Personal Property Tax

I want to:

• Report a vehicle or other personal property item as sold or disposed.

• Report a change of address or item(s) moved out of Charlottesville.

• Report a Vehicle that you suspect of avoiding personal property tax

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  • Find Untaxed Vehicle at to the bottom of the list

Personal Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans

The Constitution of Virginia [Article X, Section 6(a)(8)] and Virginia Code §58.1-3668 was amended effective January 1, 2021 to exempt from taxation one motor vehicle owned and used primarily by or for any Veteran of the Armed Forces or Virginia National Guard who meets the following criteria: 

• Veteran must have been rated by the US Department of Veterans affairs or its successor agency pursuant to federal law with a 100% service-connected, permanent and total disability.
• The one motor vehicle includes only a passenger car or a pickup or panel truck that is registered for personal use.
• The following ownership and use qualify for personal property tax exemption:
  • The vehicle is owned and used by the disabled veteran.
  • The vehicle is owned jointly with the spouse of the disabled veteran.
• This exemption shall be applicable beginning on the date the motor vehicle is acquired or January 1, 2021, whichever is later, and shall not be applicable for any period prior to January 1, 2021.
• Leased vehicles and vehicles owned by a business will not qualify.
• A vehicle owned by a trust of any type, either revocable or irrevocable, does not qualify for the tax exemption.
• Application for Disabled Veteran Personal Property Tax Exemption (PDF)