ASP.NET MVC c# ต้องการประกาศตัวแปรมารับค่าๆเปล่า แล้วไม่ได้ครับ

var data  = (from a in db.ChqInformations
                                    //join b in db.BillDates on a.DueDate equals b.BillDate1
                                where a.TaxId == userId
                                && a.Status == 0
                                //&& a.BillDate == lastDate
                                orderby a.CompCode, a.ChqNo
                                select new ChqInfoViewModel
                                {
                                    ChqId = a.ChqId,
                                    CompCode = a.CompCode,
                                    CompName = a.Company.CompName,
                                    ChqNo = a.ChqNo,
                                    BankName = a.BankName,
                                    DueDate = a.DueDate,
                                    Amount = a.Amount,
                                    Status = a.Status
                                });

var data  = null;

data  = (from a in db.ChqInformations
                                    //join b in db.BillDates on a.DueDate equals b.BillDate1
                                where a.TaxId == userId
                                && a.Status == 0
                                //&& a.BillDate == lastDate
                                orderby a.CompCode, a.ChqNo
                                select new ChqInfoViewModel
                                {
                                    ChqId = a.ChqId,
                                    CompCode = a.CompCode,
                                    CompName = a.Company.CompName,
                                    ChqNo = a.ChqNo,
                                    BankName = a.BankName,
                                    DueDate = a.DueDate,
                                    Amount = a.Amount,
                                    Status = a.Status
                                });