Tax Due Dates
- February 1st
- May 1st
- August 1st
- November 1st
Failure to receive a tax bill does not exempt you from paying taxes or the interest due on delinquent taxes. The Township does permit a 10 day grace period. The State of New Jersey does not allow the Tax Collector to acknowledge postmark, therefore all payments must be received in the office on or before the 10th. The only exception would be if the 10th falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the taxpayer would then have until the next business day to make payment. All payments must be made by cash, check, or money order.
As a statutory officer of the State of New Jersey, the Tax Collector is obligated to follow all the State Statutes regarding property tax collection including billing, due dates, interest on delinquent tax payments and tax sale procedures.
The Township of Woolwich has adopted by Resolution an Interest rate of 8% for the 1st $1500.00 of delinquency and 18% for any delinquency over $1500.00 as allowed per State Statute N.J.S.A. 54:4-67. As well as a 6% year-end penalty on any balance owing as of December 31, in excess of $10,000.00
Any open balance as of December 31st of the current year is subject to tax sale.
ALL TAXES MUST BE IN THE OFFICE BY 4:30 P.M. OF DUE DATE. ANYTHING RECEIVED AFTER 4:30 WILL BE CHARGED TO THE NEXT DAY AS DELINQUENT.
*Please be advised that the drop box is checked in the mornings and that anything put in there will be posted to the next business day. Except on the 10th of each quarter the box will be check at 4:30. Anything after 4:30 will be posted to the next business day
CREDIT CARDS ARE ACCEPTED with the following fees:
CREDIT CARDS 2.95%
E-CHECK $1.95
NOTICE:
Due to a change in State regulations for Gloucester County please be advised that the appeal filing deadline has changed. Appeals must be filed between November 15 and January 15. You may contact the Gloucester County Board of Taxation located at 1200 N Delsea Drive, Bldg A, Clayton, NJ (856-307-6448) or visit the county website – www.gloucestercountynj.gov – Departments – “B” for Board of Taxation – Forms – A1 – Appeals. In addition, Chapter 75 post cards will be mailed on or before November 15.
New Jersey Taxpayer Bill of Rights
C.54:1-2.1 Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
1. The Director of the Division of taxation shall promulgate a Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights and each county board of taxation and each municipality in the State shall post it on their prospective websites, if any.
The Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights shall set forth in simple and nontechnical terms that every taxpayer has the right to understand their real estate property assessment and to appeal an assessment that a taxpayer believes is too high. The Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights shall specify that a taxpayer has the following rights under State law:
The right to understand the real property assessment process and the requirements of the New Jersey Constitution concerning the assessment of real property;
The right to understand the calculation of the assessment on their real property;
The right to a detailed information about how to appeal an assessment of the real property; and municipality in which the taxpayer’s property is located.
2. This act shall take effect immediately Approved July 2, 2017
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SENIOR TAX FREEZE
Application Deadline for Senior Tax Freeze is October 31, 2023.
Kim Jaworski, CTC
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