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 ax payments are due February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1 of each year. There is a 10-calendar-day grace period; interest is calculated at 8% on the first $1500 and 18% thereafter. No discounts are allowed for prepayments.
Click here to view a sample tax bill.
Checks must be made payable to The Borough of Fort Lee with a stamped and addressed envelope for return of receipted bill. Mail bills and checks to:
JOSEPH IANNACONI, JR., TAX COLLECTOR
Borough of Fort Lee
309 Main Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
IMPORTANT:
Interest at the rate of 8% per annum on the first $1,500.00 and 18% on the amount in excess of $1,500.00 will be added from payable date to date of payment received. There is a 10-calendar-day grace period; however, interest accrues from the original due date for any payments made thereafter. Tax sales are held once a year.
Notice from the Office of the Tax Collector
Tax Year 2008
Re: Final 2008 tax bill and 2009 first half preliminary tax bill
In order to more accurately and efficiently process 2008-2009 tax payments, the Mayor and Council has appointed the JP Morgan Chase Bank as the Borough’s Tax Receiving Authority (N.J.S.A. 54:4-122.9).
The preferred method of payment is to remove the appropriate stub for the quarter you wish to pay and mail it with your payment in the envelope provided for your convenience. That address is:
Borough of Fort Lee
P.O. Box 10312
Newark, NJ 07193-0312
Please note:
An estimated bill for third quarter 2008 taxes -- due August 1, 2008 -- was previously mailed.
For the payment due November 1, 2008 -- the first payment due from your new tax bill, stub 2008-4, fourth quarter 2008 taxes, is located at the bottom left-hand corner of the bill.
For the payment due February 1, 2009, stub 20098-1, first quarter 2009 taxes, is located at the lower right-hand corner of the bill.
For the payment due May 1, 2009, stub 2009-2, second quarter 2009 taxes, is located at the lower left-hand corner of the bill.
(Click here to view a sample tax bill.)
If you wish to receive a receipted bill, enclose the entire bill, along with your payment and a self-addressed stamped envelope, and mail to:
TAX COLLECTOR
Borough of Fort Lee
309 Main Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
The receipt will be mailed back to you. Please do not request receipted bills from JP Morgan Chase Bank; or
Bring your bill with you and pay in person at the Tax Collector’s Office at 309 Main Street, Fort Lee, NJ 07024.
In all cases, please make checks payable to The Borough of Fort Lee.
Only current tax payments should be mailed to JP Morgan Chase. Any past due or pre-paid taxes should be mailed or brought to the Tax Collector’s Office at 309 Main Street, Fort Lee, NJ. If you have any questions or require any additional information, please call or e-mail. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Joseph Iannaconi, Jr., Tax Collector
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