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NVTA Taxes One Step Closer to Being Refunded

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Real Estate Agent with Long and Foster Real Estate VA License # 0225089470

Last week, Virginia Governor Kaine signed into law the bill that makes the Northern Virginia Tranportation Authority Tax unconstitutional, and sets the timelines for refunding the money collected from home sellers since January 1, 2008.  You can review a copy of the bill the Governor signed at www.hb3202.virginia.gov.

The timelines do indicate the various clerks of the court that received these funds from settlement companies/ agents, have sixty days to develop guidelines to return the money to these companies that collected the funds at settlement.  From there, the settlement companies/agents have ninety days from the date they receive the funds from the clerk, to get the refund to the home sellers who paid this unconstitutional tax.

For more information on the issue, you can log on to www.thenovaauthority.org.  This continues to be the site where inquiries regarding these refunds are being directed.

Comments(4)

Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Glad the increase went away.  It was a killer for sellers to bear on top of all the other costs.

Sep 25, 2010 02:19 AM
Pat Fenn
Marketing Specialist for CJ Realty Group/Cindy Jones Broker - Springfield, VA

This was a nightmare during the refund process.  Hopefully everyone got their money back that was supposed too.

Sep 25, 2010 02:36 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Cindy:  That was a low blow to real estate sellers for sure.

Sep 25, 2010 02:01 PM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Pat:  My Mom sold her house and was assessed the tax, and was refunded the money without much hassle.

Sep 25, 2010 02:01 PM