Monthly report shows spike in delinquent taxes, but history says the money is on the wayEach month, Richmond’s elected representatives are given a look into the city’s financial state. The June report is particularly volatile because car tax payments are due on June 5, and state law marks a payment delinquent the following day. One concern is that unpaid taxes become uncollectable after 20 years, but taxes from that time range represent a small amount of the delinquent taxes overall. What wasn’t immediately clear is why the city has received some tax revenues that aren’t reflected in the monthly report. The city provided a chart to The Richmonder showing that the June spike in delinquent taxes has historically been followed by a reduction in future months, as shown in the monthly reporting to Council.