TAX ASSESSOR

File this form with the municipal tax assessor at any time during the tax year. Partial or prorated exemption is permitted for the remainder of any taxable year from the date ownership or title to the dwelling house is acquired provided all other eligibility requirements are met. For example, where application is filed on June 1st of the tax year for exemption on a dwelling house acquired on February 14th of the tax year, the assessed value is to be prorated for taxation purposes so that 44/365th’s of the total assessment would be taxable and 321/365th’s would be exempt.

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File this claim with the municipal tax assessor from October 1 through December 31 of the pretax year, i.e., the year prior to the calendar tax year or with the municipal tax collector from January 1 through December 31 of the calendar tax year. For example, for a property tax deduction claimed for calendar tax year 2019, the pretax year filing period would be October 1 – December 31, 2018 with the assessor and the tax year filing period would be January 1 – December 31, 2019 with the collector.

As you may be aware, the Township of Bridgewater continues to conduct its annual reassessment program. As we enter our 20th year, I remind property owners that the purpose of the reassessment program is not to generate additional tax revenue. Its purpose is to annually reestablish the overall municipal assessment value based upon market analysis. This includes all class of properties; commercial, residential, industrial, vacant land, etc.

As a state requirement of the reassessment program, each property must be inspected within a four-year cycle. Each year of our annual reassessment program the Township of Bridgewater contracts with an accredited appraisal firm to conduct property inspections in order to confirm data accuracy. Having correct data is paramount to valuation accuracy. This is also vital to maintain equity and uniformity. Our goal is to have all assessments reflect as close to true market as possible. A notice will be mailed out prior to the inspection to the homes being inspected this year.

Veterans (Widow or Widower)

Senior Citizens (Surviving Spouse of a Senior Citizen)*

Disabled Persons (Surviving Spouse of a Disabled Person)

.* These deductions require this supplemental to accompany the application:

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During the tax year for which the deduction is claimed, The applicant reasonably anticipates that their annual income (and that of their spouse/civil union partner combined) will not exceed $10,000 after a permitted exclusion of Social Security Benefits, or Federal Government Retirement/Disability Pension, or State, County, Municipal Government and their political subdivisions and agencies Retirement/Disability Pension. Please see the application for more details.