NE Bergen News

The State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury Division of Taxation has begun mailing applications for the 2022 Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) to senior citizens and disabled residents who may be eligible for the program. The deadline for filing applications is October 31, 2023.

The Senior Freeze program reimburses qualified applicants for property tax increases on their homes. Applicants must meet all income eligibility and residency requirements and must file an application each year to receive the reimbursement. Applicants’ income cannot exceed $94,178 for 2021, and $99,735 for 2022. Applicants who are married, or in a civil union and living in the same household, must report combined income of both spouses/civil union partners.

There are two versions of the Senior Freeze application:

Form PTR-1 is for first-time applicants (or those who filed an application last year but did not meet all the eligibility requirements);

Form PTR-2 is a personalized application we sent to those who received a 2021 reimbursement check.

New for Tax Year 2022, eligible applicants can now file their PTR-1 and PTR-2 applications online.

For general information, to receive or file an application, or to check the status of a filed application, visit nj.gov/taxation, select Property Tax Relief and then Senior Freeze Program or call 800-882-6597. Text telephone service (TTY/TDD) for hearing-impaired users is available at 800-286-6613 or 609-984-7300. You can also email nj.taxation@treas.nj.gov.

You can also make an appointment to visit a regional information center. For open locations, go to nj.gov/taxation and select Contact Us.

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