Commissioner of the Revenue
Commissioner of the Revenue
PO Box 552
107 North Kent Street
Winchester, VA 22604
Phone: (540) 665-5681
Fax: (540) 667-6487
Email: Ellen Murphy
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 5:00
The office of Commissioner of the Revenue is an elected office. Mrs. Murphy's current four-year term began on January 1, 2008 and ends on December 31, 2011. She is an active member of The Commissioner of the Revenue Association of Virginia, the International and Virginia Associations of Assessing Officers, and other professional groups.
Her duties include, but are not limited to:
- Assessing all new construction and changes to improvements on real estate
- Conducting the general real estate reassessment efforts
- Administering tax relief for the elderly on real estate
- Administering the agricultural, horticultural, or forest land use assessments
- Assessing all personal property, including machinery and equipment, of individuals and businesses
- Assessing all businesses sited in the county for business license
- Administering all food and beverage or transient occupancy taxes
- Assisting with state income taxes and state income tax estimated payments
- Assist with County revenue projections
- Serve as non-voting member of Finance Committee