Va. Code § 58.1-801

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Virginia's four-layer recordation tax stack — state, grantor's tax, county recordation, and (in Northern Virginia) the NVTA Congestion Relief tax. Total ~0.43% non-NoVA, ~0.83% NoVA.

Anchored to: Va. Code §§ 58.1-801, 58.1-802, 58.1-815.4

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Va. Code § 58.1-801 (State Recordation Tax)

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Compute every layer of Virginia recordation tax that hits a real-estate closing under the Recordation Tax Act — the State Recordation Tax (Va. Code § 58.1-801, $0.25 per $100 = 0.25%), the Grantor's Tax (§ 58.1-802, $0.50 per $500 = 0.10%), the City/County Recordation Tax (§ 58.1-3800, up to 1/3 of the state rate ≈ 0.0833%), and the Northern Virginia Congestion Relief Tax (§ 58.1-815.4, 0.40% in nine NVTA localities). Surfaces the customary grantor/grantee allocation and flags the § 58.1-811(D) intra-family exemption.

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Virginia Recordation Tax Calculator
Compute every layer of Virginia recordation tax that hits a real-estate closing under the Recordation Tax Act — the State Recordation Tax (Va. Code § 58.1-801, $0.25 per $100 = 0.25%), the Grantor's Tax (§ 58.1-802, $0.50 per $500 = 0.10%), the City/County Recordation Tax (§ 58.1-3800, up to 1/3 of the state rate ≈ 0.0833%), and the Northern Virginia Congestion Relief Tax (§ 58.1-815.4, 0.40% in nine NVTA localities). Surfaces the customary grantor/grantee allocation and flags the § 58.1-811(D) intra-family exemption.

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Virginia Recordation Tax Calculator
Compute every layer of Virginia recordation tax that hits a real-estate closing under the Recordation Tax Act — the State Recordation Tax (Va. Code § 58.1-801, $0.25 per $100 = 0.25%), the Grantor's Tax (§ 58.1-802, $0.50 per $500 = 0.10%), the City/County Recordation Tax (§ 58.1-3800, up to 1/3 of the state rate ≈ 0.0833%), and the Northern Virginia Congestion Relief Tax (§ 58.1-815.4, 0.40% in nine NVTA localities). Surfaces the customary grantor/grantee allocation and flags the § 58.1-811(D) intra-family exemption.

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Virginia Recordation Tax Calculator
Compute every layer of Virginia recordation tax that hits a real-estate closing under the Recordation Tax Act — the State Recordation Tax (Va. Code § 58.1-801, $0.25 per $100 = 0.25%), the Grantor's Tax (§ 58.1-802, $0.50 per $500 = 0.10%), the City/County Recordation Tax (§ 58.1-3800, up to 1/3 of the state rate ≈ 0.0833%), and the Northern Virginia Congestion Relief Tax (§ 58.1-815.4, 0.40% in nine NVTA localities). Surfaces the customary grantor/grantee allocation and flags the § 58.1-811(D) intra-family exemption.

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