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Each year, the Department 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 57 percent of the City's annual revenue.

Important Dates in 2012
January 1 Effective date of assessments
January 1  All commercial and industrial real property classified as a separate class for local taxation
January 20 Assessment notices mailed to property owners
January 24 Video icon2012 Real Property Assessment Information presented to City Council 
February 14 City Manager presents proposed FY 2013 Budget to City Council
March 1 Deadline to request Review of January assessment
March 5 Budget Public Hearing
April 14 Public Hearing on Tax Rates
April 16 Deadline to request tax relief for the elderly and disabled
May 1 Deadline for filing 2012 Income and Expense Surveys 
May 7 City Council set real estate tax
Early May Real estate tax bills mailed to owners
June 15 Deadline to pay first half of real estate tax due, regardless of review or appeal
June 1 Deadline to request Appeal of January assessment
November 15 Deadline to pay second half of real estate tax due

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301 King St., Room 2600
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.746.4646
Fax: 703.706.3979
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