Tax Bills Will Be Mailed Soon, Says Collector
Cinnaminson's tax collector Sandra Root is preparing bills this week.
Cinnaminson’s tax bills are currently being prepared and will go out to homes in the township no later than Sept. 19, said Cinnaminson tax collector.
Sandra Root said the bills are in her office and this week, she is finishing the folding and stuffing. She said she hopes to send them out by Friday, however if that deadline comes and goes, her absolute deadline is next Wednesday.
“I will work all night if I have to,” Root said. “They will be out by that day.”
The county did not approve its budget until Aug. 22, which meant tax bills could not be sent out until the tax rate was struck based on that.
A week later, Burlington County towns received their rates and the bills were prepared. The delay stemmed from the sale of the Buttonwood Hospital, which was finalized only a week before the budget was approved.
Residents will have until Oct. 15 to pay their bills without interest. However, the Aug. 1 deadline still stands—there’s just an extended grace period.
Interest will be charged back to Aug. 1 if residents are late with payment past the grace period.
That information—which is New Jersey’s policy, not township policy—will be stated on the tax bills, Root said.
Additionally, any 2012 balance that remains as of Nov. 11, will be subject to the tax sale lien costs. Since Nov. 11 is a holiday, the grace period for that is extended until Nov. 13. The actual due date is Nov. 1.
There are a few ways to pay your tax bill this year and online payment is becoming more popular. In-person payment is still available however paying online or directly debiting from a checking account is gaining popularity.
Residents can visit this site and add in their property information to pay their taxes online.
There is also a form (attached to the right) residents can fill out and hand into the tax collector’s office with a voided check to start directly debiting their accounts every time taxes are due.
John
11:38 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
This is very interesting to say the least, saying the problem was with burlington county does not make sense....I know they are part of the tax structure but I would like to know how they seem to reduce there portion of the tax bill yet cinnaminson's taxes never do but always go up....Just curious about the other townships, are they always this late???//
Christina Paciolla
12:23 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
John, as I reported, the county did not approve its budget until a few weeks ago. Other towns in the county may have sent their bills out, say, last week. But, no other town could have sent them our prior to getting its tax rate from the county.
John
2:08 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
So Christina, your assuming that all the townships in Burlington County did not send out there Aug 1 Tax bills b/c the County did not pass the budget, I do not think so but I am not a reporter, just a person who tries to pay his share of the tax burden....thanks
Ric
11:56 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
This is another fine example of lunacy at our township level. Comcast, or any business, cannot charge interest on a late payment any earlier than from the date of their billing. Ms. Root or whoever it was who decided to bill interest on late payments from seven weeks prior to the actual date of billing would be laughed at in the real business world. I bet Comcast would love to charge interest on late payments from an earlier arbitrary date. It is the township and the county who are responsible for the late billing, not the taxpayers.
Ric
11:58 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
PS; Late interest should be billed from the date of billing not seven weeks or even seven years earlier.
Christina Paciolla
12:21 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Ric, as I stated in the article, this is NOT a township decision, this is a state-wide policy.
Ric
12:34 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Christina, thanks but it still is wrong to charge interest for the period before you send out that bill. If it is policy and not law, the township, I don't believe, is obligated to follow. Late interest is designed to penalize a slower payer and not reward a late biller.
John
2:21 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
It its a state wide policy than who gets the money, the township, county, state or someone's pocket....If burlington county was the hold up than every township is the area should have had there taxes late also, not just cinnaminson's.....
Billy Pilgrim
3:03 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
John and Ric. If you think it's an unethical law, please do something about it rather than post on the comments section of the local news site. For goodness sake, you take away from the pleasure of reading Patch. Ric, don't argue with the reporter. If it wasn't for her work, you'd be left in the dark. John, why ask her? Why not pick up your phone and call the township or the county if you are that truly concerned.
Better yet, start your own blog and just complain about the state of affairs, and maybe, just maybe do something about it.
John
3:09 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Billy, I am not complaining about anything, but I do know that there are over 100 cities in burlington county and to have all of them being held up over the counties delay is not right but there is nothing we can do about it.....have a good day
John
5:33 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Oh Billy, read what mickey mouse had to say about the taxes.....2 options and we do not have a bill yet this is a joke right....
Ric
8:20 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Billy, thanks but it is not a law. I do not argue with Chrisiina, she is always right. She is also skilled at deletions. But thanks for all your suggestions.
Mickey Mouse
4:51 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
That's hysterical, I just clicked on the link to pay online, and there were two options, pay what is due November 1st, or pay my "delinquent taxes" due August 1st. That's great, I haven't even received a tax bill yet, but when I go online they list my taxes as "delinquent". Nice, perhaps I will get my name in the papers. Sing along with Mickey, C-I-N….N-A-M…..I-N-S-O-N.
dajoepa75
5:22 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Kudos to the volunteers who have been helping out today with getting the bills out asap. Not happy they are sending bills but it's great people want to pitch in.
Christina Paciolla
5:26 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Billy is right. Although I can answer some questions based on my reporting, it's best to call the township or county for further answers. Anyone is free-and encouraged-to write a letter to the editor to publish here on Patch.
And I'm almost positive there are only 40 municipalities in
Burlington County.
agent itchy
3:01 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
there are only 40 municipalities in Burlington County:
01 Bass River Twp.
02 Beverly City
03 Bordentown City
04 Bordentown Township
05 Burlington City
06 Burlington Township
07 Chesterfield Township
08 Cinnaminson Township
09 Delanco Township
10 Delran Township
11 Eastampton Township
12 Edgewater Park Township
13 Evesham Township
14 Fieldsboro Borough
15 Florence Township
16 Hainesport Township
17 Lumberton Township
18 Mansfield Township
19 Maple Shade Township
20 Medford Township
21 Medford Lakes Borough
22 Moorestown Township
23 Mount Holly Township
24 Mount Laurel Township
25 New Hanover Township
26 North Hanover Township
27 Palmyra Borough
28 Pemberton Borough
29 Pemberton Township
30 Riverside Township
31 Riverton Borough
32 Shamong Township
33 Southampton Township
34 Springfield Township
35 Tabernacle Township
36 Washington Township
37 Westampton Township
38 Willingboro Township
39 Woodland Township
40 Wrightstown Borough
449,000 people in BurlCo + only 14 towns with populations above 10,000 = high property taxes from home rule.
John
2:32 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
@chilly, thanks for the information.....and the list, now how about telling me how many were late in sending out there tax bills....then U can tell me how many are overassessed on the value of there homes to inflate the tax bills, any idea....the key word here is MARKET VALUE not township VALUE or assessed value, get it...
BUTCH
7:27 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
I'm assuming we can wait to pay the taxes due on 8/1/12 until we receive our new tax bill, at least I hope so.