Tax Collector | Township of Springfield

Please note, when clicking on the Online Tax Payment link through the Townships website, the “ModIV Assessment Query Link” will not be accessible going forward. To be compliant with Daniel’s Law, users will no longer be able to search by name only and names will no longer be displayed when viewing your account. Please use your block and lot or street address to search for your tax account information and to make payments.

For information about State Property Tax Relief Programs, including eligibility criterion and potential deduction or credit amounts, please visit the Division of Taxation’s website at https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/relief.shtml

Property Tax Bills: How and When to Pay

Property Tax Bills — How and When to Pay

Property Tax bills are mailed out TWICE a year.

August 3^rd Quarter Estimated Bills are mailed out between May-June and are due August 1^st.

Reconciled Final Billing / Preliminary Billing are mail out in September and contain the next three consecutive quarterly tax payments which are 4^th quarter reconciled bill due November 1^st., 1^st quarter preliminary bill due February 1^st and 2^nd quarter preliminary bill due May 1^st.

Please keep your tax bill in a safe place for future reference. We DO NOT send year-end payment statements for tax purposes. This information should be obtained from your tax bill or your own personal records.

Payments are due on the following quarterly due dates:

February 1st (1st quarter – January, February, March) – Preliminary Bill
May 1st (2nd quarter – April, May, June) – Preliminary Bill
August 1st (3rd quarter – July, August, September) – Estimated Bill
November 1st (4th quarter – October, November, December) – Reconciled Bill

We offer a 10-day grace period, the maximum allowed by state law. If the 10th falls on a weekend or a Township holiday, the grace period is extended to the Township’s next business day.

Tax payments can be made online, by mail, or dropped off in the secure Lockbox right in front of the Town Hall steps.

Online:

Pay taxes online using our secure online payment center located on the right-hand side of this page. Please note, there is no charge when making payment through your checking or savings account, however, there is a 3% convenience fee when making payment with a credit card.

Personal Online Bill Pay:

If you currently use online bill pay with your personal bank, please reference either your tax account number or your block and lot on the check. The mailing address should be setup as follows:

Township of Springfield
Tax Collector
100 Mountain Avenue
Springfield, NJ 07081

(Please be aware that when using your personal online bill pay, your bank physically prints and mails a check to the Township. Do not wait until the end of the grace period to make payment since we may not receive it for several days.)

Mail:

All tax payments can be mailed with the appropriate stub from the bill to:
Township of Springfield
Tax Collector
100 Mountain Ave
Springfield, NJ 07081

Secure Lockbox:

Payments can be dropped off using our secure lockbox outside of Town Hall right before the front steps. Please be sure to include your stub or account number on your check when remitting payment. Please note, ALL payments dropped in the secure lockbox after the 10-day grace period will be subject to interest and penalties.

Postdated Checks

We are required by state law to deposit payments within 48 hours. Postdated checks will be returned to your billing address unprocessed.

Late Payments

Payment received after the grace period will be subject to interest charges. The interest is calculated back to the original due date at an annual rate of 8 percent up to $1,500 and 18 percent over $1,500 until the account is brought current. Envelope postmark is not accepted. Delinquent notices are mailed quarterly as soon as possible after the 10-day grace period has ended.

New Homeowners/Failure to Receive a Tax Bill

Per N.J.S.A. 54:4-64, failure to receive a tax bill does not affect the due date or the date that interest begins to accrue. It is the responsibility of each tax payer to obtain the amount due on their property. If you misplace your bill or did not receive the bill, please call the office and we can send a duplicate copy.

When new ownership information is received in our office, we will do our best to print duplicate bills for new homeowners. However, this information sometimes takes months to be sent to our office and sometimes it is never sent to us at all. Therefore, it is ultimately the homeowner’s responsibility to obtain tax information on the property they purchased.

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Property Tax Bills — How and When to Pay

Postdated Checks

Late Payments

New Homeowners/Failure to Receive a Tax Bill

Updates & Announcements

Property Taxes are Due by Monday May 12th

Tax Due by February 10th

Tax Sale Notice: Oct.17th

Message From Tax Collector: Online Tax Payment

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