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Deadline was to be next Monday
The deadline for filing 2009 Senior Freeze – property tax reimbursement – applications has been extended to Nov. 1, the state Treasury announced Friday. The old deadline was next Monday.
The state permits applicants who received a reimbursement last year to get a check in 2010, provided their 2009 income was $70,000 or less and they meet all other eligibility requirements. The state is limiting reimbursement payments to the amount the applicant received last year.
The state also provides that new applicants are not eligible to receive a check in 2010. So seniors and disabled residents who didn't get a check last year should not expect to get one this year.
The state, however, is encouraging everyone who meets the age and income requirements to file an application. It will establish the "base year" for property tax calculations. If reimbursements are fully funded in future budgets, filing could bring an applicant a higher payment.
New Jerseyans should not confuse the Senior Freeze with the Homestead Rebate Program. They are two separate property tax relief programs with different eligibility requirements and applications.Filing for the Senior Freeze is going on right now, but filing for benefits under the Homestead Rebate Program will not begin until later in the year.
Applications for the Homestead Rebate program are scheduled to be mailed in the fall.
Detailed information about the Senior Freeze is available on the Division of Taxation's website.
Applications can be downloaded from the website or obtained by calling the Property Tax Reimbursement hotline at 1-800-882-6597 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
– TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
