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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>372427</law_id><section_number>58.1-484</section_number><catch_line>Liability of employer for payment of tax required to be withheld</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="125" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="I">Taxes Administered by the Department of Taxation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="3">Income Tax</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="15" identifier="16">Income Tax Withholding</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">employer</span> shall be liable for the payment to the <span class="dictionary">Tax Commissioner</span> of the amounts required to be deducted and withheld under this article and an <span class="dictionary">employer</span> who has withheld and paid such amounts to the <span class="dictionary">Tax Commissioner</span> shall not otherwise be liable to any person for the amount of any such payment.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 58-151.10; 1962, c. 612; 1984, c. 675.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>George v. Commonwealth</name><case_number>0332064</case_number><citation>655 S.E.2d 43</citation><date>2008-01-15</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1062879/george-v-commonwealth/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 655 S.E.2d 43 (2008) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
