Business Tax

Business Tax is responsible for issuing all business and professional licenses, assessing both the business license and business personal property taxes, and maintaining all business license and business personal property records.

Opening a Business in the City?

See Alexandria's Tax Guide for New City Businesses, Licensing and Tax Guide for Non-Profit Organizations, and Events, Courses, and Resources for City Businesses.

Business License and Business Personal Property Taxes

• Business License Tax Information
• How the Business Tax is Calculated
• Additional Documentation for Business License Filing
• Business Personal Property Tax Information

Business License and Business Personal Property Tax Forms

• 2013 Business Personal Property Tax Return and General Information 
• 2013 Business License Application (for new businesses) 
  • Interdepartmental Form
• 2013 Delinquent Business License Application 
• 2013 Cessation of Business Form (for businesses closing on or after 1/1/13)
• 2013 Business License Renewal Form (for businesses, excluding contractors, with a start date between 1/2/11 -- 12/31/12)
• 2013 Business License Renewal Form (for businesses, excluding contractors, with a start date on or before 1/1/11)
• 2013 Business License Renewal Form (for City and out-of-state contractors with a start date between 1/2/11 -- 12/31/12)
• 2013 Business License Renewal Form (for City and out-of-state contractors with a start date on or before 1/1/11)
• 2013 Business License Renewal Form (for reciprocity contractors)
• 2013 Business License Renewal Form (for businesses with regulatory licenses)
• Prior year forms can be found here.

Other Business-Related Taxes and Fees

• Admission Tax
• Bank Franchise License Tax
• Cigarette Tax
• Communications Tax
• Consumer Utility Tax
• Gasoline Tax
• Meal Sales Tax
• Public Rights-of-Way Use Fee
• Sales Tax
• Short-Term (Daily) Rental Tax
• Transient Lodging (Hotel) Tax

Contact Us

For questions about operating a business in the City and the City's business license and business personal property taxes, contact:

Business Tax
301 King St., Suite 1700
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.746.3903
Email: 

For questions about any other business-related tax, please see the page for that tax as listed above or in the Alexandria Tax Guide.