |
| |
10,001-20,000 square ft. |
$225.00 |
| |
20,001-30,000 square ft. |
$275.00 |
| |
30,001-40,000 square ft. |
$300.00 |
| |
40,001-50,000 square ft. |
$325.00 |
| |
More than 50,001 square ft. |
$350.00 plus $25.00 for square footage in excess of 60,000 square feet (in increments of 10,000 square feet or portion thereof) |
| Open Burning Permit |
$25.00 per acre |
| Reinstatement Fee |
$50.00 |
| Right-of-way Permit |
$100,000 public liability insurance holding City harmless; performance bond equal to cost of right-of-way construction, $5,000.00 minimum |
| |
Residential entrance |
$65.00 |
| |
Commercial entrance |
$200.00 |
| |
Working within a Right-of-way |
$50.00 |
| Building Plans, Review Fee |
$30.00 |
> 2,499 square feet |
| |
$55.00 |
2,500 - 4,999 square feet |
| |
$110.00 |
5,000+ square feet |
| Special Exception Zoning Application |
$250.00 non-refundable fee; $100.00 deferral fee, if applicant requests it |
| Conditional Use Permit Application |
$800.00; $200.00 deferral fee, if applicant requests it |
| Change of Zoning |
$650.00 + $150.00/acre or portion thereof, $800.00 minimum; $200.00 deferral fee, if applicant requests it |
| Traffic Signal Information Request |
$50.00 per request (may be more for maps and detailed investigations) |
| Wetlands Application |
$200.00 permit application fee |
| Building Permits - Construction Permit |
| |
Residential |
0.44% x 88% of BOCA-established cost +1.75% state surcharge ($55.96 minimum) |
| |
Non-Residential |
0.48% x 88% of BOCA-established cost +1.75% State surcharge ($55.96 minimum) |
| Building Permits - Plumbing |
$10.18 per fixture; $15.26 per water distribution system, or building drain connection; $30.53 per sewer connection, manhole, roof drain or area drain; $50.88 per gas line or medical gas line ($55.96 minimum) |
| |
Annual Plumbing Permit |
$55.96 for up to 5 fixtures |
| Service Panels |
Amperes |
Charge |
| |
0-125 |
$55.96 single-phase/ $86.49 three-phase |
| |
126-150 |
$86.49 single-phase/ $111.93 three-phase |
| |
151-200 |
$111.93 single-phase/ $167.93 three-phase |
| |
Over 200 |
$167.93 single-phase/ $198.41 three-phase plus $30.53 for each additional 50 amperes or fraction thereof |
| |
Temporary Service |
$50.88 |
| |
Increase of Service |
$50.88 up to 200 amps + $15.26 for each 50 amps over 200 |
| |
Residential |
0.44% installation and materials cost ($55.00 minimum) |
| |
Non-Residential |
0.48% installation and materials cost ($55.00 minimum) |
| Elevator Operating Permits |
| |
Semi-annual inspection |
$50.00 |
| |
Maintenance inspection |
$85.00 |
| Sign Permit |
2% installation and materials ($50.00 minimum/$252.50 maximum) |
| Utility Reset Inspection Fee |
$35.00 |
| Alteration or Repair Permit |
| |
Residential |
0.44% construction cost ($55.00 minimum) |
| |
Non-Residential |
0.48% construction cost ($55.00 minimum) |
| Demolition Permit |
| |
0-250 sq. ft. |
$40.00 |
| |
250 square feet + |
$100.00 |
| Temporary Certificate of Occupancy |
$40.00 |
| Certificate of Occupancy |
$55.00 |
NOTE: There is a state surcharge of 1% of the permit fee for all building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits Taxes, charges and fees are those commonly applicable to businesses in Newport News. The foregoing list may not include specialized circumstances.
Updated 07.01.11 |
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Your firm can be assured of comprehensive, reliable and moderately priced utility services when locating in Newport News. Utility providers serving Newport News offer ample capacity in the power, water, sewage and telecommunications systems to serve your firm now and to meet its expanding needs into the future.
ELECTRIC
Electric power is provided by Dominion Virginia Power, a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Inc. The electric utility serves more than 3.8 million customers in five states. Dominion Virginia Power has 89 interconnected generating units, providing a generating capability of more than 18,600 megawatts. An efficient mix of fossil fuel and nuclear generating plants, combined with judicious purchases of electricity from other systems keeps electric rates at moderate levels.
The utility has 6,000 miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion Virginia Power expects to maintain a reserve capability of between 17 and 23 percent in the twenty-first century. System wide reliability reached 99.98% during 2001 and is even higher in most Newport News industrial and business parks. Dominion Virginia Power can also offer incentive rate pricing to high-demand users.
Typical Electric Utility Costs, Winter 2007
| |
Newport News
|
Atlanta |
Chicago |
New York |
Philadelphia |
| 40 kw/10,000 kwh/mo |
$802 |
$1,030 |
$961 |
$2,096 |
$1,450 |
| 1,000 kw/400,000 kwh/mo |
$21,834 |
$31,397 |
$45,556 |
$67,686 |
$40,964 |
| 50,000 kw/15,000,000 kwh/mo |
$962,792 |
$1,154,999 |
n/a |
$3,066,069 |
$1,878,587 |
| Source: Edison Electric Institute |
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Dominion Virginia Power Capacity and Demand, 2010
| |
Summer |
Winter |
| Total Capability |
19,961 MW |
21,006 MW |
| Peak Customer Demand |
16,783 MW |
15,244 MW |
Source: Dominion Virginia Power, capability includes NUGs and capacity purchases.
