Office of the Receiver of Taxes
Welcome to the Office of the Receiver of Taxes. It is our honor to serve you.
The Receiver is elected to serve a four-year term; the number of terms is not limited by law. It is the responsibility of the Receiver of Taxes to receive and collect all Town, County, and Special District taxes. We also collect Pound Ridge's portion of school taxes for two school districts; Bedford Central and Katonah-Lewisboro and enforce the collection of delinquent taxes.
School tax bills are mailed out by the end of August and may be paid in full or in two installments for the exact amount due.
The 1st half is due on or before September 30th and the 2nd half is due on or before January 31st. If your payment is not received by the due date, the payment penalty added to the tax bill is as indicated in the month paid:
- Month Paid / 1st Half Penalty / 2nd Half Penalty
- September / None / None
- October / 2% / None
- November / 5% / None
- December-January / 7% / None
- February-March / 10% / 10%
- April / 12% / 12%
- May / 13% / 13%
- Thereafter, additional 1% each month until redemption.
County, Town and Special District tax bills are mailed out at the end of March and are due on or before April 30th. If your payment is not received by April 30th, the payment penalty added to the tax bill is as indicated for the month paid:
- Month Paid / Penalty
- May / 2%
- June-July / 5%
- August-September / 7%
- October-November-December / 10%
- January-April / 12%
- Thereafter, additional 1% each month until redemption
Tax payments must be in the Tax Receiver's Office by 4:30 pm on the last day of the tax collection month or by 12 midnight online. If you get stuck in traffic or find yourself rushing to make it on those last days, just give a call and we'll wait for you. Please note, if you chose to send payment by mail the envelope MUST contain a timely OFFICIAL United States postmark. Office meters and foreign postmarks are not acceptable when received after the due date. We STRONGLY recommend that you go into the post office, to the window and request that they hand stamp your envelope in your presence to avoid late payment fees. All payments must be for the EXACT amount due.
On July 1st all unpaid taxes are filed with the Westchester County Clerk's Office.
Exemptions -contact the Assessor for details
There are a number of exemptions available to property owners such as STAR, Enhanced STAR, Veterans, Aged, and Volunteer Firefighters/Ambulance Workers exemptions. Please contact the Assessor's Office with any questions you may have regarding these programs.
Third Party Notification
If you are 65 years of age or older or disabled and you own and occupy a residence in Pound Ridge, you may designate a consenting adult third party to receive duplicate copies of your tax bills and notices of unpaid taxes until further notice. Applications may be obtained in person from the Tax Receiver's Office.
Your property taxes may be paid on the Internet from the convenience of your home or office at any time, seven days a week. Use the Pay Taxes Online on the home page. Choose the bill type or tax installment you wish to pay. You may select any number of bills for payment; a receipt will be shown and immediately emailed for your records.
We accept MasterCard, Visa, and electronic checks, which are available to anyone having a checking account with sufficient funds. The charge for using an e-check is $1.75 and approximately 2.8% for your credit card.
