Income Tax

Federal and State Tax Help

The United Way of Henry County and Martinsville provides the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program which offers free tax help to people who generally make $60,000 or less*, persons with disabilities, and limited-English speaking taxpayers, who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. The VITA site is located at 10 Liberty Street Ext., Martinsville VA  (below Lester Building Supply and behind Taco Bell).  The tax site will open on 01/17/2023.  Hours are by appointment Tuesday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM.  Call (276) 403-5976 to schedule an appointment.

IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

For More information go to:   https://www.unitedwayofhcm.org/vita 

*Individuals or households of any income level can file their simple federal and state returns online 100% free using myfreetaxes.com        

 The Martinsville Commissioner of the Revenue office has federal Form 1040 and instruction books.  Specific federal forms are available for download at:

     https://www.irs.gov/forms-instructions                                                                                                                                               


State Income Taxes

Virginia individual income tax returns are due every year on May 1.  Taxpayers are granted an automatic six-month extension for filing an individual income tax return.  No application for extension is required; however, any tentative tax due must be paid with a special voucher (Form 760IP) by the original due date for filing the return (May 1st for calendar year filers).  The penalty for underpayment of tentative tax is 2% per month.  There is no penalty for filing a refund return after the due date.

The Martinsville Commissioner of the Revenue's office has many Virginia State income tax forms available for Martinsville residents.  NOTE:  Due to staff changes, we are unable to continue to provide tax preparation assistance at this time.  In addition, we no longer process Virginia income tax returns.  All income tax returns sent to the Commissioner's office will simply be forwarded to the Virginia Department of Taxation in Richmond. 

In order to avoid any delay in processing, completed paper income tax returns should be sent to:


FOR REFUNDS or ZERO BALANCE (no refund or no tax due):  Virginia Department of Taxation, PO Box 1498, Richmond VA 23218-1498.   

FOR TAXES DUE:  Virginia Department of Taxation, PO Box 760, Richmond VA  23218-0760 

Tax return status information is available at the Virginia Department of Taxation's website or by calling 1-804-367-2486.