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TextProvidence District Tax Relief Workshop for Seniors
Fairfax County Office of Public
Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187, TTY 711, FAX 703-324-2010
Oct. 21, 2005
Providence District Supervisor Linda Q. Smyth
to Host Tax Relief Workshop for Seniors
Providence District seniors are invited to attend a workshop on how to
apply for real estate tax relief on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 8739 Lee
Highway, Fairfax. Personnel from the county’s Department of Tax
Administration will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help eligible
seniors apply for relief.
On Oct. 17, the Board of Supervisors approved an expansion of the Real
Estate Tax Relief Program for the Elderly and Disabled. The change to
this ordinance increases the net combined financial asset eligibility
requirement from $240,000 to the state maximum of $340,000 for those who
meet the age, disability and income requirements. The income limit also
has been increased from $52,000 to the fixed state maximum of $72,000.
Fairfax County provides real estate tax relief to citizens who are either 65 or older or who have permanent and total disabilities. The change in the ordinance is retroactive to all of tax year 2005. Existing applicants who have already been certified for some level of exemption do not need to reapply. The Department of Tax Administration will automatically review partial exemptions and adjust them as applicable for the second installment due in December.
Any applicable refunds associated with the 2005 first installment tax bill will be processed in December. The Department of Tax Administration also will re-examine any 2005 applications previously denied due to the existing income and asset limits. New applications will still have to be filed for the 2005 tax relief under the new limits, but the Board of Supervisors has extended the due date to Dec. 31, 2006, for first-time applicants and for hardship circumstances.
For more information or to attend the workshop, please call Tania Hossain at 703-560-6946, TTY 711. Seniors looking for more information about real estate tax relief can call the Department of Tax Administration at 703-222-8234, TTY 703-222-7594, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Tax relief applications can be obtained online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dta/pdf_files/2005taxrelief.pdf, and an affidavit of disability, for those who need one, can be found at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dta/pdf_files/affidavitofdisability.pdf.
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