

Understand the importance of analyzing your tax assessment attentively. If you’ve refinanced lately, be sure duplicate billings haven’t been imposed.

But there’s a procedure to challenge the accuracy of your tax assessment and have it reduced in the event it’s an overstatement of tax. Then there are the inevitable appraiser’s mistakes. No surprise though when presumed alike properties in locales are assigned the same fair market value predicated upon only a few - again presupposed - representative properties’ appraised values. Instructions are listed on the reverse side of the card.įreehold Borough has a five year tax abatement program on improvements, which must be filed within thirty (30) days of the substantial completion of the permitted work.Maybe you aren’t focused on your tax bill being higher than is warranted by your property’s market value. If you disagree with this value, you must file an appeal by January 15th. You are notified of your current year’s assessment by postcard on or before November 15th. Maintains the current tax map for the Borough, along with property record cards for each property with the correct owner.These applications are available from either the Tax Assessor’s or Tax Collector’s office. Reviews all applications for exemptions and deductions such as Veterans, Senior Citizens, and Disabled Persons.

If improvements were made to your property during the year, you may receive an additional bill for added value in October, due November 1st.
