Virginia Form 8454-T

[Christian]

I do not see this form listed in our software for 2013. A query to the Department of Taxation produced a (duh?) from the associate I spoke with. For my part I am going to assume the state no longer requires it. If any fellow Virginia practitioner knows otherwise would you please advise.

[Gail in Virginia]

According to the 2013 Individual e-File Tax Preparers and Electronic Return Originators Handbook,

Taxpayer Opt Out Form – VA Form 8454T – Eliminated
Starting TY2012, the Taxpayer Opt Out Form, VA Form 8454T, is eliminated. Tax preparers, who are required by Virginia law to file Virginia Individual Income Tax returns electronically, and are filing a paper return for the taxpayer who want to opt out of electronic filing, are required to provide Code 02 (Taxpayer opted out of electronic filing) in the Election Field on the Individual return.

So short answer, you are right.

[Christian]

It was included in ATX 2012 so I kept one for each mail filer. Good to know we don't need to use it any more. The Department seems to lack folks to man the phones much less check practitioners for this form in their files.