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Staff briefs council on new state option to separate vehicle and business personal-property rates; staff counsel caution

5063494 · March 12, 2025
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Summary

City staff and a commissioner briefed the Manassas City Council on April 7 about a state change that allows a separate vehicle tax rate, and they recommended caution before Manassas uses the new option.

City staff and a commissioner briefed the Manassas City Council on April 7 about a recently clarified state option that allows localities to set a separate vehicle tax rate distinct from other tangible personal‑property rates, and they advised restraint in using the new flexibility.

A presenter told the council the General Assembly removed a previously scheduled expiration for a temporary option that lets jurisdictions create a separate vehicle tax rate distinct from their general tangible personal-property rate. "So now you can create a vehicle tax rate that is separate from your general tangible…

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