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die this beside penalizing those who try to better themselves."
Frank Lattanzi of Centreville purchased a one-year old used car and was shocked to see the assessed value. Mr. Lattanzi explained to the panel that he paid $14,000 for the car, which was valued at slightly more than $ 19,000. He said he was told the higher number came from one of several books used in assessing a car’s value.
"All of those automotive book lists are fiction," he said. "They are only there to give the car dealers a way to tell the client that everyone gets a bargain."
Noting that Fairfax County has the highest percentage of college-trained people in the United States, Mr. Lattanzi said while intelligent people don't mind paying taxes, the imposition of the taxes is another matter altogether.
"We in the professional class are not against taxes," he said. We are against the absurdity in the valuation [of the property]."
Robert McCarthy of Northern Virginia was just one person lining up in support of Sen. Colgan's bill. Mr. McCarthy, who reported seeing some motorists not pay personal property taxes, said he continues to be frustrated that his efforts to report violators to authorities yield few tangible results.
"People brag about evading this tax," he said, "especially wealthy people who have waterfront property in Maryland where they register their Jaguars."
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