*Customer demand is based on Summer and Winter peak dates. Winter peak demand is based on preliminary data. |
|
Virginia Power Incentive Rate Pricing
Qualifying Demand: 500 Kw - 5 Mw
Savings on Demand Portion of Electric Bill
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
25% |
20% |
15% |
10% |
5% |
| Source: Dominion Virginia Power |
|
Dominion Energy Generating Capability, 2010
Nuclear |
5,852 |
| Coal-fired |
7,898 |
| Natural Gas |
6,339 |
| Oil |
3,161 |
| Hydro/Biomass/Wind |
2,485 |
| Purchases/Other |
1,880 |
| Total |
27,615 |
| Source: Dominion Virginia Power |
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NATURAL GAS
New industrial natural gas service is readily available from Virginia Natural Gas (VNG), a subsidiary of AGL Resources. Its service area stretches from Virginia Beach to Hanover County near Richmond. VNG serves more than 218,000 residential households. It provides service to more than 12,100 commercial and industrial customers, including 150 large industrial customers with interruptible service. VNG has more than 8,000 miles of main. Natural gas is delivered via three pipeline gates on the Virginia Peninsula.
Typical Gas Utility Costs, in Newport News, 2009
| Commercial
|
|
| |
500 therms/mo. |
$516 |
| |
1,000 therms/mo. |
$1,031 |
| Industrial
|
|
| |
10,000 therms/mo. |
$7,140 |
| |
50,000 therms/mo. |
$35,708 |
| |
100,000 therms/mo. |
$71,400 |
| Source: Energy Information Administration, 2009 Average Natural Gas Price |
|
Average Natural Gas Prices (Dollars per thousand cubic feet), 2009
|
|
Industrial |
|
| VIRGINIA |
$7.14 |
$10.31 |
Connecticut |
$8.44 |
$9.92 |
| Delaware
|
$13.99 |
$15.87 |
| District of Columbia |
NA |
$12.99 |
| Florida |
$9.41 |
$11.09 |
| Georgia |
$6.21 |
$11.70 |
| Illinois |
$7.31 |
$8.65 |
| Maine |
$9.12 |
$13.94 |
| Maryland |
$10.70 |
$10.87 |
| Massachusetts |
$12.07 |
$12.85 |
| Michigan |
$9.63 |
$9.38 |
| New Jersey |
$8.96 |
$10.20 |
| New York |
$9.52 |
$10.72 |
| North Carolina |
$8.66 |
$11.63 |
| Ohio |
$8.93 |
$10.41 |
| Pennsylvania |
$9.42 |
$11.83 |
| Rhode Island |
$12.58 |
$15.14 |
| South Carolina |
$6.06 |
$11.16 |
| Tennessee |
$7.08 |
$10.67 |
| Vermont |
$7.93 |
$12.69 |
| Source: Energy Information Administration |
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WATER
Water is provided regionally by the Newport News Waterworks. Service is provided to over 111,000 customers in five jurisdictions. The raw water system is currently rated with an annual average safe yield of about 60 million gallons per day (MGD). Actual usage of raw water is about 52 MGD. The system is served by two terminal reservoirs with a total treatment plant capacity of 85 MGD, expandable to 104 MGD. On an annual basis, present customer demand on the system is 50 MGD, with the maximum day of record at almost 70 MGD. Current plans call for a 5-10 MGD expansion of raw water capacity in the short term through desalination of low-level brackish well water supplies north of Newport News. (See pages G-8 and G-9 for water rates).
Typical Monthly Water Bills, Hampton Roads Water Systems, 2010
| |
NEWPORT NEWS
|
Chesapeake |
Norfolk |
Williamsburg |
Portsmouth |
Suffolk |
Virginia Beach |
Small User
(5,000 gal/day) |
$791 |
$864 |
$788 |
$641 |
$652 |
$1,190 |
$677 |
| Moderate User (25,000 gal/day) |
$3,393 |
$4,271 |
$3,942 |
$3,203 |
$3,238 |
$5,948 |
$3,367 |
Large User
(2.5 MM gal/day) |
$325,325 |
$425,910 |
$394,213 |
$320,250 |
$323,305 |
$594,750 |
$336,267 |
| Source: 2010 Hampton Roads Statistical Digest |
|
SEWER
Sewage treatment and disposal is handled by a regional authority. The Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission operates four sewage treatment plants on the Peninsula. The Sanitation District's Industrial Waste Division provides special technical assistance in order to aid new industries in determining the costs and alternatives associated with industrial waste treatment. The City, through its Engineering and Public Works Departments, constructs, upgrades and maintains sanitary sewer and wastewater feeder lines throughout Newport News. (See page G-12 for sewer rates).
SOLID WASTE
Solid waste disposal is a function of the City's Public Works Department. The City uses a private regional landfill and has developed a comprehensive recycling program for households and businesses. Residential solid waste collection is provided by the City. Commercial and industrial solid waste collection is provided by the private sector.
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