City of Alexandria Car Taxes Due Oct. 6

The City of Alexandria is reminding property owners that 2014 Personal Property Tax bills, which were mailed in August, are due on Oct. 6.

Any vehicle owner who does not receive the bill by mail must contact the Revenue Division at (703) 746-3995 or the Treasury Division at (703) 746-3902. Failure to receive the bill will not relieve the vehicle owner of the obligation to file and pay taxes by the due date.

Vehicle owners who have had a change of address and have not previously reported this change to the City should contact the Finance Department at vehicletax@alexandriava.gov or call (703) 746-3995. For more information on Personal Property Tax, please visit the Finance Department website at alexandriava.gov/CarTax.

Are you exempt from paying?

The following persons are fully or partially exempted from paying the personal property tax and decal fee but must still register their vehicles, file the annual filing by exception letter (FBE), and display valid City decals:

• Military personnel who are on extended active duty and who are not residents of Virginia, if the vehicle is owned (not leased) by and registered solely in the name of the active duty person, are exempt from both the decal fee and personal property tax. Military personnel who are on active duty and are residents of Virginia are exempt from the decal fee but not the personal property tax.
• Spouses of military personnel on extended active duty, who are not residents of Virginia, are exempt from both the decal fee and personal property tax if the vehicle is solely registered to the spouse or co-registered to the spouse and the active duty military member. Vehicles co-owned with other family members or non-related persons will not qualify for the exemption.
• Members of the United States Congress and their spouses are exempt from both the decal fee and personal property tax.
• Recognized foreign diplomats and their immediate families are exempt from both the decal fee and personal property tax.
• Disabled American veterans whose vehicles display current Virginia disabled veteran license plates are exempt from the decal fee but not the personal property tax.
• Members of the Virginia National Guard whose vehicles display current Virginia National Guard license plates pay only half the decal fee but are not exempt from the personal property tax.
• Vehicle owners who pay taxes on their vehicles to other Virginia jurisdictions or other states are exempt from the personal property tax but may still be required to pay the decal fee.