District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Property Tax Expertise

Local Property Tax Expertise with a National Footprint

Commercial property owners in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) took a significant hit to their bottom lines during the pandemic.

The economic recovery is well underway, but uncertainty persists around market-supported real and personal property valuations. Additionally, assessors continue to struggle with key issues surrounding select asset types, such as proper treatment of vacancy/inutility for office and multifamily, fluctuation in demand for and spikes in costs associated with healthcare and hospitality, separation of real property income from gross income associated with the business operations thereon, and many more market, industry, and property-specific value drivers.

The pandemic continues to have a negative impact on local market conditions, including supply and demand. To remain competitive and improve operating results, owners need expertise to assist with both the tax process and minimization.

The local market experts at Ryan are uniquely positioned to help organizations understand the complexities of these multiple tax jurisdictions. We are the only provider with a physical presence across the DMV and comprehensive national and internal reach. We are not afraid to fight all the way to the end of the appeal process, as our recent Virginia Supreme Court win demonstrates.

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District of Columbia
Number of Sites Represented:
600+
Fair Market Value Represented:
$26.4 Billion
Client Property Tax Savings Realized in Last Two Years:
$15.2 Million
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Maryland
Number of Sites Represented:
1,250+
Fair Market Value Represented:
$32 Billion
Client Property Tax Savings Realized in Last Two Years:
$10.6 Million
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Virginia
Number of Sites Represented:
2,000+
Fair Market Value Represented:
$58 Billion
Client Property Tax Savings Realized in Last Two Years:
$8.5 Million
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District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Property Tax Deadlines

Below are the local District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia property tax deadlines. If you are interested in property tax deadlines for other states, please view our U.S. Property Tax Calendar.

District of Columbia

Lien Date

January 1
Real Property Information

Assessment Notice Issue Date

March 1

Appeal Deadline

April 1; Prior year-end financial/rent roll information is required to be filed by April 15
Real Estate Tax Bill Payment Information

Tax Bills Issued

March 1

Single Payment Due (Delinquent Date)

March 31

First Installment Due (Delinquent Date)

March 31

Second Installment Due (Delinquent Date)

September 15
Personal Property Information

Assessment Notice Issue Date

July 1

Appeal Deadline

July 31

Rendition Date

July 31
Personal Property Tax Bill Payment Information

Tax Bills Issued

July 1

Single Payment Due (Delinquent Date)

July 31 of prior year

Washington, D.C. Real Estate Ryan Contact

Steve Thompson
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Maryland

Lien Date

January 1
Real Property Information

Assessment Notice Issue Date

Effective Date January 1

Appeal Deadline

December 31 or February 10; Triennial cycle with 1/3 of the properties reassessed each year. December 31 appeal deadline for off-cycle properties. Notices issued in late December for in-cycle properties with a lien date of January 1. Appeal deadline for in-cycle properties is in February. No notice issued for off-cycle properties.
Real Estate Tax Bill Payment Information

Tax Bills Issued

July 1

Single Payment Due (Delinquent Date)

September 30

First Installment Due (Delinquent Date)

September 30

Second Installment Due (Delinquent Date)

December 31
Personal Property Information

Assessment Notice Issue Date

September 1

Appeal Deadline

November 15

Rendition Date

April 15
Personal Property Tax Bill Payment Information

Tax Bills Issued

August 15

Single Payment Due (Delinquent Date)

September 30

Maryland Real Estate Ryan Contact

Shawn Eskow
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Virginia

Deadlines vary by jurisdiction

Lien Date

January 1
Real Property Information

Assessment Notice Issue Date

March 1

Appeal Deadline

April 1; 15-30 days from notice date; varies by jurisdiction
Real Estate Tax Bill Payment Information

Tax Bills Issued

October 1

Single Payment Due (Delinquent Date)

December 5

First Installment Due (Delinquent Date)

June 6

Second Installment Due (Delinquent Date)

December 5
Personal Property Information

Assessment Notice Issue Date

March 1

Appeal Deadline

April 1

Rendition Date

April 15, but can vary by jurisdiction
Personal Property Tax Bill Payment Information

Tax Bills Issued

April 1

Single Payment Due (Delinquent Date)

May 1

Virginia Real Estate Ryan Contact

Michael Owen
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Ryan’s District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Property Tax Experts

Ryan’s property tax experts in the DMV are uniquely positioned to help organizations understand the complexities of multiple tax jurisdictions and their different approaches to valuing and assessing all property types. Our Ryan DMV property tax team represents the largest property owners in the DMV across every industry, with an average of more than 15 years of experience.

