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12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 223
You may view your tax information online or request a copy of the bill by emailing DTARCD@fairfaxcounty.gov or calling 703-222-8234, TTY 711. Failure to receive a bill does not exempt you from the obligation to ensure your taxes are paid by the due date.
Fairfax County offers a wide variety of options to help in making your tax payment more convenient. For a complete list of payment options, please refer to our Payment Options page.
Payments must be received or postmarked by 11:59 PM EST on the due date. Any unpaid balance after the due date (or received with a later postmark) is considered late and will be assessed late payment penalties and interest. There is no grace period.
If you are having financial difficulty and cannot pay the balance in full, we encourage you to pay as much as possible by the due date. Any amount not paid by the due date will be assessed late payment penalties and interest and may also become subject to additional collection fees. For more information, please refer to our Missed A Due Date page.
Personal Property (Vehicle) TaxesMost personal property tax bills are due October 5. If you registered with Fairfax County after July 1, your bill will be due February 15 of the following calendar year. All subsequent bills for the property will be due on October 5.
If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or county holiday, the due date is extended to the following business day.
Personal property taxes are assessed based on the calendar year (January 1 to December 31) or any portion of the year during which you are liable for the tax.
Omitted personal property tax bills cover newly assessed prior year taxes not previously billed.
Personal property tax bills are mailed approximately 30 days prior to the payment due date. Personal property taxes are due every year on October 5. If October 5 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or county holiday, the due date is extended to the following business day.
Vehicles purchased or moved into the county and registered with the county on or after July 1 of the prior year will be billed in a separate batch, with a due date of February 15.
You can update your mailing address online. You can also call our office at 703-222-8234, TTY 711 or send an email to DTAPPD@fairfaxcounty.gov.
In Fairfax County, the vehicle tax on cars, trucks, motorcycles, and vans is prorated to reflect the time the vehicle was normally garaged, parked, or stored in the county. Upon notification that a property has been moved or sold, we will adjust your account to ensure that your motor vehicle is taxed accurately. The bill covers the portion of the calendar year for which you are liable.
Vehicles which are moved out of Fairfax County to a non-prorating Virginia jurisdiction during the tax year are not prorated.
Vehicle property taxes have filing deadlines in addition to payment deadlines. Vehicles must be filed with the county within 60 days of purchase or move-in to avoid the late filing fee.
Even if the dealership or leasing company offers a service to register your vehicle with the Virginia DMV, it will not automatically be filed timely with Fairfax County. You are responsible for ensuring your vehicle is filed with the county within the 60-day deadline.
The local vehicle registration fee is a separate fee that must be paid to the county. It is different from your DMV registration fee, which is paid to the state.
Real Estate TaxesReal estate taxes are due in two installments, on July 28 and December 5. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or county holiday, the due date is extended to the following business day.
Real estate taxes are assessed based on the calendar year (January 1 to December 31). The first installment covers from January to June, and the second installment covers from July to December.
Real estate tax bills are mailed approximately 30 days prior to the payment due date. Real estate taxes are due in two installments, on July 28 and December 5. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or county holiday, the due date is extended to the following business day.
If your real estate taxes are set up to be paid by your mortgage company, you will not receive a bill in the mail. DTA utilizes an automated billing and payment program through which lending institutions nationwide request and pay Fairfax County real estate taxes. Since the mortgage companies are billed electronically, requested parcels are excluded from the paper billing process. If you receive a real estate tax bill that is supposed to be paid by an escrow account, please contact your mortgage company to ensure payment. If you’ve recently paid off your mortgage, you should receive a bill and will be responsible for paying your taxes by the due date.
You can update your mailing address online. You can also call our office at 703-222-8234, TTY 711 or send an email to DTARED@fairfaxcounty.gov.
Under Virginia law, real property is assessed for the entire year in the name of the owner as of January 1 of the year. The purchaser at a sale is required to see that the proceeds from the sale are applied at settlement to any taxes and levies assessed on the real estate. The liability is prorated between the buyer and the seller, but the lien which arises from delinquency attaches to the land. The settlement attorney must ascertain all taxes due and prorate them for payment out of settlement. Questions concerning what was collected at settlement should be directed to the settlement attorney.
