Important Tax Appeal Information:  Property owners should review their property record card and assessment information with the municipal tax assessor. Many concerns can be answered and resolved locally.

Please be aware that the assessed valuation is the basis for which Municipal, School and County budgetary requirements needed to be raised by taxation are apportioned among the residents, therefore an appeal complaint is based on the assessment and not on the property tax amounts.

If a property owner desires to file an appeal, an appeal form is required to be filed with the Hunterdon County Board of Taxation on or before April 1st of the tax year. If the assessment is in excess of $1,000,000 then an appeal may be filed directly with the State Tax Court.

The County Tax Board appeal form may be obtained by contacting the board office at 908-788-1173. Further helpful appeal information is located on the Hunterdon County Tax Board's website: http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/taxboard/hearings.htm

Tax Appeals:  Please note that you cannot appeal your taxes, only your assessment.  If you are dissatisfied with your tax assessment, you may speak  with the tax assessor.  If, after speaking with the assessor,you wish to contest your assessment, you may file an appeal to the Hunterdon County Board of Taxation.  This may be done between February 1^st to April 1 ^st each year.

Click here for detailed information about tax appeals from the Hunterdon County Board of Taxation.

Deductions available through the Tax Collector/Assessor:

1.                   Veterans Deduction - Qualified veterans of the United States who served in time of war may be entitled to a yearly deduction of $250.00 on their property taxes. Forms are available in the Tax Collector’s and Tax Assessor’s Offices or download here.

2.                  Senior Citizen and Disabled Persons Deduction – Persons over the age of 65 and 100% Disabled Persons of any age may be entitled to a yearly deduction of $250.00 on their property taxes.  Forms are available in the Tax Collector’s and Tax Assessor’s Offices or download application here and supplemental form here.

FORMS TO SUBMIT TO THE TAX ASSESSOR

Veteran Deduction
Senior Citizen Deduction and Supplemental Municipal Form
Farmland Assessment Form & Supplemental Farmland Assessment Form
Woodland Data Form