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  • We are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are closed on all official County Holidays.
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  • By law, bills must be sent out at least 15 days before the due date – but they usually are sent much earlier. Our goal is to send out bills 30 days before the due date if at all possible. It is the responsibility of the Taxpayer to let us know if you have not received your bill, so remember: If you have not received a tax bill by Mother’s Day or Thanksgiving Day, give us a call at 804-556-5806.
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  • The Treasurer's Office now accepts Visa and MasterCard in the Office at 1800 Sandy Hook Rd. NOTE: A 3% convenience fee will be charged for all credit/debit transactions. Online or over the phone, you may use a credit or debit card through a third party: “Official Payments”. To pay your taxes using a card: go online to www.officialpayments.com or call 1-888-272-9829. You will need: 1)Our Jurisdiction code: 1031 2)Your Bill Number 3)The amount you want to pay There will be a convenience fee charged. The Treasurer’s Office does not process any card payments in the office.
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  • To obtain a dog license, you must produce a valid rabies certificate and pay the appropriate fee. The fees are as follows:

    Lifetime dog license (single dog): $10.00

    Multi dog – up to 20 (twenty) dogs: $25.00

    Multi dog – up to 50 (fifty) dogs: $50.00

    Multi-dog licenses are valid through December 31st each year.

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  • The law provides various avenues for collection of delinquent (unpaid) taxes. These avenues include but are not limited to: Putting a DMV Stop on all vehicle license plates in the delinquent taxpayer’s name. Seizure and sale of the delinquent taxpayer’s vehicle (or other properties) for Personal Property taxes. Referral to Collection Agency. Issuing Employment and Bank Liens. Obtaining a court Judgment. Withholding State Income Tax Refund Failure to pay taxes can also lead to action through the Circuit Court to sell the property for taxes due and costs.
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  • Watch the local TV stations for closings. We usually follow the official County Office Closing Plan. Also, if you call this office and do not get an answer during inclement weather, we are closed.
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  • A 10% penalty is applied the first day after the due date. Penalty is calculated on the full amount of the tax (prior to the reduction for tax relief). Interest is applied on the first day of the first month after the Due Date (July 1st and January 1st) at a rate of 10% per annum. There is no grace period.
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  • If you are behind on your taxes/fees and wish to forestall collection attempts such as DMV Stops and/or seizure of your property and/or land, you may call the Treasurer’s Office and make an appointment to come into the office and sign an installment agreement with the Treasurer. Installment agreements vary and are made on an individual case by case basis. However, failure to abide by the agreement will void the agreement and negate the possibility of entering into another such agreement at a later time.
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  • Yes, if the envelope is post marked by the U.S. Post Office on the Due Date the payment will not be considered late regardless of when it is received in the Treasurer’s Office. Postage meter dates are not accepted.
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  • The Treasurer’s Office does not have that capability at this time. You may have your bank send payments to us using your online banking capability.
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  • You may use a credit or debit card through a third party: “Official Payments” over the phone. You must call 1-888-272-9829. You will need: 1)Our Jurisdiction code: 1031 2) Your Bill Number 3) The amount you want to pay There will be a convenience fee charged. The Treasurer’s Office does not accept payments over the phone in the office.
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  • The Goochland County Land Books are printed as of January 1st each year and placed in the Circuit Court Record Room. By law, the bills must match the Land Books so that Title Searchers are able to determine taxes on any given property. In order to get the bills to the new owner, we must address them to the owner on record as of January 1st and then add “care of” the new owner. The prior owner’s name will not be on the bill next year when you are the owner of record on January 1st.
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  • The Board of Supervisors sets the tax rates each year. At this time the tax rates are as follows: Personal Property: $3.95 per hundred (before tax relief*) *for information regarding the personal property tax relief act, please contact the Commissioner of the Revenue (804) 556-5807. Real Estate: 53 cents per hundred Tuckahoe Creek Service District: 32 cents per hundred.

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  • You may make a payment online through a third party: “Official Payments”. To pay your taxes online you will have to use a credit/debit card and go online to www.officialpayments.com. You will need: 1)Our Jurisdiction code: 1031 2)Your Bill Number 3)The amount you want to pay There will be a convenience fee charged.
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  • If you have moved or otherwise changed your address you should first change your address with DMV. Also notify the Treasurer’s Office so we can be sure to have the correct address at our next billing. If you own land, you should also notify the Assessor’s Office. Failure to notify DMV, the Treasurer’s Office and the Assessor’s Office may result in a late payment! It is the responsibility of the Taxpayer to let the Treasurer’s Office know if you have not received your bill, so remember: If you have not received a tax bill by Mother’s Day or Thanksgiving Day, give us a call!
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  • Only the Commissioner of Revenue (for Personal Property) or the Assessor’s Office (for Real Estate) has the authority to adjust the assessment on your bill. The Treasurer’s Office bills and collects the tax amounts assessed by those offices. If you are being taxed for property you no longer own, contact: Commissioner of Revenue- (804) 556-5807 Assessor’s Office- (804) 556-5853
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  • The Treasurer’s Office does not have that capability at this time but it is coming soon!
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  • Tax bills are sent out on a semi-annual basis. Other fees are annual. The due dates are: Personal Property: June 5th and December 5th Business Equipment: December 5th Machinery & Tools: December 5th Real Estate: June 5th and December 5th Vehicle License Fees: June 5th (Included on the Personal Property Tax Bill) Dog License Fees: January 31, 2013 In the event that a due date falls on a weekend, then the due date is extended to the next business day.
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