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DC Residential Sales Verification Questionnaire

Written by Todd Ewing on . Posted in Article.

Do You Know about the DC Residential Sales Verification Questionnaire?

If you recently bought a home in DC, you should soon thereafter expect to receive a letter from an appraiser with the Office of Tax and Revenue asking you to complete the DC Residential Sales Verification Questionnaire.

The questionnaire asks you to complete specific property data such as number of bedrooms/bathrooms, heating/ac, property condition, etc., and the purpose is to assist the DC appraiser with gathering accurate information to arrive at a more accurate tax assessment.

Are you required to complete the form?

No, there is no requirement to complete the form and no penalty associated with failure to complete the form.

What are the advantages for completing the form?

By completing the form, you may be providing data that will prompt the appraiser to correct faulty or conflicting internal data.  In many cases, this may result in a lower taxable assessment.  You may also avoid a physical inspection by a DC appraiser.

 

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Todd Ewing
Todd Ewing is an entrepreneur and attorney. After receiving his law degree from Drake University, Ewing left his home state of Iowa for opportunity in the Capital Region.He launched Federal Title & Escrow Company in 1996. The company that began on a piece of plywood strewn across a couple of sawhorses in a tiny office in Tenleytown had a unique premise: Give back to homebuyers what other title companies kick back to their referral sources.The innovative REALCredit™ distinguished Federal Title from its competitors and helped move Federal Title to the top echelon of independent title companies in the United States.A perennial trail blazer, over the years Ewing has also introduced one of the title industry’s first paperless closing workflows and a mobile app known as Close It! that was first to pinpoint for buyers, sellers and agents exactly how much cash would traverse the closing table during settlement.Ewing is an active outdoorsman who enjoys golf as well as hunting and fishing.
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Todd Ewing

Todd Ewing is an entrepreneur and attorney. After receiving his law degree from Drake University, Ewing left his home state of Iowa for opportunity in the Capital Region.He launched Federal Title & Escrow Company in 1996. The company that began on a piece of plywood strewn across a couple of sawhorses in a tiny office in Tenleytown had a unique premise: Give back to homebuyers what other title companies kick back to their referral sources.The innovative REALCredit™ distinguished Federal Title from its competitors and helped move Federal Title to the top echelon of independent title companies in the United States.A perennial trail blazer, over the years Ewing has also introduced one of the title industry’s first paperless closing workflows and a mobile app known as Close It! that was first to pinpoint for buyers, sellers and agents exactly how much cash would traverse the closing table during settlement.Ewing is an active outdoorsman who enjoys golf as well as hunting and fishing.