Prince William County Clerk of the Circuit Court Guide

At qualification the Clerk collects a Virginia state probate tax of about 10 cents per $100 of estate value (one dollar per thousand, or one tenth of one percent) (estates of $15,000 or less are exempt) (Va. Code 58.1-1712), an optional local probate tax of up to one-third of the state probate tax amount, plus clerk qualification and recording fees. The Prince William probate office states the state probate tax is calculated on both real and personal estate in the decedent's name only at one tenth of one percent (one dollar per thousand). The Commissioner of Accounts charges separate fees for reviewing the inventory and the accounts under its published Decedent's Estates Schedule of Fees (effective January 1, 2023) - for example, inventory base fees start at $153 and first-accounting base fees start at $293, scaling with estate value. Exact current local probate tax, qualification, and recording amounts at the Clerk were not captured in this pass - verify the current local probate tax and clerk fees with Prince William Circuit Court and verify Commissioner review fees with the Prince William Commissioner of Accounts before relying on a figure.