Tax Office
The School Tax Office will be open the week of March 26-30 to receive final tax payments.
General Information
School tax bills are mailed around the beginning of September each year. Actual mailing date for the 2017-2018 tax bill was August 31, 2017. Only one bill will be mailed. If a duplicate is needed, please contact the tax office. Failure to receive a bill does not in any way affect the due date of the tax or penalty prescribed by law. (RPT 922). If you no longer own the property listed, please call the tax office. If you have an escrow account, forward the bill to your mortgage company. Finally, we cannot accept partial payments of installments.
Payment Options
Payment in full with no penalty or installment fee, on or before Oct. 5, 2017.
Installment payments (without penalty):
1st installment due date Oct. 5, 2017
2nd installment due date Dec. 5, 2017
3rd installment due date: Mar. 5, 2018
(If the installment option is chose, a $1.00 installment fee will be added automatically to the 1st installment)
Late Payments
A 1% penalty is assessed on the first day after the due date and on the first day of each month thereafter.
Installment | Date | Penalty |
---|---|---|
1st Installment | Oct. 6-31 | Add 1% of the 1st installment |
Nov. 1-30 | Add 2% of the 1st installment | |
Dec. 1-31 | Add 3% of the 1st installment | |
Jan. 1-31 | Add 4% of the 1st installment | |
Feb. 1-29 | Add 5% of the 1st installment | |
Mar. 1-31 | Add 6% of the 1st installment | |
2nd Installment | Dec. 6-31 | Add 1% of the 2nd installment |
Jan. 1-31 | Add 2% of the 2nd installment | |
Feb. 1-29 | Add 3% of the 2nd installment | |
Mar. 1-31 | Add 4% of the 2nd installment | |
3rd Installment | Mar. 6-31 | Add 1% of the 3rd installment |
Post Marks
We are legally bound by United States Postal postmarks or postmarks of accredited ground services (e.g. UPS, FedEx). Pitney Bowes (or any similar metering system) is NOT a legal postmark. If a payment arrives with a postmark that is not legal or without a postmark, it is considered paid on the day that it arrives in the tax office. (RPT 925)
Payments after March 31, 2018
After March 31, 2018 unpaid School Taxes will be handed over to the City of Newburgh Collector's Office (845 569 7330) for parcels located in the City of Newburgh or to the Commissioner of Finance (845 291-2480) for parcels outside of the City limits.
Contact Tax Collector
Cynthia Pinter, Tax Collector
Newburgh Free Library Building Lobby
124 Grand Street, Newburgh, NY 12550
Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00AM-3:00PM
(Please note the tax office follows the same schedule as the school district regarding delays and closings)
Phone: (845) 563-3490
Fax: (845) 563-3496
2017-2018 Tax Rates
*Per 1,000 in Taxable Assessed Value
City of Newburgh: $27.343740
Town of Newburgh: $79.395318
New Windsor: $151.573124
Cornwall: $27.343272
Exemptions
You may be eligible for partial tax exemptions. For details please contact the Assessor's Office in your municipality.
City of Newburgh: (845) 569-7333
Town of Newburgh: (845) 564-4550
New Windsor: (845) 563-4632
Cornwall: (845) 534 7290
Further Tax Information
Use the following link for further tax information.
www.tax.ny.gov/pit/property