www.fairfaxcounty.gov taxes/pay : Pay Taxes & Fees
Use the self-service options on the website https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/taxes/pay to pay your taxes or make a phone or video appointment at your convenience.
The Department of Tax Administration (DTA) is charged with uniformly assessing and collecting taxes and fees for Fairfax County including Real Estate tax, Vehicle (“Car”) tax, Vehicle Registration fees, Business taxes, Dog Licenses, and Parking Tickets. In addition, DTA collects past due fees for other county agencies.
MyFairfax Login
MyFairfax is your home to conduct key online transactions with the county. This is an ongoing customer service initiative to provide you with faster and easier access to your county information in a secure environment.
Residents have direct access to their Personal Property (Car) Tax, Business Personal Property Tax, and Real Estate Tax information.
In addition to tax information, Circuit Court records from 1742 onwards are offered through a subscriber-based service called CPAN. Subscribers for this service, typically include land professionals, such as title examiners, law offices, mortgage companies, banks, Commissioner of Accounts and county agencies. To register for CPAN, please refer to the Court Public Access Network overview page and submit an application to receive a User ID for access.
Payment Options
Fairfax County offers a variety of payment options to make paying your taxes as simple and convenient as possible!
For your convenience, we will be open from 8AM to 6PM on the following days leading up to the October 5 due date for Personal Property taxes:
- Friday, September 29
- Monday, October 2
- Tuesday, October 3
- Wednesday, October 4
- Thursday, October 5
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.
Other Payment Options include:
By Phone
- If using VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express, call 703-222-6740, TTY 711 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
By Mail
- 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.
Drop off
- 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
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.
