Taxes

Hours

Borough Hall Regular Hours

Monday to Friday
8:30 am to 4 pm

Tax Submissions

Tax bills are rendered on June 1, and due dates are:

  • February 1
  • May 1
  • August 1
  • November 1

(There is a 10-day grace period. Interest will be charged on late payments.)

Pay Your Taxes.

Tax payments can be made via mail (please address envelopes to "Attn: Tax Department), online, in-person at Borough Hall (for your convenience, there is a lockbox outside of the main entrance for payments made after hours.

The tax rate on your bill is determined by the Camden County Board of Taxation based upon budgets submitted by the Borough of Bellmawr, the County of Camden, and local school boards and is relation to the total assessed value of the municipality. Changes in budgets, tax rates, and assessments all affect your taxes. State school aid, which partly comes from NJ State Income Tax, is based on the equalized valuation of assessments. The New Jersey State Constitution requires all properties to be assessed at "fair market" value. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain assessments, keep up with market prices, and cope with inflation. At times, market conditions warrant "revaluation" or "reassessment" programs to maintain "fair market value."

Improvements to your property may affect the assessed value. They are, but not limited to: conversions of an attic, basement, garage, or porch into living space, and the installation of bathrooms (full and ½), fireplace, central heating/AC, porches, patios and decks, garages and other such structures, siding, in-ground swimming pools, and home additions.

When you are issued a building permit, you may expect visits from both the assessor and the Construction Code official as their duties require. Improvements may be subject to added assessments, which begin the first of the month following substantial completion, occupancy, or use. The added assessment list is submitted to the Camden County Tax Board on October 1, and the tax thereon is due November 1 of the same year.

If you wish to demolish an old building, consider the tax cost and usefulness before you tear it down. Any building standing as of October 1 of the pre-tax year may be taxable for the entire following year. A demolition permit is required from the Construction Code Official.

$250 Veterans Property Tax Deduction

Effective December 4, 2020, State law (P.L. 2019, c. 413) eliminates the wartime service requirement for the $250 Veterans Property Tax Deduction. Veterans must have active duty service with an honorable discharge. Reservists and National Guard personnel must be called to active duty service to qualify. Active duty for training continues to be ineligible.

If you are an honorably discharged veteran with active duty military service, you may qualify for an annual $250 Property Tax Deduction.

You also may qualify if you are a surviving spouse/civil union/domestic partner of an honorably discharged veteran with active duty military service.

Eligibility Requirements

With respect to the $250 Veterans Property Tax Deduction, the pretax year is October 1, 2020, with the deduction applied to the property taxes for Calendar Year 2021.

To qualify, as of October 1 of the pretax year, you must:

  • Be a legal resident of New Jersey;
  • Own the property;
  • Have active duty service in the United States Armed Forces with an honorable discharge.

Eligibility Requirements for Surviving Spouse/Civil Union/Domestic Partner

To qualify, as of October 1 of the pretax year, you must:

  • Be a legal resident of New Jersey;
  • Own the property;
  • Confirm the military service person died on active duty;
  • Demonstrate the deceased veteran had active duty service in the United States Armed Forces with an honorable discharge;
  • Document that the deceased veteran or military service person was a resident of New Jersey at the time of death;
  • Have not remarried or formed a new registered civil union/domestic partnership.

Acceptable Documentation (Documentary Proof)

  • Death Certificate;
  • Deed;
  • Probated Will;
  • Marriage/Civil Union/Domestic Partner Certificate;
  • Military Records (DD 214):
  • New Jersey Driver's License;
  • New Jersey Voter's Registration.

100% Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

Effective December 4, 2020, State law (P.L. 2019, c. 413) eliminates the wartime service requirement for the 100% Totally and Permanently Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption. Veterans must have active duty military service with an honorable discharge. Reservists and National Guard personnel must be called to active duty service to qualify. Active duty for training continues to be ineligible.

If you are an honorably discharged veteran who was 100% permanently and totally disabled during active duty service, you may qualify for an annual property tax exemption on your principal or primary residence (main home).

If you are a surviving spouse or civil union/domestic partner of an honorably discharged veteran who was 100% permanently and totally disabled during active duty service, you also may qualify.

Eligibility Requirements for Disabled Veterans

With respect to the 100% Totally and Permanently Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption, it can begin after December 3, 2020, assuming all other eligibility requirements are met. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Administration) Certificate of 100% Total and Permanent Disability while on Active Duty is still required by law.

To qualify, you must:

  • Have active duty service in the United States Armed Forces;
  • Be honorably discharged;
  • Be a legal resident of New Jersey;
  • Own and occupy the dwelling house as your main home and residence;
  • Provide a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Administration) certification of active duty service-connected disability stating you are 100% permanently and totally disabled.

Eligibility Requirements for Surviving Spouse/Civil Union/Domestic Partner

To qualify, you must:

  • Be a legal resident of New Jersey;
  • Confirm the deceased veteran had active duty service in the United States Armed Forces;
  • Confirm the deceased veteran was honorably discharged or demonstrate the military service person died on active duty;
  • Document the deceased veteran or military service person was a New Jersey resident at death;
  • Have not remarried or formed a new registered civil union/domestic partnership;
  • Own and occupy the dwelling house as your main home and residence;
  • Provide a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Administration) active certification of duty service-connected disability stating the deceased veteran was 100% permanently and totally disabled.

Acceptable Documentary Proof

  • Death Certificate;
  • Deed;
  • Probated Will;
  • Marriage/Civil Union/Domestic Partner Certificate;
  • Military Records (DD 214);
  • New Jersey Driver's License;
  • Voter's Registration;
  • Veterans Administration Certificate of Disability.