Portrait of George Washington Borough of Washington, Warren County, New Jersey

TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE

Craig Brotons, Tax Assessor Email
Sigrid Sorg, Clerk to Tax Assessor
Email

General Information (908) 689-3600 ext. 129

2024 Office Hours for Tax Assessor's Office:

Clerk to Tax Assessor: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Tuesdays (starting 1/23/24)
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Tax Assessor: 12:00 to 2:00 pm Tuesdays (starting immediately).
Inspections will be made before, during and after hours, as necessary.


General Duties: The Assessor’s office provides information on the assessed valuation of real property, the current sales ratio for the Borough, and improvements to your property which may affect valuation. Applications are available for those who qualify for veteran, senior citizen, and disabled person deductions and surviving spouses of one who was qualified.

Change of Mailing Address Request for Tax Purposes Adobe PDF document

Change of Mailing Address Request for Sewer & Solid Waste Purposes Adobe PDF document


Property Tax Deduction for Veterans or Surviving Spouses
In 1999, voters approved a constitutional amendment to increase this deduction. Previously $50, the deduction increase is in $50 increments until reaching a maximum of $250: i.e. tax year 2000 deduction-$100; tax year 2001 deduction-$150; tax year 2002 deduction-$200; and tax year 2003 and thereafter deduction-$250.

TO QUALIFY, you must be an honorably discharged US Armed Forces war veteran, or the unmarried surviving spouse of such a war veteran or the surviving spouse of a service-person who served in time of war and died while on active duty.

You must be a property owner and a legal resident of New Jersey and, where applicable, prove that the deceased veteran or service-person was a legal resident of New Jersey.

Eligibility criteria must be met as of October 1 of the year prior to the tax year for which deduction is claimed.

Claim Form V.S.S. (Adobe PDF document from the State of NJ 11K) must be filed with the municipal tax assessor or tax collector.


$250 Real Property Tax Deduction for Senior Citizens, Disabled Persons or Surviving Spouses
An annual $250 deduction from real property taxes is provided for the dwelling of a qualified senior citizen, disabled person or surviving spouse (widow/widower).

TO QUALIFY, you must be by December 31 of year before year deduction is requested a senior citizen, age 65 or older, or a permanently and totally disabled individual, unable to be gainfully employed, or a surviving spouse, age 55 or more and age 55 at time of spouse's death.

You must be a legal resident of New Jersey for one year immediately prior to October 1 of the year before the year for which the deduction is requested.

You must be an owner of and a permanent resident in the dwelling on October 1st of the year before the year for which the deduction is requested.

Income may be no more than $10,000 during the year for which the deduction is requested, excluding, with restrictions, monies received from social security, or Federal Government pension, disability and retirement programs or State, County, Municipal pension, disability and retirement programs.

Claim Form PTD ( Adobe PDF document from the State of NJ 15K) must be filed with the municipal tax assessor.


Property Tax Exemption for 100% Disabled Veterans or Surviving Spouses
Certain permanently and totally disabled war veterans or the surviving spouses (widows/widowers) of such disabled war veterans and service persons are granted a full property tax exemption on their dwelling house and the lot on which it is situated.

TO QUALIFY, you must be an honorably discharged veteran, who had active service in time of war in the US Armed Forces, or the unmarried surviving spouse of such a disabled veteran. Surviving spouses of service persons who died in active service in time of war also qualify. Disability must be certified as 100% permanent and total by the United States Veterans Administration.

You must be the owner and a permanent resident in the dwelling and legal resident of New Jersey. In the case of surviving spouses, the deceased spouse must also have been a legal resident of New Jersey.

Claim Form D.V.S.S.E. (Adobe PDF document from the State of NJ 13K) must be filed with the municipal tax assessor.