Norfolk meal tax bonds, corporation.
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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How much does a Norfolk meal tax bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. 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 check up to $10,000.
Pay & e-sign
Tax bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
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.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
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 sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $10,000.
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File your Norfolk meals-tax bond today.
From $100, no credit check up to $10,000, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.