Notice 01-15-2025: 2025 Property Taxes are now available for online viewing and payments are being accepted. You can view and pay through the online portal on our website. The link is posted below. For any tax questions, call the Town Clerk’s Office at (845)-677-3419 ex. 101, ex. 114.

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Tax Collecting Information

Tax Collecting Information for our Residents: 

As the Tax Collector’s office is now accepting payments for the 2025 Property Tax Bills, we would like to have our Resident’s aware of the timeline’s for processing. 

January 1st-February 28th: Tax Collector accepting payments without penalty

March 1st-March 31st: 2% Interest

April 1st-April 30th: 3% Interest

May 1st-May 31st: 4% interest, plus additional $2.00 Fee

June 1st: 

  • The Tax Collector stops accepting payments in the office. Be advised that all deliquent tax bills will need to be paid through Dutchess County Real Property (845) 486-2140.
  • If the due date falls on a weekend, the payment time period is extended to the Monday immediately following the due date.

Payments Recived After Due Date: 

  • New York State Real Property Tax Law Section 922 states that “The failure to mail any such statements, or the failure of the address to receive the same, shall not in any way affect the validity of the taxes or interest prescribed by law and respect thereto.”
  • A postage meter postmark is NOT a postmark made by the Inited States Post Office and, therefore, it is not within the providions of Real Property Tax Law, Section 925.  Payments cannot be deemed timely because of a postage meter postmark date on an envelope containing tax payment (Op. State Compt. 69-170).
  • If taxes are not received until after due date, they are not paid until after the due date unless they fall squarely within the provisions of Section 925 of the Real Property Tax Law (quoted above) and the penalty must be added and collected and no town employee or official can waive the penalty (OP. State Compt. 68-626).

Residents who have requested a receipt for your Property Bills, our process is as follows:

Both Tax Collector and Deputy Tax Collector process bills first come, first serve. In person drop off take priority as bills we recieve in the mail are processed to the best of our availability same day or following day. Please allow up to 2 weeks to recieve a reciept as we allow time for checks to clear with the Bank. If you’d like a receipt sooner than 2 weeks, you may call the office (845-677-3419 x114) for a receipt to be sent to you via PDF through email. 

For any questions regarding Property Taxes, feel free to call Deputy Tax Collector, Natalie Thorpe, at 845-677-3419 x114.