Responsibilities

The Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue is a constitutional office of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the County of Hanover. The Commissioner is locally elected every 4 years and is the chief tax authority for the locality. The Commissioner is responsible for:

• Assessing all personal and business property
• Maintaining real estate ownership information
• Overseeing the Land Use Program
• Overseeing the state income tax filing process
• Overseeing the Tax Relief Program

Mission

• Fairly and equitably identifying and assessing all sources of revenue to which the County is entitled according to the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the County of Hanover
• Actively advocating and promoting programs to minimize the tax burden on our citizens, and assisting taxpayers in participating in tax reduction programs
• Providing taxpayers with accurate and useful information concerning revenue assessments\
• Providing County officials with accurate and useful information from which decisions can be made to best serve the citizens of Hanover County
• Providing efficient, effective and courteous service in a timely manner to the citizens of Hanover County

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

For information on making a FOIA request to the Commissioner of the Revenue, contact Carol Kaplan, Commissioner of the Revenue FOIA Officer, at 804-365-6129. Information is also available in the Commissioner of the Revenue Public Records Request Policy listed under Documents.