For purpose of proper administration of this chapter and to prevent evasion of the tax hereby imposed, it shall be presumed that all transfers of real property are taxable and the burden shall be upon the taxpayer to show that a transfer is exempt from tax.
D.C. Code § 47-907
Presumption; burden of proof
Sept. 13, 1980, D.C
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.