Commissioners of the Revenue

Commissioner of the Revenue

Commissioners of the Revenue are the chief tax assessing officers in Virginia's cities and counties. They administer the assessments for businesses and individuals in the following areas:

  • Real estate taxes (in some cities and large suburban counties, assessors handle this function)
  • Personal property taxes
  • Business license fees
  • Consumer utility taxes
  • Machinery and tools taxes
  • Merchants capital taxes
  • Special taxes on meals, lodging and cigarettes

Commissioners also spend considerable time working on state income taxes, helping citizens complete their returns and performing initial processing prior to delivery of the forms to the State Department of Taxation.

Commissioners of the Revenue Users Guides, Policies and Procedures Arrow forward icon

  • SCB Commissioners of the Revenue Budget Request Manual
  • SCB Policies and Procedures-General
  • SCB Policies and Procedures-Commissioners of the Revenue