NVTA Urges General Assembly to Adopt Plan to Address Virginia's Transportation Funding Crisis Before July 1, 2008
Northern Virginia's residents and businesses will continue to suffer until agreement is reached by legislators.
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NVTA Launches Campaign for funding
NVTA has launched a new campaign to encourage the General Assembly to approve a transportation funding plan.
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Governor Kaine signs legislation for refunds
Governor Kaine announced that he signed a bill to return NVTA taxes and fees.
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NVTA Urges General Assembly to Take Action

The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority passes resolution calling for immediate funding fix
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REFUND PROCEDURES l FOR VENDORS l CESSATION OF TAXES l TAX & FEES ARCHIVE


Refund Process Overview


REFUND PROCEDURES

Chapter 652 of the Acts of the Assembly provides the process for refunding of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority taxes and fees.  The key responsibilities are:

  • Grantor’s Tax (Congestion Relief Fee) will be refunded by settlement agents to persons entitled to receive the refund.  It will take a few weeks for the funds to be transferred from NVTA to circuit court clerks and then to settlement agents.  Please allow time for settlement agents to become aware of process.  Questions should then be addressed to settlement agents.

  • Regional Registration Fee and Initial Registration Fee will be refunded by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to persons who paid these fees.  Procedures have been posted on www.dmvNOW.com in early April.  Please ensure that DMV has your current address.  If you have received an invoice for the initial vehicle registration fee, please disregard the invoice.  If you are re-registering your car and the NVTA $10 regional registration fee appears on the invoice, please deduct fee and submit remainder to DMV.

  • Motor Vehicle Tax, Transient Occupancy Tax, Safety Inspection Fee, and Sales and Use Tax on Auto Repairs These four taxes/fees will be refunded by the (Virginia) Department of Treasury (Unclaimed Property Division).  The State Treasurer will establish procedures for requesting refunds for these taxes/fees.  Procedures have been published on www.trs.virginia.govAs these taxes/fees were collected by various vendors, it will take several weeks before State Treasurer has received funds.  Please anticipate that you will be required to provide proof of payment of the tax or fee that you are requesting to be refunded


VENDORS

  • Repair Tax (Note to Vendors)
    The
    Virginia Department of Taxation is recommending that vendors "segregate the Repair Tax monies collected in February 2008 and hold those funds until the Department of Taxation issues instructions for how the funds should be handled". (FAQ's) Please see the Virginia Department of Taxation Site (search for MVR-18) for more information.

  • Safety Inspection Fee (Note to Vendors)
    If you are a vendor who has collected State Inspection Fees from the public you are asked to remit the $10 fees collected to the NVTA lockbox (address on the coupon book). Refunds will be handled by the procedures set up by the legislation referred to above.

    CESSATION OF TAXES


    TAXES & FEES DOCUMENT ARCHIVE

    Click here to view archived documents about the seven taxes and fees that were approved on July 12, 2007. On February 29, 2008, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the General Assembly did not have a constitutional basis for delegating taxing authority to the NVTA





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