How to Fill Out a New Jersey Property Tax Reimbursement Form
New Jersey offers a property tax reimbursement program for eligible N.J. citizens. If you receive federal disability benefits or if you are a senior citizen, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement for property taxes you have already paid. This program does not cover the full amount of your property taxes, but it reimburses you for the amount your property taxes increased from one year to the next. The New Jersey property tax reimbursement form is available on the N.J. Treasury Department's website, under the Division of Taxation.
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Things You'll Need
- Copy of birth certificate
- Copy of award letter
- Copies of canceled checks
Instructions
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Fill out the top portion of the form, providing your full name, address and Social Security number. Place a check in the appropriate boxes to answer questions about your marital status, residency status, age and whether you or your spouse receive disability benefits.
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Turn the form to the reverse side if you received a mailed copy, or go to page two if you downloaded and printed an electronic copy of the form. Complete the two columns underneath "Reporting Income." Note that these two columns are for different years and the totals must reflect both you and your spouse's income. Fill in all the benefits you received that the state considers to be income. For example, indicate your total wages for that year next to "Salaries and Wages" and your total unemployment benefits in the appropriate line. Leave certain lines blank if they do not apply to you or if you suffered a net loss in that category.
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Add the totals from each column and enter the amounts in the space provided. If your total combined income equals $80,000 or less, continue filling out the form. Otherwise, you are ineligible for reimbursement. Fill in the totals on page one of the form.
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Place a check mark in the appropriate boxes to answer the next questions regarding your property. For example, answer whether you shared ownership of the property.
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Enter the total amount of property taxes you paid in the past two years in the spaces provided. If you own a mobile home, add up your total site fees for that year and multiply them by 0.18. Subtract the total property taxes from the year on question 14 from those in question 13. Enter this amount into the space provided for question 15. If this last amount is higher than 0, you are eligible to file the reimbursement form.
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Sign and date the form. If applicable, have your spouse sign the form in the appropriate line.
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Attach proof of your age to the reimbursement form if you are 65 or older. This could include a copy of your birth certificate.
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Attach proof of your disability benefits, if applicable. Make a copy of your Social Security award letter and submit this along with the form.
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Attach proof of payment of your property taxes for the past two years. This could include copies of canceled checks.
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Mail the property tax reimbursement form and the attached documents to the address listed on the form across from the signature lines. If you have any questions about your application submission, call the property tax reimbursement hotline at 1-800-882-6597.
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