Please contact our office when you make settlement. We can generate billing information for your records for any upcoming bills as our office only mails tax and sewer bills once a year based on the owner of record in our system at the time of billing.

Taxes are due on the first day of February, May, August and November.

Yes, the Township allows 9 calendar days after the due date. If the tenth day falls on a Township holiday or weekend, the grace period is extended to the next business day. During August only, the grace period may be extended beyond the 10th of August if the bills are mailed late. You will be notified on the face of the tax bill of the last day to pay August taxes.

Tax bills are mailed in July. Each bill contains four (4) tear off stubs for the 3rd and 4th quarters of the current year, and the 1st and 2nd quarters of the next year. Original bills are mailed to those who pay their own taxes, and to banks and mortgage companies. Property owners who pay their taxes through their mortgage company receive advice copies of the tax bill. This advice copy can be used to make tax payments if a mortgage has been paid off by the property owner. Please read both the front and back of the bill.

If improvements to the property have been completed prior of October 1 of the tax year, a second tax billing will be made to the owners of that property. The Assessor will notify you of the additional assessed value and what time period it covers. The amount of taxes due for November, February and May will be the sum of the two bills.

The total tax levy to be collected is the sum of the local budget and the budgets of the Local and Regional School Boards, County, Fire District, Library, and Open Space programs. This figure is divided by the total assessments in the Township to produce the tax rate. That tax rate is then applied to individual assessments. The first half of your tax bill is estimated, and equal to one-half of the total prior year taxes. It is estimated because the rate cannot be computed until all budgets have been approved; that occurs in June. The second half tax bill is computed by applying the new tax rate to the current year assessment, then deducting the amount billed in the first half.

Taxes can be paid with cash, personal or certified checks, and money orders. You may bring in your payment, use the drop box, or mail the payment. If you are using the drop box, be aware that the payment will not be considered received until the next business day. If you are mailing, please give at least 3-5 days to reach us. Postmarks are not accepted.

If you use your bank’s online payment feature, be aware that a check is cut and mailed to us by the bank. Give at least 7-10 days for this process.

Once the tax sale process has begun, only cash, certified checks, or money orders will be accepted.

If you require a receipt, please send the entire bill back with your payment, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Your bill will be receipted and returned to you.

Credit Card payments (and/or E-check) can be made online. To use this feature, click on this link tax/sewer payments; enter the block, lot and qualifier or the account number, or your name or address. In the appropriate box (tax or utility) click on make payment, and follow the directions. A convenience fee will be assessed if you choose to use this payment option. You will be able to review the fee prior to making the payment.

(Please note we cannot take credit cards at our office nor can we take payments over the phone)

NJSA 54:4-67 states that if payment is not received by the end of business hours on the 10th day of the grace period, interest is to be charged. Interest is 8% per annum on the first $1,500.00 of delinquency; balances in excess of $1,500.00 have an interest rate of 18% per annum. This 18% rate remains in place until the taxes are brought current. Interest is charged from the 1st of the month that the payment is due, or the date of last payment. In addition, if the total balance (tax and interest) exceeds $10,000.00 on December 31, a 6% penalty shall be added to the amount due the Township.

Under this statute, the collector must have physical possession of the payment; no postmarks are accepted. Also, any payment placed in the Township drop box is considered as received the next business day.

NJSA 54:4-64 states that failure to receive a bill does not invalidate the tax due; it is the property owner’s responsibility to ascertain from the proper official (Tax Collector) the amount due. If you have recently purchased the property, or lost your bill, you should call the Tax Office to obtain the amount due, and request a copy of the bill.

To change the mailing address of a property, a Change of Address Form must be completed and sent to the Tax Assessor’s Office. If you are escrowing for taxes with a mortgage company, we need an Initial Authorization form from the mortgage company. This form, when signed by you, authorizes us to send your tax bill to the mortgage company. If you have paid off your mortgage, and are now making payments directly to the Township, please contact our office as we do not always receive notices from the mortgage company to remove their bank code.

Taxes are determined by applying the Township tax rate to the assessed value of your property. Every property in the Township pays the same tax rate. Property values, however, are unique to each property. To lower your tax exposure, you need to lower the assessed value. In order to appeal, you must file by April 1, and taxes must be current through the first quarter of the year. The Office of the Tax Assessor can help you file your appeal. The Tax Assessor can be reached at (856) 429 – 7767.