Finance/Tax Office

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Finance Office
Donna Ibbetson
Chief Financial Officer
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Teresa Leisse
Treasurer

Phone (856) 461-7736
Fax (856) 764-7364
Hours - Weekdays 9am to 5pm

The Finance Office is responsible for all general financial functions including the administration of the annual budget and the capital budget, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll department and the management of escrow accounts.

Click on the appropriate link for each of the budget information file:
2010 Delran Budget, 2009 Delran Budget, 2008 Municipal Budget Part 1 & Part 2, 2007 Muncipal Budget, Analysis of the 2007 Budget, 2006 Muncipal Budget and 2005 Muncipal Budget for your reference.

Tax Collector’s Office
Donna Ibbetson
Tax Collector

Phone (856) 461-7736
Fax (856) 764-7364
Hours - Weekdays - 9am to 5pm

The Tax Collector’s Office is responsible for the billing and collection of real estate property taxes and the enforcement of liens for delinquent taxes. Real estate property tax in Delran Township includes the collection of taxes for the County, County Library, County Open Space Program, School District, Fire District along with the Local Purpose Tax and the Municipal Open Space Tax.

PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT INFORMATION

Payments
Taxes are due quarterly: February 1st, May 1st, August 1st, and November 1st.
Checks should be made payable to the “Township of Delran”

Payment can be made in person or mailed to:

Municipal Building, 900 Chester Avenue, Delran, NJ 08075

For your convenience there is a Drop Box located in front of the Municipal Complex next to the mail box. Please place all payments in an envelope addressed to the Tax Office. The box is emptied each morning and payments posted promptly.

AUTOMATED TAX PAYMENTS:
For you convenience, we have the ability to initiate automatic debits from your account for the payment of tax bills. The payment will be processed approximately on the first of the month in which taxes are due. The payment will be automatically debited from the account that you have authorized and you will no longer need to worry about remembering to make the payment. In the event that the grace period is extended, the payment will be initiated approximately 10 days prior to the end of the grace period. You may call the office at (856) 461-7736 and request that we will mail the authorization form to you. The form may also be downloaded by clicking here: ACH Authorization.doc

Post dated checks will be returned. A service charge will be assessed if the bank returns a check for any reason.

Additional offices hours: The first Monday evening of February, May, August and November from 5 to 7 pm. For security reasons, only the side entrance will be open for the Monday evening hours.
Grace Period. There is a ten-day grace period. If the 10th falls on a weekend or holiday, then the grace period is extended to the next business day.

Postmarks are not accepted.

In the event that there is a delay in the certification of the tax rate and the mailing of the tax bills, the grace period for the August 1st payment will be extended. The extended grace period will allow 25 days after the date of mailing of the tax bills.

Receipts
Remittances requiring a receipt must be accompanied by the entire tax bill and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Otherwise, detach the appropriate stub and mail with your check. The cancelled check will be your receipt.

Delinquent Interest Charges
Taxes remaining unpaid by the due date are subject to interest at the rate of 8% per annum up to $1,500.00 and 18% per annum over $1,500.00. The 18% interest rate will remain in effect until the account is paid current.

Annual Billing
Tax Bills are mailed once a year, in late June or early July. The bill represents the quarterly payment for the final two quarters of the current year and the first two quarters of the coming year. The payments for the first two quarters of the coming year (Preliminary) are based on one half of the previous year’s taxes. When the bill for the second half taxes (Final) is rendered, the tax rate has been established and the total year’s tax is fixed. The preliminary amount is deducted and the remainder becomes your second half taxes.

Added Assessment Bills
Added Assessment tax bills for new construction or recently completed improvements are mailed in October. This bill is in addition to the annual bill. Payments on added assessment tax bills are due November 1st. February 1st, and May 1st. In the succeeding tax year, the entire assessment should be combined as one billing.

Additional Billing Information
Contact the Tax Collector’s office if you do not receive or misplace your tax bill. Taxes or assessments are valid whether or not the taxpayer receives a bill. New Jersey statutes indicate that the taxpayer is “put on notice to ascertain from the proper official the amount of their tax or assessment liabilities”.

Property taxes are assessed on the property; not the property owner.

New property owners should receive a current tax bill from the previous owner at settlement. When this office receives the deed from Burlington County Clerk’s Office, a new bill will be sent automatically. Since the recording of the deed may take up to six to eight weeks and if you need to make a payment, please feel free to contact this office for a bill prior to the recording of the deed. If a bill is prepared prior to the recording of the deed, the name will be listed as “current owner”.

If your mortgage has been recently satisfied, you may use the advice copy of the annual bill mailed late June or early July. If you have misplaced your advice copy, contact the office and we will prepare a duplicate.

Requests for changes in mailing addresses or mortgage company information must be done in writing.

Tax Rebates and Deductions
Please see information on the Tax Assessor’s office regarding eligibility requirements. Tax Collectors Certification on Property Tax Reimbursement Applications

Due to the high volume of tax payments during the first ten days of the February 1st collection period, we ask that the forms be submitted for certification after February 10th. Your cooperation in this matter will be greatly appreciated.

Description of Tax

	2009/$100	2008/$100	% of Total Tax
County	0.373	0.381	13.36%
County Library	0.036	0.036	1.29%
School District	1.573	1.573	56.36%
Local Purpose	0.637	0.612	22.82%
Local Open Space	0.020	0.02	0.72%
Fire District	0.103	0.123	3.69%
Total	2.791	2.793	100%

A homeowner would pay $6,503.03 (Down $4.66 from $6,507.69 in 2008) in property taxes on an average house assessed at $233,000.

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