Tax Department

Tax Collector

The Tax Collector is responsible for collecting all property taxes. Upon receipt of the Township’s tax assessments and certified tax rate, tax bills are calculated and mailed to property owners, authorized banks and mortgage companies.

When property taxes are not paid on a timely basis, the Tax Collector is responsible for delinquent billing and schedules an annual Tax Sale to collect delinquent taxes.

The Tax Collector strives to obtain a high collection rate to minimize a negative budgetary impact on the Township’s financial expenses. The Tax Collector provides written reports to both the governing body and the State of New Jersey.

Note: Tax bills are mailed out once a year, usually in July.

Taxes are due: Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1, and Nov. 1. Each quarter has a 10-day grace period, and interest accrues after the grace period, from the due date of the 1st. Added Assessment bills for improvements are mailed out in early October each year and are due Nov. 1st.

Tax Sale- Monday, December 30th, 2024

For the tax sale list, please click here.

NJ Property Tax Relief

New in 2025 – Single Combined Application. There is now one application for Senior Freeze, ANCHOR, and Stay NJ. You can file this application either online or with the printable application.

Mailed application booklets will begin to be shipped out in March 2025. Please allow until April 15th for delivery. Those who are 65 years old or older, those receiving Social Security Disability, or those that are senior taxpayers who may qualify for the ANCHOR program will not be automatically filed – you must do so on your own.

For more information, please click here.

Taxation email address for Senior Freeze and general tax questions: nj.taxation@treas.nj.gov

New Jersey tax payers will soon be receiving filing information mailers for the Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (2019  ANCHOR) – property tax relief program.

The ANCHOR program replaces the Homestead Benefit program and allows for increased eligibility for both homeowners and tenants. The deadline for filing an ANCHOR application is Friday, December 30, 2022.  The State of NJ will be mailing out the applications the week of September 19^th.  Please do not call the State about a missing mailer until at least two weeks after the expected delivery date.

For more information please contact the ANCHOR program at 1-888-238-1233 or online at  NJ Division of Taxation – ANCHOR Program

There are two levels of property tax relief in New Jersey, programs administered at the Municipal level, and those that are administered at the State level.

Municipal Level
The two programs administered at the Municipal Level are the Senior Citizens’ Deduction and the Veterans’ Deduction. Both give the homeowner a $250 credit on their taxes, beginning in the year that it is first approved. The Veteran’s deduction continues without any annual verification necessary until the Veteran sells the home. If a veteran dies while the deduction is in effect, his or her spouse will receive the Widow of a Veteran unless they marry again. The Senior deduction is based on income, so each year a verification form is mailed out to all the seniors with the deduction, wherein the senior must certify that their income did not exceed the amount allowed in the prior year, and that they believe that it will not exceed the amount in the subsequent year.  (Income other than Social Security and other Federal programs must not exceed $10,000.)

State Level
All other property tax relief programs are administered by the State of NJ: Homestead Rebate Property Tax

https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/relief.shtml

Reimbursement or Senior Freeze
For other programs that may offer you some financial help or other aid, look at the website: NJHelps.org

Veteran’s Property Tax Deduction Claim Form
Click here to view/download the New Veterans Property Tax Deduction Form

Tax Payer Bill of Rights: About New Jersey Taxes New Jersey Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights . Public Law 2017, Chapter 128 . Overview . The Property Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/lpt/LocalPropertyTax.pdf

Tax Assessor

2025 Tax Maps

Tax Assessment
The Tax Assessor is a quasi-judicial position, a creature of the Legislature, whose authority is statutory and based in the New Jersey Constitution. The Stillwater Township Tax Assessor holds a Certified Tax Assessor Certificate from the State of New Jersey, Department of the Treasury, Division of Taxation. Although the Tax Assessor is hired and paid by the Municipality, the immediate supervisor of the Tax Assessor is the County Board of Taxation.

The Assessor’s Office
The Municipal Tax Assessor is responsible for the following activities:

• Location and ownership of all real property in the taxing district; listing and describing property in a manner as prescribed by the Division of Taxation.
• Determining taxable value of all property in the taxing district.
• Equalization via district wide revaluation and maintenance and for purposes of State aid to schools.
• Defense of Appeals – appearances at County Tax Board and State Tax Court.
• Process and review copies of construction permits and valuation for added and omitted assessments and for COAH fees.
• Sub-Divisions – assign block and lot numbers and valuation of newly created lot(s).
• Farmland assessment – valuation, review of applications, inspections, in addition to rollback assessments.
• Continual Review of Property Cards to ensure accuracy.
• Deductions – review for qualification pursuant to NJ State Statutes of Veteran, widow, senior & disabled.
• Exempt Properties – Every third year reviewing all exempt properties and obtaining updated information to ensure qualification.
• Chapter 75 – Assessment notification post cards mailed annually on or before February 1st of the tax year. The notification shows the current year assessment, the taxes paid in the prior year, and appeal information. If taxpayers have any questions with regard to the assessment, they should contact the Tax Assessor’s office.

Tax Appeals
A taxpayer does not file an appeal of his/her taxes but rather the assessment.  Stillwater Township taxpayers who believe that their assessments do not reflect 100% of true market value as of October 1st, of the pretax year (the assessing date) have the right to file an appeal with the Sussex County Board of Taxation on or before April 1st of the tax year. A Petition of Appeal may be obtained from the Sussex County Tax Board located at the 83 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860 973-579-0790 or visit http://www.sussex.nj.us/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=7&TPID=862

Farmland Assessment

2025 Farmland Assessment Information and forms:

Deadline to File – August 1, 2024

2025 Farmland Assessment Letter & Guidelines

2025 Supplemental Farmland Form

Farmland Application (FA-1)

https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/other_forms/lpt/FA1.pdf

Farmland Gross Sales Form (FA-1 GS)

https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/other_forms/lpt/fa1-gs.pdf

General Farmland Information

https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/lpt/lpt-farmland.shtml

The New Jersey Homeowner’s Guide to Property Taxes

The New Jersey Homeowner’s Guide to Property Taxes is provided by the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants in partnership with New Jersey Realtors and the Association of Municipal Assessors of New Jersey and is a great publication for all New Jersey homeowners.

Click Here to Download/read the Guide

Assessment Cards
The Annual Notice of Assessment postcards have been mailed out. They are white this year. If you do not receive your card or have lost it, you can view/download your postcard from the NJ Association of County Tax Boards website, here.
Once on the website search page, put in your last name and click “search.” Then, click your name and the postcard information will be on the top left side of the page.