Built from the statute and cross-checked against what the revenue department currently applies.
Verified September 21, 2026 · statute and revenue department cross-checked
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Who pays
Split. The buyer pays the recordation tax, the seller pays the grantor tax.
What to know about Virginia
Northern Virginia pays two extra regional fees that no other part of the state pays, both on the seller. That takes the combined rate from about 0.43 percent to roughly 0.63 percent inside the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority boundary.
Va. Code § 58.1-801 “The rate of the tax shall be 25 cents on every $100 or fraction thereof of (i) the consideration of the deed or (ii) the actual value of the property conveyed, whichever is greater.”
Va. Code § 58.1-802 “shall be 50 cents for each $500 or fraction thereof ... The tax imposed by this section shall be paid by the grantor”
Va. Code § 58.1-802.3 “a fee, delineated as the "regional WMATA capital fee," is hereby imposed ... shall be $0.10 for each $100 or fraction thereof”
Last verified: September 21, 2026.
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