Michael Allen

Principal

Michael specializes in the valuation, assessment, taxation, and exemption of real and personal property on a state and local level for clients in a variety of industries, including commercial and industrial property, hospitality, specialized mixed-use, office, multifamily, financial institutions, and real estate investment trusts (REITs) throughout Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. He is also responsible for the leadership and continued development of property tax professionals located throughout Ryan offices in a 12-state region.

Shawn Eskow

Principal

Specializing in providing real and personal property tax consulting services to his clients for more than a decade, Shawn has extensive experience with various property types, including hospitality and other going-concern properties, in addition to office buildings, shopping centers, multifamily, assisted-living facilities, and industrial buildings. As a licensed attorney in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, his expertise extends to researching property tax code and case law, including transfer and recordation taxes, exemptions and abatements, and transaction tax consulting services nationwide. Professional affiliations include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) and Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA), and the Virginia Bar Association (VBA). Shawn is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in Virginia.

Cutchin Powell

Principal

Cutchin brings several decades of experience in the valuation of all types of commercial real estate and business personal property throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. He specializes in providing real and personal property, transfer and recordation, exemption and abatement, and transaction tax consulting services. Cutchin’s focus is comprehensive throughout the lifecycle of the asset (beginning with diligence, spanning acquisition or development, and through disposition) and via a comprehensive array of services.

As leader of Ryan’s national Acquisition Price Allocation and Intangible Valuation team within the Commercial Real Estate practice, Cutchin has specific experience and expertise with “Going Concern” properties such as hospitality and resort, entertainment, banking, data center, food service, retail, healthcare, assisted living, medical, and other such uses. He specifically assists clients with diligence, ownership/management, and disposition valuation and tax consulting, helping them memorialize buyer and seller agreement to gross price, as well as itemized prices for land, improvements, tangible personal property, and intangible property.

Grant Steinhauser

Principal

With more than nine years of experience in commercial real estate and valuation industries, Grant is focused on all types of commercial real estate and business personal property throughout Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Grant specializes in providing real and personal property tax planning, appeal, and consulting services nationwide, with a specific focus on income-producing real property in Washington, D.C.; Arlington, Virginia; and Alexandria, Virginia. Grant has obtained the Certified Member of the Institute (CMI) designation from the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT) and is currently pursuing the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. Grant also has significant experience with preconstruction and preacquisition tax management and planning, including tax forecasting, budgeting, classification appeals, supplemental assessments, acquisition price allocations, tangible personal property, and intangible property.

Ted Haran

Director

As Director in Ryan’s Commercial Real Estate practice, Ted brings more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate and valuation industries. This has included significant experience with all types of commercial real estate and business personal property throughout Washington, D.C. and the rest of the country, specifically including the management and oversight of the property tax functions for various national commercial real estate portfolios.

Mike Owen

Director

Since beginning with Ryan in 2010, Mike has successfully represented properties in numerous jurisdictions, focusing on the Mid-Atlantic and especially Virginia. Having both legal (J.D. and Member of the Virginia and Washington, D.C. Bars) and economics (B.A. with departmental honors) educational backgrounds gives Mike an encompassing vantage point on both procedural and valuation matters. He has represented all major property types, including multifamily, hospitality, senior housing, data centers, industrial, and retail and has experience in real estate transactional planning and mitigation of transfer taxes. His major market concentrations are the metro Richmond area, Tidewater Virginia, and Montgomery County, Maryland.

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