Denise Whiteside – Tax Collector
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Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. open to the public for questions and payments. Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. open to the public for questions and payments. Tax payments in drop box Monday-Thursday received after 3:00 p.m. and on Fridays after 12 Noon will be posted on the next business day and to include interest if any. Office closures subject to change due to two daily breaks; lunch breaks; annual tax sale date; other out-of-office duties, i.e., tax sale duties; notaries; seminars; time off. Faxes and emails will be responded to within three (3) business days if not sooner. Senior Freeze/Disabled Person forms to be completed by the Tax Collector will not be completed in person. These can be mailed in or left in the drop box along with a self-addressed stamped return envelope a week before a tax quarter starts or after each tax quarter. |
The Tax Collector’s office is a Division of the Finance Department.
The Tax Collector is responsible for the billing, collection, reporting and enforcement of municipal taxes for the Township of Little Falls. The Tax Collector also collects the county, district schools, regional high school and library taxes for Little Falls. Sewer is included in the property taxes and water is a private company known as New Jersey American Water Co. @ 1-800-652-6987.
Property taxes are due on February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1. The Township does grant a 10-day grace period. If the 10th falls on a weekend or legal holiday, you have until the next business day to make payment. Please note that the State of NJ does not permit postmarks. All payments may be made by personal check, cashier’s check; money orders or ACH e-checks online (see below). Bank checks for lien redemptions are required. For those making payments online through their banks, please allow 7-10 days for this process so that we receive the payments before the grace period ends. As per Township Ordinance, interest is calculated @ 8% on the first $1,500.00 delinquent amount; 18% exceeding $1,500.00 until the account is current. A 6% year-end penalty is subject on any account that is delinquent in excess of $10,000.00 (including interest) as of December 31st.
As a statutory officer of the State of NJ, the Tax Collector is obligated to follow all of the State Statutes regarding property tax collection including billing, due dates, interest on delinquent tax payments and tax sale procedures.
Paying your tax obligations in a timely manner does help the Township save money.
