Title 47 — Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]

When the last day prescribed administered by the Office of Tax and Revenue for performing any act falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, the performance of the act shall be considered timely if it is performed on the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or…

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The Mayor may promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

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(a) Any state, acting through its lawfully authorized officials, shall have the right to sue in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to recover any tax lawfully due and owing to it in any case in which such reciprocal right is accorded to the District of Columbia by suc…

(a) In any state, or any subdivision thereof, in which the District of Columbia is authorized under the laws of such state to bring suit for the purpose of recovering taxes lawfully due and owing the District of Columbia, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia is autho…

For purposes of this subchapter: (1) The term “taxes” means: (A) Any tax assessment lawfully made, whether based upon a return or any other disclosure of the taxpayer or upon the information and belief of the taxing authority involved; (B) Any penalty lawfully imposed pursuant to…

The Multistate Tax Compact is adopted and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein, in the form substantially set forth as follows: The purposes of this compact are to: 1. Facilitate proper determination of state and local tax liability of multistate taxpayers,…

The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council, shall appoint a person who shall be the District of Columbia member of the Multistate Tax Commission. Such person may designate an alternate who may represent him on the Commission and who shall be a deputy or principal assis…

Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to repeal or otherwise limit the effectiveness of existing District of Columbia tax laws and regulations.

Article VIII of the Multistate Tax Compact, as set forth in § 47-441, shall be in full force and effect in and with respect to the District of Columbia.

The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the efficient administration of this subchapter.

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The Council of the District of Columbia finds that: (1) Many District residents and businesses are already overburdened by current taxation levels. (2) The health of the District’s tax base and its potential for economic growth require the maintenance of a competitive tax burden …

(a) There is established a Tax Revision Commission (“Commission”) with the purpose of preparing comprehensive recommendations to the Council and the Mayor which: (1) Provide for fairness in apportionment of taxes; (2) Broaden the tax base; (3) Make the District’s tax policy more …

(a) The Commission shall be a nonpartisan body composed of 11 members, including a Chairperson. (b) The members of the Commission shall be appointed as follows: (1) The Mayor shall appoint 5 members, of whom: (A) Three shall be experts in the field of taxation, such as tax lawyer…

(a) The Chairperson of the Commission, or his or her designated representative, who must be a member of the Commission, shall convene all meetings of the Commission. Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Voting by proxy shall not be permitted. (b) The Commissio…

For the purpose of defraying such expenses of the District of Columbia as Congress may from time to time appropriate for, there hereby is levied for each and every fiscal year, a tax at such rate on the real and personal property subject to taxation in the District as will, when …

The Treasury Department shall accurately keep an account showing all receipts and disbursements relative to the revenues and expenditures of the District of Columbia, and shall also show the sources of the revenue, the purpose of expenditure, and the appropriation under which the…

If, for any fiscal year, the District of Columbia should raise and deposit in the Treasury to its credit, more money derived from taxation, privileges, and other sources authorized in this chapter than may be necessary for the purposes therein, such excess shall be available the …

In order to provide for additional revenue to meet additional expenditures resulting from a compensation increase adopted for persons paid under the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1955 (§§ 38-1962 through 38-1981) [repealed], policemen, and firemen, the Council, in …

The Assessor of the District of Columbia shall be charged with the duty of preparing the annual tax ledgers on a numerical system, which shall be finished or completed at such time as will allow preparation by him of tax bills for collection purposes. Upon the completion of the t…

The Assessor of the District of Columbia and each member of said Board of Assistant Assessors in the discharge of any of the duties devolved upon him or them, or the Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals, may administer all necessary oaths or affirmations. The Assessor o…

(a) For the purposes of facilitating assessment and taxation of real estate in the District of Columbia, the following system of designating the several parcels of land therein is hereby prescribed, and every designation given in conformity with said system shall be a sufficient …

The designation as prescribed in § 47-701 to each of said lots or parcels of land, which they shall respectively bear on the records of the Assessor of said District at the time said lots or parcels become subject to sale for arrears of any tax or assessment, shall be the officia…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall cause to be made a daily transcript, and entry on the records of said Assessor, of the designations of lots or parcels of land in said District appearing in instruments of conveyance received for record in the Office of the Recorder of …

For the purpose of facilitating the assessment and taxation of real property in the territory within the limits of the District of Columbia lying outside of the City of Washington the following system of designating the several subdivisions, blocks, lots, and parcels of land is h…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be given numbers to all of said blocks or squares, lots or parcels of land as said blocks, squares, lots, or parcels of land have been formed by the highway extension plan, of record on February 2…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall cause to be prepared a series of volumes of plats, on a scale of 100 feet to the inch, embracing all the land in said District outside the City of Washington, these plats to show at all times the separate parcels of land created by subd…

For the purpose of keeping said books constantly current and up to date, the Mayor shall cause an employee of the Surveyor’s office to make daily transcripts of all deeds of conveyance, wills, condemnations, decrees, and other instruments or proceedings by which boundaries are ch…

The designation given as hereinbefore prescribed in § 47-704 to each block or square, lot or parcel of land, respectively appearing on the records of the Assessor of the District of Columbia at the time any assessment or tax is levied for which such property may become subject to…

It shall be the duty of the Administrator of General Services, within 90 days after the sale of any lots or squares belonging to the United States in the City of Washington, to report the fact to the proper officers of the District, giving the date of sale, the number of the lot …

It is the intent of Congress to revise the real property tax in the District of Columbia to achieve the following objectives: (1) Equitable sharing of the financial burden of the government of the District of Columbia; (2) Full public information regarding assessments and appeal …

For the purposes of this chapter: (a)(1) The term “real property” means real estate identified by plat on the records and cadastral maps of the Office of Tax and Revenue according to square, parcel or reservation and lot, together with improvements thereon. (2) The term “Mayor” m…

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) The term “condominium” means the ownership of a single dwelling unit in a horizontal property regime. (2) The term “cooperative housing association” means an association, whether incorporated or unincorporated, organized for the purpose of ow…