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By Mail

Mail check or money order to: Bedford County Treasurer's Office, 122 East Main St., Bedford, VA 24523. Make checks payable to Bedford County Treasurer.

By Phone

Call 888-272-9829, jurisdiction code 1067. You will need bill number, bill year, and amount to be paid.

In Person

The Treasurer's Office is located at 122 E. Main St. Suite 101, Bedford. Open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except holidays).

Drop Box

Located outside the County Administration Building's East Main Street entrance.

Beginning in 2026, the Bedford County Treasurer’s Office will offer taxpayers the option to make advance payments toward their real estate and/or personal property tax bills.

Prepayments may be made for up to 80% of the prior year’s tax bill. For example, if your 2025 personal property tax bill was $500, you may prepay up to $400 toward your 2026 bill. When tax bills are mailed in September, you will be responsible only for the remaining balance.

Prepayments must be made in person at the Treasurer’s Office, located at 122 East Main Street in Bedford. The office accepts cash, check, or bank draft.

To make prepayments by automated bank draft, taxpayers must complete a bank draft agreement and provide a voided check. Both the signed agreement and voided check must be submitted in person at the Treasurer’s Office.

For more information about account prepayments, please contact the Treasurer’s Office at taxinquiry@bedfordcountyva.gov or 540-586-7670.

The tax on the first $20,000 of value of your personal car, motorcycle, and pickup or panel truck under 7,501 pounds, which is a qualifying vehicle, is reduced by 33% of year 2025. The locality receives reimbursement from the Commonwealth of Virginia for the tax amount relieved.  For qualifying vehicles valued at $1,000 or less, the full amount of tax is relieved.

Qualifying vehicles are those, which are:

1. Automobiles, motorcycles and pickup trucks with gross weight 7500 pounds or less; and 
2. Owned or leased by natural persons who are responsible for the payment of the personal property tax; and
3. Predominantly used for non-business purposes.

Non-qualifying vehicles are those, which are:

1. Any other vehicle not listed above and trucks with gross weight greater than 7,500 pounds; or

2. Owned or leased in the name of a business; or

3. Used in a business and matching any of the following items:

a. More than 50% of the mileage for the year is for business purposes and is deducted for Federal Income Tax purposes or reimbursed by an employer; or

b. More than 50% of the depreciation associated with the vehicle is deducted as a business expense; or

c. The cost of the vehicle is expensed pursuant to #179 of the IRS Code (which by definition requires 50% or greater business use); or

d. The vehicle is leased by a natural person and used for non-business purposes but the lessor pays the personal property taxes through a contractual agreement.

High Mileage adjustments must be based on the vehicle’s mileage as of January 1 of the current tax year. Under Virginia law, January 1 is the official Tax Day.

From January 1 through January 31, high mileage can be reported using the honor system. No documents are required during this time. Simply write down your current mileage and return the form by email, mail, or in person.

After January 31, proof of high mileage is required. If documentation is submitted after January 31, the mileage will be estimated using January 1 as the reference date.

Download the application here. You can email it to the Commissioner's office or bring it to the office located at 122 East Main Street, Bedford.