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Town residents reminded of tax bills Oyster Bay Town residents are reminded that the first half of the 2008 General Tax Levy was due on Jan. 1, but can be paid without penalty through Feb. 11. 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. Tax bills were mailed starting Jan. 7, after the collection warrant's computer-based information (received from Nassau County on Dec. 31 and amended on Jan. 2) was processed by the Town's Data Processing Department and verified and certified as correct by the Receiver's Office. "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," Stefanich explained. "After the 40 days, a one percent penalty is added for each month the tax remains unpaid, retroactive to Jan. 1." For taxpayers wishing immediate access to 2008 General Tax information, the Town's on-line system is available through a link on the Town Web site, www.oysterbaytown.com. Residents can view current tax bills, print out a hard copy, or pay taxes with an ACH check payment or credit card. Please be aware there is a service for paying taxes on-line. Residents can also pay in person, by either cash or check, at the Tax Office, Oyster Bay Town Hall West, 74 Audrey Ave., 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, Newbridge Road and Duffy Avenue, TOB Parking Structure, will be open to accept payments by check only, from 9a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Feb. 4 through 8 and on Feb. 11. 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. When paying the tax bill in person, taxpayers are reminded to bring the entire tax bill with their payments. Payments being made by mail should include the first half stub. Residents should NOT write on, fold, staple or otherwise deface the tax stub as it can cause the computer system to reject the payment.
When calling the Tax Office, at 624-6400, for information on property taxes, residents are requested to have the school district, section, block and lot numbers of the property in question available. This information is listed on the tax bill and on the property deed.
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