The Tax Assessment Defense team at Sands Anderson has more than 50 years of experience defending local governments, as well as advising localities and their elected and appointed assessing officials. We know how the state assessment laws affect Virginia's cities, counties, and towns and can help you defend tax assessment disputes and interpret the proper scope of exemptions.
Our Tax Assessment Defense team has the experience to assist with all types of local taxes, fees, and related issues such as:
- Business Personal Property
- Business, Professional, Occupational, and License (BPOL) Taxes
- Machinery and Tools
- Real Estate
- Trust taxes, such as meals, admission and lodging
- Consumer utility taxes
- Tax exemptions and classifications
- Utility Connection (Tap) and User Fees.
From counties and cities to commissioners of the revenue, finance directors, and beyond, we can intelligently and seamlessly address your specific legal responsibilities.
We provide comprehensive support to County assessing officials, helping them proactively develop assessments, offering guidance during administrative appeals, and representing them in court. We work with localities, boards of equalization, commissioners of the revenue, and other assessing officials to ensure fair and accurate tax assessments. In addition, we assist in the collection of delinquent taxes in conjunction with assessment disputes.
With experience litigating and advising on a wide range of local tax assessment disputes, including valuation, classification, and exemption matters, we have successfully handled administrative appeals before local circuit courts across the Commonwealth, the State Corporation Commission, and the Virginia Supreme Court.
