Office of the Tax Collector
Joan Schifferdecker, Tax Collector
Annual tax bills are mailed on or before June 14 and are due quarterly on August 1st, November 1st, February 1st and May 1st. Tax deduction applications for eligible veterans, senior citizens, disabled citizens and their surviving spouses must be filed by December 31. Taxpayers who receive certain tax deductions must file an annual post tax-year statement certifying their income on or before March 1.
TAX REMINDERS
If you would like to receive an e-mail reminder that your tax bill is due
click on here and then click onto Joan's or Tracy's e-mail
under the Tax Collector Department. Then approximately 10 days before the payment is
due you will receive an e-mail reminder from us.
Direct Debit Payments
Medford Township is pleased to offer the convenience of Direct Deposit of
your TAX and UTILITY (water/sewer) payments from your personal account to
Medford Township's account. To take advantage of this service, complete and
return an AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH) Authorization agreement, click here,
together with a VOIDED CHECK from your account. Completed Authorization Agreement
forms for tax payments must be received by the 1st of the month preceding
the due date. The tax transfer date will be the 25th of the month preceding
the due date (example tax payments due May 1 will be transferred April 25).
Completed Authorization Forms for utility payments must be received by the
15th of the month preceding the due date month. The utility transfer date
will be the 15th of the month due. Your account must be current to begin this
service. Note that a separate authorization agreement must be completed for
tax and utility payments.
We accept Cash and Checks only. No Credit Cards!
New Jersey Property Tax Relief Programs
Deductions and Exemptions , Homestead Rebate, Property Tax Reimbursement, Property
Tax Deduction/Credit
Homestead Rebate Program:
To file applications by phone: 1-877-658-2972
To file applications online: www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation
To ask questions: 1-888-238-1233 (homeowners) or 1-888-213-8623 (tenants)
Online information: www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/homestead/hrintro.htm
To check status (amount) of a filed rebate application: 1-877-658-2972
Taxation e-mail address for rebate questions: nj.homesteadrebate@treas.state.nj.us
Property Tax Reimbursement Program:
To ask questions: 1-800-882-6597
To check the status of a filed application: 1-800-882-6597
To listen to information or to order an application: 1-800-323-4400
Online information: www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/propfrez.htm
Text Telephone Service (TTY/TDD) for Hard-of-Hearing Users: 1-800-286-6613 or 609-984-7300
Annual Property Tax Deduction for Senior Citizens, Disabled Persons:
Annual deduction of up to $250 from property taxes for homeowners age 65 or older or disabled who meet certain income and residency requirements. This benefit is administered by the local municipality.
Annual Deduction for Veterans:
Annual deduction of up to $250 from taxes due on the real or personal property of qualified war veterans and their unmarried surviving spouses/surviving civil union partners/surviving domestic partners. This benefit is administered by the local municipality.
Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans:
Full exemption from property taxes on a principal residence for certain totally and permanently disabled war veterans and their unmarried surviving spouses/surviving civil union partners/surviving domestic partners. Unmarried surviving spouses/surviving civil union partners/surviving domestic partners of serviceperson who died on wartime active duty may also qualify. This benefit is administered by the local municipality.
Property Tax Reimbursement
Who is eligible: Homeowners, including owners of mobile homes located in
mobile home parks, age 65 or older, or receiving Federal Social Security
disability benefits, who paid property taxes on their principal residence
in New Jersey either directly or through mobile home park site fees. Applicants
must be New Jersey residents for at least the past 10 years, and lived
in the home for which reimbursement is claimed for at least the last 3
years, and must meet certain income limits. Applicants must meet all requirements
for both base year and reimbursement year.
What is the benefit:Reimbursement of the difference between the amount of property taxes
paid for the base year and the amount paid or the reimbursement year.
How to File: Form PTR-1 for residents who did not receive a prior year’s reimbursement
or Form PTR-2 for residents who did receive a prior year’s reimbursement.