With The Deadline Nearing For Virginians To File Their State Income Taxes, More People Are Choosing To File Electronically. Because The Due Date Of May 1st Falls On A Weekend This Year, Uncle Sam Is Giving You Until May 3rd To File Returns. As Of This Week, Officials Said Just Over Two Million Taxpayers In The Commonwealth Have Filed Their Tax Returns Online. Joel Davison With The Virginia Department Of Taxation Says, With Electronic Filing, There’s Less Chance For Errors, Plus Online Filing Means You’ll Have Your Refund Much Faster, In About A Week – As Opposed To Paper Filing – Which Takes About 30 Days.