Tax Collection
The Tax Collector is responsible for billing, collection, reporting, and enforcing of municipal taxes for the Borough of Allendale. Tax bills are mailed out in July, and the first payment is due August 1st. Property taxes are due February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1.
Failure to receive a tax bill does not exempt you from paying your taxes or the interest due on delinquent taxes, but the Borough does permit a ten (10) day grace period. Taxes must be received in the office before the 10th; however, if the 10th falls on a weekend or legal holiday you have until the next business day to make payment. The State of New Jersey does not permit postmark dating. All payments may be made by check, money order, or online. The interest rate charged for late payment of taxes is 8% on the first $1,500.00, plus 18% on the amount over $1,500.00. Bills may be paid in full by adding the amounts on the four numbered stubs. This covers the last half of the current year and the first half of the following year.
As a statutory officer of the State of New Jersey, the Tax Collector is obligated to follow all the State Statues regarding property tax collection including rate, interest of delinquent tax payments, and tax sale procedures.
Bergen County Government, the Local Public School District, Northern Highlands Regional High School and the Library develop and adopt their budgets that are funded by taxes. New Jersey’s fiscal laws require the municipal government of Allendale to serve as a billing and collection agency for all four separate entities. It is important to note that municipal taxes are only a portion of an Allendale property taxpayer’s obligation.
Tax Assessor
The Tax Assessor is responsible for the listing and assessment of all properties within the municipality. The tax list is prepared each year and presented to the Bergen County Board of Taxation each January.
All appeals must be filed with the Bergen County Board of Taxation before May 1st of each year. Parcels with an assessment in excess of $1,000,000 may be filed directly with the New Jersey State Tax Court in Trenton. Appeals from added or omitted assessments must be submitted by December 1st to the Bergen County Board of Taxation. Petitions of appeals may be obtained by calling the Bergen County Board of Taxation at (201) 336-6300 or by writing to the address below:
Bergen County Board of Taxation
Two Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601
