SCHOOL TAX COLLECTION

 

2010 school tax bills will be mailed on or around September 1, 2010.  If you do not receive your tax bill by September 5th, please contact the school tax collector at the number below or visit www.townsoft.com to view or print a copy of your bill.

 

No penalty is due on payments received or postmarked ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2010.  A 2% penalty will be added to tax payments made on or postmarked between October 2, 2010 and November 1, 2010. ALL tax bills must be postmarked on or before November 1, 2010.  After the November 1st deadline, all unpaid tax bills are returned to the Rensselaer County Tax Office for collection. These returned bills are subject to an additional 7% Rensselaer County Penalty.

 

PLEASE NOTE ALL RETURNED CHECKS MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PROCESSING FEE.

 

TAXPAYERS WHO WISH A RECEIPT MUST RETURN THE

ENTIRE TAX BILL.  

 

Payment should be made by check or money order payable to:                                                       

Berlin Central School District, Tax Collector, P.O. Box 259, Berlin, NY 12022

 

Collector can be reached at any time by e-mail at taxcollector@berlincentral.org or

by phone - Monday through Friday -  4:00 and 7:00 PM at (518) 733-0158.

 

If you would like to view or print a copy of your tax bill, please visit www.townsoft.com. 

(Select Tax Lookup on left side of screen, select Rensselaer (County), select Berlin, select search method.)

 

 

Taxes may also be paid in person at:

           

Petersburgh Town Hall

Monday, September 20

 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Stephentown Town Hall

Tuesday, September 21

 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Grafton Town Hall

Wednesday, September 22

 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Berlin Town Hall

Monday, September 27

 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Berlin Town Hall

Monday, October 25

6:00 PM–8:00 PM

(Please note the October collection date will require an additional 2% penalty added to your payment.)

 

*****IF PAYING IN CASH – PLEASE BRING EXACT AMOUNT*****

 

 

ALL questions regarding the STAR program, assessments, reapportionments, boundaries, transfer of ownership, etc., should be referred to the Assessor in the town where the property is located.  The phone numbers are as follows:

 

Berlin:    (518) 658-2020              Petersburgh: (518) 658-3777                   Grafton: (518) 279-3565 Poestenkill:   (518) 283-5100       Stephentown: (518) 733-9195

Rensselaer County Bureau of Real Property Tax Services (518) 270-2780

 

 

If you have any questions regarding the collection of school taxes, please contact

Tammy Whitman, Berlin Central School Tax Collector

 

Phone Number:  (518) 733-0158               Fax Number:  (518) 658-3822

E-mail:  taxcollector@berlincentral.org