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Collector of Taxes

The Tax Collector office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Summer hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tonya Hubosky is the Tax Collector. The phone number is (732)356-7400 ext. 242, the fax number is (732)356-4978 and the e-mail address is taxcollector@middlesexboro-nj.gov.

The Tax Collector can answers questions regarding:
* Property Tax Bills
* Curb & Gutter Sidewalk Assessments
* Payment of all Taxes
* Tax Searches
* Sewer Use Charges Billed
* Annual Tax Sales

Property Tax Bill Due Dates

The property tax bills are due on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year. There is always a 10-day grace period. If not paid by the 10th of the month in which it is due, interest will begin to accrue back to the first of the month.

For new homeowners, please contact the Tax Collector regarding payment of property taxes. Sometimes, it is several months before our office is notified of a new homeowner.

Property Tax Reimbursement Program

The State of New Jersey has a Property Tax Reimbursement Program for low income homeowners who are senior citizens or disabled. The deadline for filing this application is June 1, 2005. If you are a first time filer, applications are available in the Tax Collector's office.

To qualify for the 2004 reimbursement, an applicant must meet all of the following requirements:

(1) You must have been age 65 or older or receiving Federal Social Security disability benefits as of December 31, 2003. If receiving Federal Social Security disability, you must have continued to receive such benefits through December 31, 2004 (you do NOT qualify if you are receiving Social Security disability benefits on behalf of someone else); and

(2) You must have lived in New Jersey continuously since before January 1, 1994, as either a homeowner or a renter; and

(3) You must have owned and lived in your home (or have leased a site in a mobile home park on which you have placed a manufactured or mobile home that you own) since before January 1, 2001; and

(4) Your total annual income must be less than:
For 2003: $40,028 if you are single, or $49,082 (combined income) if married, and

For 2004: $40,869 if you are single, or $50,113 (combined income) if married, and

(5) For both 2003 and 2004 you must have paid the full amount of the property taxes due on your home.

NOTE: You may not claim a reimbursement for a vacation home, a "second home," or property which you rent to someone else.

Property Tax Deduction - Senior Citizen, Disabled Person or Surviving Spouse

There is a $250 property tax deduction available to senior citizens, disabled persons and surviving spouses who meet the following eligibility requirements:

* New Jersey Citizenship as of October 1 pretax year
* Property Ownership as of October 1 pretax year
* Residence in New Jersey and in Dwelling House as of October 1 pretax year
* Residence in New Jersey for one (1) year immediately prior to October 1
* Senior Citizen Age 65 or more as of December 31 pretax year
* Permanent and Total Disability as of December 31 pretax year
* Surviving Spouse Age 55 or more as of December 31 pretax year and at the time of spouse's death

The applicant must meet the following income requirements:

(1) The income period is the same tax year as the tax year for which a deduction is claimed.
(2) A claimant must reasonably anticipate that income received during the tax year, including income of the claimant's spouse, will not exceed $10,000.
(3) Income means all income received, excluding "ONE" of the following: Social Security Benefits or Federal Government Retirement/Disability Pension including Federal Railroad Retirement Benefits or State, County, Municipal Government Retirement/Disability Pension.

The applicant must supply the following documentary proofs, AGE may be verified by birth certificate, drivers license, county/state identification card, etc.; DISABILITY may be verified by physician's certificate, Social Security document, New Jersey Commission for Blind certificate; SURVIVING SPOUSE by death certificate of decedent and marriage license.

If all of the above criteria are met, the $250 deduction would come off the total taxes due for the year of application and each year thereafter.

On or before March 1 of each year, the claimant must file a Post-Tax Year Income Statement confirming that annual income for the tax year did not exceed the $10,000 limit and that anticipated annual income for the current year will not exceed that limit.

Senior Citizen/Surviving Spouse/Disabled Person Tax Deduction Application
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Property Tax Deduction - Veteran/Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse

There is a $250 property tax deduction available to veterans/disabled veterans or surviving spouses of veterans/disabled veterans who meet the following eligibility requirements:

* Veteran Claimant as of October 1 pretax year must:
(1) have had active wartime service in United States Armed Forces and been honorably discharged;
(2) own the property, wholly or in part, or hold legal title to the property for which deduction is claimed;
(3) be a citizen and legal or domiciliary resident of New Jersey.

*Surviving Spouse Claimant as of October 1 pretax year must:
(1) document that the deceased veteran or serviceperson was a citizen and resident of New Jersey at death who had active wartime service in the United States Armed Forces and who was honorably discharged or who died on active wartime duty;
(2) not have remarried;
(3) be a legal or domiciliary resident of New Jersey;
(4) own the property, wholly or in part, or hold legal title to the property for which deduction is claimed.

The applicant must supply the following documentary proofs: MILITARY RECORDS - Certificate of Honorable Discharge or Release, Form DD214, or Military Notification of Death or Certification of United States Veterans Administration; SURVIVING SPOUSE - Death Certificate of decedent, marriage license.

If all of the above criteria are met, the $250 deduction would come off the total taxes due for the year of application and each year thereafter.

Disabled Veteran/Surviving Spouse of Disabled Veteran/Serviceperson

Veteran/Surviving Spouse of Veteran/Serviceperson