This fall, taxpayers with a tax liability will receive a rebate of up to $200 for individual filers and up to $400 for joint filers.

Check Your Eligibility

 

We’re issuing rebates in the order that taxpayers filed their returns

  • If you're eligible and filed before July 1, we sent you your rebate by October 15. You should have received it by the end of October. If you haven't received your rebate, please contact us.
  • You had to file your taxes by November 3 to receive the rebate. 
  • If you've already filed your 2024 taxes, no action is needed.

2025 Tax Rebate Overview

 

Are you eligible?

Not every taxpayer is eligible. If you had a tax liability last year, you will receive up to $200 if you filed individually, and up to $400 if you filed jointly. Tax liability is the amount of tax you owe throughout the year minus any credits (like the earned income tax credit, or the credit for taxes you paid to another state), deductions, or subtractions. 

You can check your eligibility using our rebate lookup tool. If you still have questions, check out these common scenarios for more information: 

Did you take credits, like the earned income tax credit, when you filed?
Did you receive social security, unemployment, or disability income last year?
Was your adjusted gross income less than $11,950 (individuals) or $23,900 (joint) last year?
Do you owe money to a local or state agency or institution?
Did you have a tax liability when you filed this year?

 

Some taxpayers will receive the rebate by direct deposit and some will receive a paper check 

If you received your refund by direct deposit this year, you’ll likely receive your rebate by direct deposit in the same bank account. All other eligible taxpayers will receive their rebate by paper check in the mail.  

Reasons you could receive a paper check:  
  • That’s how you received your refund,  
  • The bank account where you received your refund by direct deposit is closed or otherwise unavailable,  
  • We don’t have your bank account info on file from your refund,    
  • You owed money when you filed or didn’t receive a refund, or  
  • Your rebate was offset because of existing debts.  
  • Look for the description “VA DEPT TAXATION VATXREBATE” on your bank statement if your rebate is being delivered by direct deposit. Look for an envelope from us (“Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Taxation”) if your rebate is being delivered by check. 

We’re unable to update your bank account information or change your rebate method of payment 

  • If you've moved in the last year and have a current forwarding order with the USPS, your check will be forwarded to your new address.    
  • If the bank account where you received your Virginia refund by direct deposit is closed or otherwise unavailable, you’ll receive your rebate by paper check in the mail.  

Some taxpayers’ rebates will be reduced or withheld to satisfy existing debts 

If you owe money to certain government agencies and institutions, we are required to use your rebate to satisfy that debt before sending you the remainder in a check. If you owe more than the amount of your rebate, we will send you a letter explaining the use of your rebate toward the debt. 

Published on: September 25, 2025