Albemarle County's online payment options give you the ability to manage current & historical online tax payments.

Pay Real Estate and/or Personal Property by Credit Card/Electronic Check

File and/or Pay Business Taxes

• Business License
• Tangible Business Personal Property
• Food & Beverage
• Transient Occupancy
• Short-Term Rental
• Automobile Sales Tax

Online payments can be made by Electronic Funds Transfer from a Checking Account, also known as “e-checks. There is no fee for paying with an e-check.

You may also pay with Visa, Mastercard, Discover or Amex credit/debit cards.

Credit Card Company by-laws require Albemarle County to use a third-party to process online credit & debit card payments. Albemarle County uses PayPal and they charge the following convenience fees, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2022:

• Credit Cards                 2.50%
• Debit Cards                  2.35%

Minimum fee for all credit/debit card transactions is $1.95

A PayPal account is not necessary to pay bill(s) online.

Partial online payments are accepted.

• Payments will be applied to oldest balances first
• Partial payments will not constitute waiver of any penalties or interest on unpaid portions

To Pay Real Estate/Personal Property taxes call 866-820-5450.

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2022:

• Credit Card Convenience Fees
  • Debit Cards2.50%
  • Credit Cards2.35%
  • Minimum fee for all transaction - $1.95
  • Electronic Checks – NO FEE

The Automated Tax Payment Kiosk is located at Albemarle County McIntire Road Building – on the side of the building facing Preston Avenue.

The Automated Tax Payment Kiosk is open 24/7.

• Kiosk accepts Cash, Checks, and Credit Cards
• NEW: Cash change (no coins) provided for all for cash transactions
• Overpayments are applied to future bills
• There is a Credit Card convenience fee of 2.5%

The County uses a third-party vendor, Direct Mail Processors (DMP), to process check or credit card payments made by mail.

Make checks payable to County of Albemarle.

Payment must be postmarked on or before the due date to be considered an on-time payment.

Check Payments made by mail should be sent to the address below.

Mailing Address:
County of Albemarle
P.O Box 7604
Merrifield VA 22116-7604

Please do not use cash when remitting payment at the drop box locations.

The following drop box locations are available for your convenience:

• County Office Building – 401 McIntire Road
  
  • Parking lot adjacent to the Visitor’s Entrance
  • First Floor – right side of hallway – under the Book Cases
  • Lower commuter parking lot
• County Office Building – 5th Street Building (1600 5th Street)
  • Drop box only open from May 1 through June 5 and November 1 through December 5

The Office of Revenue Administration is located on the 1st floor of the Albemarle County Office Building – 401 McIntire Road in Charlottesville Virginia.

Our office hours are Monday – Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (except holidays).

Payments can be made by Cash, Check, Credit/Debit Cards, and Money Orders.

• Convenience fees apply to all credit and debit card payments as follow, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2022:
  • Credit Cards 2.50%
  • Debit Cards 2.35%
  • Minimum fee for all credit/debit card transactions is $1.95

Mortgage Companies and their servicers can request tax statements electronically and make payments electronically on behalf of their customers.

Mortgage companies and servicers have the option to access timely and more accurate real estate tax due information through a secure 3^rd party service provider or provide the County with their listing of parcels in the format specified in the Mortgage Company Claim File Layout document to receive a ‘Bill File’ from the County which will contain tax levy information.

Payment files from mortgage companies must be in the format specified in the Mortgage Company Payment File Layout.

All files should be sent to albemarlecountyfinance@albemarle.org.

For questions, contact the Office of Revenue Administration at 434-296-5851 or by email at albemarlecountyfinance@albemarle.org.