Pay Taxes & Fees

Fairfax County, Virginia

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703-222-8234
TTY 711

DTARCD@fairfaxcounty.gov

12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 223
Fairfax, VA 22035

Greg Bruch,
Division Director

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Payment Options

Fairfax County offers a variety of payment options to make paying your taxes as simple and convenient as possible!

My Fairfax Secure Portal

MyFairfax is your home to conduct key online transactions with the county. This is an ongoing, county-wide initiative to provide you with faster and easier access to all of your county information in a secure environment. Currently, you are able to access your vehicle, business tangible property, and real estate tax information. Additional services, taxes, and fees will be added later.

Create your account to include all of your vehicles and properties, then use your account to view and pay your bills online, change your mailing address, view your online payment history, and perform vehicle registrations and updates.

If you have questions, suggestions, or feedback, please email MyFairfax Help.

If you don't have time to register for an account right now, pay without logging in using one of our other online payment options.

Fairfax County provides the option to pay most of your tax bills online.

Simply input information from your bill and you will be able to pay online! Pay online with e-check or credit/debit card. A third-party processing fee is assessed for credit/debit card payments. There is no charge for e-check payments.

For vehicle tax bills, you will need the last 4 digits of your VIN and property number as shown on your tax bill. If you do not have a bill with you, you will need your DMV customer number (on your driver's license) and the last 4 digits of your vehicle's VIN.
For real estate taxes, you will need this year's stub number from your real estate tax bill. If you wish to pay now and do not have a current bill, please call DTA at 703-222-8234 to obtain your stub number.
Pay your real estate and vehicle taxes using your smartphone and QR code reader. Just scan the QR code at the top of your bill and you will be brought to our online payment portal. This option is not currently available for all tax types.
Pay Your Fairfax County Taxes on-the-go with our free mobile app. Search Fairfax County Government on Google Play or the Apple App Store. Once you download the app and launch it, click on the Services icon, select the tax type you want to pay, and follow the simple instructions. Make sure you have the bill for the tax you are planning to pay.

Please note that the payment page will timeout after 20 min of inactivity. If this happens, you will need to refresh the page and start from the beginning.

By Mail

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Make checks made payable to "County of Fairfax".
Use envelope provided with your bill or mail to:
Department of Tax Administration
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 223
Fairfax, VA 22035
Do NOT send cash.
Payments postmarked on or before the due date are considered to be on time, regardless of date received.

Drop off

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For your convenience, you may drop off your payment at one of three box locations in the parking lot
- Government Center - 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA

2021 Government Center Drop Box Locations

In Person

Government Center
- 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 223, Fairfax, VA 22035
- We are open for walk-in traffic weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Pay by check, cash, credit or debit card (for credit/debit, third party service fees will apply).
If you normally pay in person using cash, use a money order instead and drop off your payment or pay by mail.

Automatic Installments

Prepay real estate and vehicle taxes through automatic installments debited electronically from your bank account.
- For more information, refer to our Automated Payment Program - Frequently Asked Questions page, or contact our office.
- Automatic Installment application form is available on our forms page.

Returned Check Fee:
If a check is returned, a $50 charge will be added and the payment is void.

Department Resources

Related Resources

Payment Options

My Fairfax Secure Portal

Online Payments

Fairfax County provides the option to pay most of your tax bills online.

Other Payment Options include: