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Shirley Bellis
sbellis@fishkill-ny.gov
Please visit "ORPS" NYS Office of Real Property
Services
http://www.orps.state.ny.us/
for all available forms and detailed information about assessments
The Assessor's responsibility is
to prepare and maintain a fair and equitable assessment roll. This roll
is used to produce all property tax bills and school tax bills. Some of
the responsibilities of the assessor are as follows:
- Determine property use and
ownership
- Collect and maintain physical
inventories for each parcel
- Maintain property record
cards
- Make sure properties are
located in correct special districts
- Collect new construction and
demolition
- Maintain sales file and sale
reporting system
- Determine assessments. Defend
or explain assessments
- An assessor does not
set tax rates
- An assessor does not
make values. The buyers and sellers make the values. The assessor
extracts the values from the market.
The assessors' office maintains
the assessment roll, which is the document that contains every
property's assessment located within the Town of Fishkill. The
physical description (inventory) and the value estimate (assessment) of
every parcel of real property in Fishkill are located in he assessor's
office.
The assessors' office has
continually practiced an open door policy with all Town of Fishkill
residents. the assessment roll and property inventory cards are
available for public inspection during the hours of 8:30am - 4:00pm
Monday through Friday. However, between Taxable Status Day, March
1, and the filing of the Tentative Assessment Roll, May 1, an
appointment will be necessary to insure that al information is available
for public inspection.
It is up to the individual
property owner to monitor their own assessments. Town of Fishkill
property owners who feel that they re not being fairly assessed should
arrange to meet with the assessor before the tentative assessment roll
is established. In an informal setting, the assessor can explain
how the assessment
was calculated.
Informal meetings with the Town
of Fishkill Assessor to resolve assessment questions about the next
assessment roll can take place throughout the year. If, after
speaking with your Assessor, you still feel that you are unfairly
assessed, ask for the booklet, "How to file a Complaint on Your
Assessment." It describes how to prepare and file a complaint with the
Town of Fishkill Board of Assessment Review for an assessment reduction.
The Board of Assessment Review meets once a year on the 4th Tuesday in
May to hear all assessment complaints.
All assessors are interested
fairly assessing property in their unit. If you feel that your
assessment is correct and your tax bill still seems too high, the
assessor can not change that. Questions to the assessor must be
about how property is assessed.
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SENIOR CITIZEN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION:
Homeowners 65 years of age before December 31 of that year and with a
combined yearly income of less that $28,000. RENEW YEARLY.
VETERAN'S EXEMPTION: A
veteran or un-remarried spouse of a veteran who served on active duty
during one of the specified periods of war. There is a veteran's
disability exemption as well, if qualified. A COPY OF YOUR DD-214 IS
REQUIRED. ONE TIME APPLICATION.
ENHANCED STAR EXEMPTION:
For any citizen (65 years old before December 31 of that year) who owns
and lives in a home and whose adjusted gross income is less than 66,050
per year (excluding any IRA distributions). This exemption applies to
school taxes only. COPY OF YOUR MOST CURRENT FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN
IS REQUIRED. MUST BE RENEWED EACH YEAR.
BASIC STAR EXEMPTION: For
ANYONE who owns and lives in a home. There is no age or income
requirement. This exemption is only on school taxes. PROOF OF
RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED. ONE TIME APPLICATION.
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND LIMITED INCOMES:
This exemption is for applicants that
have a physical or mental impairment which limits that person's ability
to engage in one or more major life activities. The applicant must
submit proof of disability. The property must be
owned by the person
with the disability and he/she must reside there. The combined income of
ALL owners must be less than $28,900. A resident cannot receive both the
disability and senior exemption.
To date the exemption was only adopted
by the Wappingers Central School District. A COPY OF MOST CURRENT
FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN IS REQUIRED.
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