Property taxes
The Town of Long Island collects property taxes twice a year on September 15th and March 15th. If you have questions about your property taxes please contact Tax Collector, at 766-5820 during regular business hours by e-mail at townoflongisland@myfairpoint.net.You can also download the property tax database (revised 2011-08-15), which is a public record. This is a PDF file so you will need PDF reader, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it..
Tax relief
The Maine Revenue Service administers several programs that offer tax-relief to permanent residents:
- The Homestead Exemption reduces the taxable value of a permanent residence by $13,000. Other exemptions are available for veterans, blind property owners, and others.
- The Property Tax and Rent Refund Program, also called the "circuit-breaker," provides reimbursements to people whose property taxes or rent are more than 4% of their income.
Property Tax Abatements
Abatements must be filed within the State mandated 185 days of the Municipal Tax Commitment date.
FY 11/12
Property Tax Abatement Application Deadline to the Town Assessor: January 29, 2012
Link to State of Maine’s site to print Abatement Application form (pdf format):
http://www.maine.gov/REVENUE/forms/property/apps/abatementapp.pdf
TAX COLLECTOR'S
NOTICE, LIEN, CLAIM AND DEMAND
(30 DAY LIEN NOTICE)
PAYMENT POLICY
(Effective April 1, 2011)
Tax Collector has a policy to accept ONLY bank checks, certified checks, money orders or cash during the last 15 days of the "30 Day Period".
PERSONAL CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE
Payment must be received IN the Tax Collectors Office by the 30th day - postmarks are not acceptable.
A personal check is not considered payment until the check is honored by the bank it is written against. If the check has not cleared by the time the Tax Collector is ready to record the lien, then the lien will be recorded (even if the check later clears).
Brenda L. Singo
Tax Collector