[Archived] Alexandria Second Half Real Estate Tax Bills Mailed

News Highlights:

2014 second half real estate tax bills were mailed Wednesday, September 24.
Second half real estate tax and refuse fee payments are due Monday, November 17.
In accordance with City Code, late payment penalty and interest will be assessed on all real estate taxes and refuse fees that are not paid or postmarked by the due date.
Property owners who do not pay real estate taxes through their mortgage companies and have not received a bill should contact the Treasury Division.

More Information:

The City of Alexandria has mailed bills for the second half 2014 real estate tax and refuse fee to all property owners and/or mortgage companies. The 2014 real estate tax rate is $1.043 per $100 of assessed value. Effective with service provided from July 1, 2014, the City’s annual residential refuse fee increased from $328 to $337 in order to recover the City’s cost of collecting and disposing of household refuse. The second half 2014 real estate tax bill includes a $4.50 increase from the first half bill.

Please note that the City’s Real Estate Tax Relief Program for Elderly and Disabled Persons changed for 2014, as noted in the following table. For more information, please contact Tax Services, located at City Hall, 301 King Street, Room 1700, by email at taxrelief@alexandriava.gov or by phone at 703.746.3901, Option 6.

Calendar Year 2014

Tax Relief for Elderly and Disabled Persons

Program Qualifications

Household Income Ceilings Tax Relief/Deferral

$0 - $40,000 100%

$40,001 - $55,000 50%

$55,001 - $72,000 25%

$0 - $72,000 Deferral of up to 100%

Household Assets Ceiling

For Second Half 2014 Tax Due November 17, Household Assets Cannot Exceed $430,000

(Excluding Assessed Value of Primary Residential Property)

Second half real estate tax and refuse fee payments are due Monday, November 17. In accordance with City Code, late payment penalty and interest will be assessed on all real estate taxes and refuse fees that are not paid or postmarked by the due date. The late payment penalty is 10 percent of the combined total of the tax and refuse fee, or $10, whichever is greater. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 10 percent for the first year and five percent for each year thereafter, beginning November 18, 2014, and continues until the entire outstanding balance is paid.

The Code of Virginia does not allow for waiver of tax, penalty, or interest due to inability to pay or failure to receive a tax bill. Property owners who do not receive a real estate tax bill in the mail and do not have their real estate taxes paid by their mortgage companies should contact the City’s Treasury Division at payments@alexandriava.gov, or call 703.746.3902, Option 8, to request a bill before November 17. Detailed real estate tax balances and payment history are available 24 hours a day on the City’s website at realestate.alexandriava.gov. Property owners who changed their mailing address but did not previously report this change to the City can update their address by contacting the Real Estate Assessor’s Office at realestate@alexandriava.gov to ensure that future bills and correspondence are mailed to the correct address. For more information or additional questions, call the office at 703.746.4646.

Additional information on real estate tax is available on the Finance Department website at alexandriava.gov/RealEstateTax. Information on real estate assessments, appeals, or updating the property owner’s mailing address is available from the Real Estate Assessor’s Office at alexandriava.gov/RealEstate. Information on payments, late payment penalty, and interest can be obtained through the Alexandria Tax Guide at alexandriava.gov/TaxGuide or by contacting the Treasury Division.

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