Tax Collector
We have a ten-day grace period on all quarters. Payment must be received in office (no postmark) by the 10th of the month due.
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Make Checks Payable to: Township of Clinton Tax Collector
Mailing Address: 1225 Route 31 South, Suite 411, Lebanon, NJ 08833
Office Location: 2nd Floor
Rate History:
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
| County Tax | 0.362 | 0.353 | 0.341 | 0.338 | 0.336 |
| County Library Tax | 0.036 | 0.035 | 0.034 | 0.033 | 0.033 |
| County Open Space | 0.035 | 0.034 | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.033 |
| District School Tax | 1.378 | 1.321 | 1.29 | 1.257 | 1.226 |
| Regional School Tax | 0.650 | 0.649 | 0.64 | 0.618 | 0.633 |
| Municipal Tax | 0.0500 | 0.477 | 0.45 | 0.434 | 0.414 |
| Municipal Open Space | 0.020 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| TOTAL TAX RATE | 2.981 | 2.889 | 2.808 | 2.733 | 2.695 |
Questions regarding expenditures of school, county or municipal taxes should be addressed to the following:
- County Board of Freeholders: (908) 788-1102 (Includes County Taxes, Country Library & County Open Space) District School Board: (908) 735-4145 (Includes Spruce Run, Patrick McGaheran and Round Valley)
- Regional School Board: (908) 735-5191 (North Hunterdon High School)
- Municipal Taxes: (908) 735-8800 (Finance Department, includes Municipal Taxes and Open Space)
Taxes are Due: February 1st (1st Quarter), May 1st (2nd Quarter), August 1st (3rd Quarter), November 1st (4th Quarter)
Grace Period: 10 days (to the 10th of the due month)
Interest Rate: 8% on the first $1500.00 and 18% on all delinquencies thereafter. 6% Year End Penalty on all balances (including interest) over $10,000.00 as of 12/31.
Billing: Taxes are billed once a year after all budgets are approved, generally the end of June. Added assessment bills are sent in October. Added assessment bills are for improvements made after October 1 of the pretax year and before September 30 of the current year.
Sewers:
Clinton Township Sewerage Authority, Melissa Paulus, Clerk 735-5026
- Sewers payments to: 79 Beaver Avenue, Suite 5, Clinton, NJ 08809
Clinton Township Tax/Utility System Lookup
Senior Citizen/Disabled Deductions
New Jersey's Property Tax Relief Hotlines:
- Property Tax Reimbursement
- 1-800-882-6597
- Form PTR-1 (or PTR-2 if reimbursement was received the previous year)
- ANCHOR (replaces Homestead Rebate) - online filing available. Temporary number activated for taxpayers who wish to file by phone: 877-829-2866.
- For further information on these and any other tax relief programs click here.
You may address any questions regarding these programs in writing to:
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New Jersey Division of Taxation
Taxpayer Services Branch
PO Box 900
Trenton, NJ 08695-0900
**The Municipal Tax Office does not have any of the above-mentioned State forms.