Tax Levy Deadline Coming Up

Oyster Bay Town residents are reminded that the Second Half of the 2010 General Tax Levy is due on July 1, but can be paid without penalty through August 10.  Please be certain to sign your check, payable to James J. Stefanich, Receiver of Taxes. Indicate your property's S.D. Code, Section, Block, Lot and phone number on the check. 

"By law, a taxpayer has a 40-day grace period from the date the tax is due during which payment may be made without penalty," Mr. Stefanich explained.  "After the 40 days, a one percent penalty is added for each month the tax remains unpaid, retroactive to July 1." 

Residents can pay in person, by either cash or check, at the Tax Office, Oyster Bay Town Hall West, 74 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, or by check only at the Receiver of Taxes counter located in the Town Clerk's Office, Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Rd., Massapequa. In addition, the Hicksville Annex, which is located in the William P. Bennett Hicksville Community Center, 28 W. Carl St., will be open to accept payments by check only on Aug. 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. When paying the tax bill in person, taxpayers are reminded to bring the entire tax bill with their payments.   

Residents who prefer to mail in their payments should send them to the Office of the Receiver of Taxes, 74 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay, N.Y. 11771-1539.  Payments made by mail should include the second half stub.  Residents should not write on, fold, staple or otherwise deface the tax stub as it can cause the computer system to reject payment. 

Residents now have access to tax bills online with the ability to pay taxes through ACH check payment or credit card at www.oysterbaytown.com.

When calling the Tax Office for information on property taxes, residents should have the school district, section, block and lot numbers of the property in question available. This information is listed on the bill and on the property deed.