HB 2514 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Income tax, state; tax credit for eligible small business advertising in local newspapers and media.

Summary
Income tax credit; advertising in local newspapers and media. Creates, for taxable years 2025 through 2029, a nonrefundable income tax credit for eligible small businesses with fewer than 50 employees for certain expenses incurred for local media advertising in a local newspaper or in a broadcast of a local radio or television station. The credit is equal to (i) for the first taxable year in which the credit is claimed, the lesser of 80 percent of the actual amounts paid or incurred for qualified local media advertising expenses or $4,000 and (ii) in subsequent taxable years, the lesser of 50 percent of the actual amounts paid or incurred for qualified local media advertising expenses during such taxable year or $2,000. The credit includes an aggregate cap of $10 million per taxable year.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced HFIN Sub: Subcommittee #2 Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to expand the definition of eligible media sources for a small business advertising tax credit. The original version only covered local newspapers and broadcast radio/television stations. The amended version now also includes local cable/telecommunication services and online-only news publications, broadening the types of local media businesses that can benefit from the credit.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from covering only traditional local newspapers and broadcast media to include cable/telecom services and online-only news publications serving local communities.
DEFINITION

Added definition of 'Local cable transmission' to include cable or telecommunication services serving a local community.

Added definition of 'Online-only news publication' for news publications serving a local community.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified 'Qualified local media advertising expenses' to include advertising in local cable transmission or online-only news publications in addition to newspapers and broadcast stations.

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Total actions
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Committee
2
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Alfonso Lopez
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