Beverly City Tax Collector

 

Dorothea M. Jones- Tax Collector
Phone: 609-387-1881 ext. 115
Fax: 609-387-3558
Email: djones@thecityofbeverly.com

 

All property taxes are paid through the office of the Tax Collector.  You should direct all billing inquiries to this department.

 

Deductions

Senior Citizens Annual Property Tax Deduction
Annual deduction of $250.00 from property taxes for homeowners age 65 or older or disabled who have been in their home since October 1st of the pretax year, and whose income is less than $10,000/year, after a permitted exclusion of one of the following:

• Social Security Benefits
• Federal Government Retirement/Disability Pension State, County
• Municipal Government Pension

 

Veterans Deduction
Annual deduction of $250.00 from property taxes for qualified war veterans and their unmarried surviving spouses who have been in their home as of October 1st of the pretax year.

* Forms for the above may be obtained from the Tax Collector or Tax Assessor.

Property Tax Relief Programs
Information about the Homestead Rebate or Property Tax Reimbursement (Tax Freeze) may be found on the NJ Division of Taxation web site

General Information

Make checks payable to: Beverly City

Mailing address: 446 Broad Street, Beverly NJ 08010

Physical address: 446 Broad Street, Beverly NJ 08010

Note: We will not hold postdated checks!

Grace period: 10 days (to the 10th of the due month)

Interest rate
8% on the first $1500.00 and 18% on all delinquencies thereafter. 6% Year End Penalty on all balances (including interest) over $10,000.00 as of 12/31.

Tax Sale
Properties are subject to Tax Sale if Prior Year taxes are delinquent.

Billing
Taxes are billed once a year after all budgets are adopted.

Added Assessment Bills
Are for improvements made after October 1st of the pretax year and before September 1st of the current year. These bills are due on November 1st along with the original bill received in June or July. Homeowners with added assessments will be paying with two (2) bills through the second quarter of the following year. You may combine figures on one check.

New Property Owners
When ownership of property changes, the tax bill is to be forwarded to the new homeowner. If you have not received a bill within a reasonable amount of time after purchase, please call the Tax Collectors office for information.

** In order to remove a deceased person from our records, we need a copy of a death certificate.