Putnam Approves Town Tax Warrants

From NY State Department of Taxation and Finance: County Executive MaryEllen Odell announces that the 2018 Town and County Tax Warrants were approved by the Putnam County Legislature on December 20, 2017 and are available for collection at each Town. Please contact your Town Tax Collector for further information.

Carmel (845) 628-1500

Kent (845) 225-1864

Patterson (845) 878-9300

Philipstown (845) 265-3329

Putnam Valley (845) 526-3280

Southeast (845) 279-7665

Odell further advises taxpayers who have their property taxes escrowed as a part of their mortgage payment to contact their lender regarding whether or not prepayment of property taxes is permitted.

Finally, Odell noted that the County takes no position on the deductibility of prepaid property taxes and advises each taxpayer to consult their tax professional.

As you know, due to recent changes in federal tax law, many New York State homeowners have been urgently seeking to pay their 2018 property taxes before the end of 2017. Governor Cuomo signed an Executive Order today that makes it possible for them to do so.

The Executive Order authorizes county legislative bodies, and town supervisors in Westchester County, to issue their warrants for the collection of taxes and to deliver them to the collecting officers immediately upon the adoption of the budget, or upon the issuance of the Executive Order (which happened today), whichever is later, but no later than December 28 in any event. This will ensure that taxes may be paid on December 29, if not earlier. The Executive Order also directs collecting officers to accept partial payments of those payments, since there may be cases where the exact amount due is not yet known.

We greatly appreciate your assistance in this matter.

Governor Cuomo's press release

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