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Raymond Lee Richards
Commissioner of Revenue

Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

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PO Box 2964
Charlottesville VA 22902-2964
Phone:(434) 970-3160
Fax:    (434) 970-3663
Email: cor_feedback@charlottesville.org

Room A-130 on the 1st floor of City Hall, at the east end of the Downtown Mall, near the Amphitheatre. Park free for two hours at Market Street parking garage, with validated parking ticket. We close on most Federal holidays.

Charlottesville Local Tax Rates

Real Estate Tax

0.95%

Personal Property Tax

4.2%

Virginia State Income Tax Rates

Over     But Not Over Rate     Of Excess Over
$0 $3,000 2%
$3,000 $5,000 $60 + 3% $3,000
$5,000 $17,000 $120 + 5% $5,000
$17,000 ... $720 + 5.75% $17,000
                

Assess personal property taxes ("car tax")
Personal Property Tax Relief Compliance                     

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Administer, collect and assist with business related

business licenses tax
business personal property tax
meals tax
transient occupancy tax
utility tax

public service corporation tax
bank franchise tax
rolling stock tax
cigarette tax
Virginia Sales and Use Tax

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Assist with filing of Virginia income taxes. Free preparation of Virginia state individual tax return, if a copy of federal tax return and W-2 forms are provided. For details on Virginia income taxes, check www.tax.virginia.gov.

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Administer

Real Estate Tax Relief program for the Elderly and Disabled       
Rent Relief program for the Elderly and Disabled
   

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Provide tax incentive for technology business.

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In addition, we also serve as a resource for the City Manager in determining revenue estimates for the City budget.
 
 

Charlottesville Local Tax Forms

The Commissioner of the Revenue is the chief tax assessing officer of the local government. It is an elected office. The existence of this position is set forth in the Constitution of Virginia, and so is called a Constitutional Office. The Commissioner of the Revenue serves a four-year term at the pleasure of the voters.

R. Lee Richards took office as Commissioner in 1994.

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