Local Finance Notice (LFN) 2025-06 updates the standard tax bill language, notifying taxpayers of the State Aid Offset Calculator, the availability of information for State property tax relief programs, and a reminder of the option to list savings attributable to shared services. These changes do not include estimated tax bills.
N.J.S.A. 54:4-65(c) requires each property tax bill to inform taxpayers that a State Aid offset calculator based on a parcel’s assessed value is available on the Department of Community Affairs’ website. Updates to the standard language to be printed on the tax bill are outlined in LFN 2025-06.
The Calculator currently posted on the Division’s website incorporates data relating to 2024 tax bills. Data relating to tax bills for 2025 and future years will be initially uploaded at the end of August.
P.L. 2019, c.186 amended N.J.S.A. 54:4-65(c) to require that property tax bills that are printed on or after September 17, 2019, include a statement indicating that State property tax relief program information is available on the New Jersey Division of Taxation’s website. LFN 2025-06 details the language requirements and format.
P.L. 2019, c.393 amended N.J.S.A. 54:4-65 to give municipalities the discretion to include a statement on the property tax bill listing shared services information. LFN 2025-06 outlines the updates to the standard language and the format as to how it should be displayed.
For any additional information, please contact DLGS at dlgs@dca.nj.gov.
Contact: Erin Knoedler, Legislative Analyst, eknoedler@njlm.org, x116.