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Finance Department

The Finance Department collects and manages all City funds, assesses and collects revenues and taxes, issues business licenses, provides assistance to residents in filing state income tax returns, maintains the City's tax relief programs, and manages City retirement plans.
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Contactless Options to Reach the Finance Department

  • Call us at 703.746.4800
  • Payments can be made using the outside drop box on the Royal Street side of City Hall, available 24 hours a day.
  • Pay by credit card or eCheck on the City's website at alexandriava.gov/Payments.
  • Mail Car Tax payments to City of Alexandria, PO Box 34710, Alexandria, VA 22334-0710.
  • Mail Business Personal Property Tax payments to City of Alexandria, PO Box 34901, Alexandria, VA 22334-0901.
  • Email us:
    • Car Tax questions: VehicleTax@alexandriava.gov
    • Business Tax questions: BusinessTax@alexandriava.gov
    • Past Due Tax Account questions: Collections@alexandriava.gov 
    • Payment questions: Payments@alexandriava.gov

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New to the City?

Please take a look at our:

  • Small, Women, and Minority-Owned Businesses - NEW!
  • Short-Term Residential Rental Registry (Home Sharing)
  • Tax Guide for New City Residents 
  • Tax Guide for New City Businesses 
  • Licensing and Tax Guide for Non-Profit Organizations  
  • Events, Courses, and Resources for City Businesses.

Divisions of the Finance Department

Administrative Division

The Administration Division is responsible for the overall management of the Finance Department and provides administrative and information technology support to other divisions.

Revenue Administration Division

The Revenue Administration Division assesses and enforces personal property, meal sales, transient lodging and other taxes; issues business and professional licenses, assists the community with state income tax questions and preparation. This Division also administers the City's real estate tax relief programs for the elderly and disabled.

  • Personal Property Tax - 703.746.4800                                                                                                                                          
    Email - VehicleTax@alexandriava.gov
  • Business Tax - 703.746.4800                                                                                                                 
    Email - BusinessTax@alexandriava.gov
  • Discovery and Collections - 703.746.4800                                                                                                                 
    Discovery Email - RADAR@alexandriava.gov
    Collections Email - Collections@alexandriava.gov
  • Tax Relief - 703.746.4800             
    Email - TaxRelief@alexandriava.gov

Treasury Division

The Treasury Division is responsible for the investment, disbursement, and collection of all City monies and sells such items as residential parking permits and bus passes.

  • Payments - 703.746.4800                                                                                                                 
    Email - Payments@alexandriava.gov

Accounting Division

The Accounting Division maintains records on the financial operations of the City, prepares the City's monthly and annual financial reports, prepares checks to fulfill City obligations to vendors, maintains the City's employee payroll, manages miscellaneous billing, and monitors expenditures and revenues to determine budgetary compliance.

  • Accounting - 703.746.3905
    Email - AccountsPayable@alexandriava.gov

Purchasing Division

The Purchasing Division is responsible for centralized City procurement, including the processing of purchase orders and vendor list control. All City purchases exceeding $10,000 are made by the Purchasing Division through both formal and informal competitive bidding procedures.

  • Purchasing - 703.746.4946
    Email - Procurement@alexandriava.gov

Pension Administration Division

The Pension Administration Division manages pension plans for City employees and uniformed service employees.

  • Pension Administration - 703.746.3906
    Email - Retirement@alexandriava.gov

Office of Real Estate Assessments

Each year, the Office of Real Estate Assessments appraises each parcel of real estate in the City to assess its estimated fair market value. These values are used by the Department of Finance to bill for and collect the real estate tax, which accounts for about 60 percent of the City's annual revenue.

  • Office of Real Estate Assessments - 703.746.4646
    Email - RealEstate@alexandriava.gov

Risk Management

Risk Management is responsible for City's workers' compensation claims management, safety management, insurance management, and liability claims management for the City.

  • Risk Management - 703.746.4549
    Email - Risk.Management@alexandriava.gov

Branch Tax Office, 4850 Mark Center Drive

The Finance Department has opened an additional location in the West End of the City at the Redella S. “Del” Pepper Community Resource Center at 4850 Mark Center Drive, Suite 2011, Alexandria VA 22311.  This is a full-service branch office specifically for tax administration and payment functions, in addition to the regular operations that continue to be conducted at City Hall. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.

 

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