Norfolk meal tax bonds.
From $100.
The City of Norfolk requires corporations that collect its meals tax to file a bond guaranteeing they remit what they collect. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount the City sets, with a $100 minimum. Your exact price appears at the application.
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Apply to filed in one sitting.
Once you have the bond amount off your City notice, the rest is quick:
Apply online
Enter the bond amount the City requires, your corporation's details and state of incorporation, and an effective date. No financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Tax bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Norfolk
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Norfolk. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A meals tax bond is a tax-remittance guarantee. The meals tax your restaurant collects belongs to the City of Norfolk — this bond backs your promise to hand it over on time and in full.
It's a three-party arrangement: your corporation (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Norfolk (the obligee). If the corporation collects the meals tax and fails to remit it, the City can recover the shortfall against the bond.
Keep the bond active while you collect the tax. The City can require it as a condition of your meals-tax standing, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information at the standard amount, so most approve instantly.
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File your Norfolk meals-tax bond today.
From $100, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.