Property / School Tax Information

For January Property Taxes
Property Tax Bills are mailed in early January.  No penalty will be added if U.S. postmarked or paid in person on or before January 31.  Postage meter indicia or foreign postmarks are not acceptable for determining timeliness of mailing.  On taxes remaining unpaid after January 31, please note that a 1% penalty for payments made in February and a 2% penalty for payments made in March will be added until the return of the unpaid taxes is made to the Commissioner of Finance on April 1st pursuant to law and to whom they are payable.  After April first, additional fees are charged by the Commissioner of Finance.  Bills cover January 1 to December 31.

The back of the tax statement contains important information on exemptions, deadlines and third-party notification.  Taxpayers are urged to carefully review the provisions to determine if any of them apply.  In the event you did not receive a tax bill or if you have an escrow account and a bill was sent to you in error, please call the Receiver of Taxes at 439-4955, extension 1177.

For September School Taxes
School Tax Bills are mailed in early September.  No penalty will be added if U.S. postmarked or paid in person by September 30.  Postage meter indicia or foreign postmarks are not acceptable for determining timeliness of mailing.  When paid in person or U.S. posted October 1 - October 31, the penalty is 4%.  Those remaining unpaid after October 31 are re-levied on the January Property Taxes and include percentage penalties.  Bills cover July 1 to June 30.

For current tax rates, please visit http://www.bethlehem.oarsystem.com/Home.aspx