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RE: 2026 Property Tax Information

To our Residents, 

2026 Property Taxes have now been uploaded to the online tax portal- which you can locate here: 

https://egov.basgov.com/washington/

The Tax Collector’s office will be mailing out physical bills by tomorrow, Friday, Jaunary 9th 2026 and will be able to start accepting payments today, Thursday January 8th 2026. 

The tax bill covers the period of January 1 – December 31st.

  • January 1st – February 28th: No interest
  • 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: Last day of Tax Collection. 
  • June 2nd: The Tax Collector’s office will no longer be able to accept payments.
  • Payments Received After the 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 United States Post Office and, therefore, it is not within the provisions 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).