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732-776-7224 extension 11
Tax and Sewer bills are
due in four quarterly payments on the following dates:
February
1 ●
May 1
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August 1
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November 1
Each quarterly payment
has a ten day grace period that includes the due date. Interest is
calculated at 8% for balances up to $1500.00 and 18% for delinquencies
over $1500.00. Please call the tax office if your payment is overdue,
interest accrues daily.
You may make your
payment in person or by mail. When mailing your payments, please enclose
your entire bill and enclose a self addressed stamped envelope.
Deductions
Application forms for all of the following deductions are available in the
Tax Office.
Senior Citizen
Deduction
There is a Senior Citizen deduction of $250.00 for property owners
over sixty five (65) years of age. Your income may not exceed $10,000,
but Social Security, certain government pensions and Railroad Retirement
are excluded from this figure. Income verification is required annually
for the preceding year, and proof of age are required.
Disabled Persons
Deduction
Disabled Persons may be eligible for a $250.00 deduction. Permanently
Disabled Individuals must provide proof of their disability. Income may
not exceed $10,000 a year, but Social Security, certain government
pensions and Railroad Retirement are excluded from this figure. Income
verification for the previous year is required annually.
Veteran Deduction
Veterans or their Surviving Spouse are eligible for a $250.00 deduction.
Veterans must meet the following requirement as of October 1st
of the pretax year. Veterans must be honorable discharged with active
wartime service in the US Armed Forces. A copy of your DD214 is
required. You must own or partly own the property that the deduction is
claimed for and you must be a resident of the State of New Jersey.
Surviving
spouses must be a resident of New Jersey and have not remarried, have
proof that the deceased veteran was a resident of New Jersey at the time
of their death and own the property that the deduction is claimed for.
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/other_forms/lpt/vss.pdf
New Jersey
Property Tax Relief
Information about other New Jersey Property Tax Relief programs may be
found here:
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/index.html?relief.htm~mainFrame
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