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 TRENTON
-- John E. McCormac announced today that the Division of Taxation has
begun mailing the 2002 NJ SAVER Rebate Application Packets this week.
Application packets will be mailed to New Jersey homeowners over a two-week
period.
New
Jersey residents who owned a home that was their principal residence
on October 1, 2002, and paid property taxes on that home may be eligible
for the 2002 NJ SAVER rebate.
Under
Governor McGreevey's proposed FY 2004 budget, nearly $200 million in
SAVER program spending is being shifted to provide additional education
aid to school districts. The proposed changes would also affect income
eligibility for the program, reserving SAVER for filers with incomes
below $100,000. Since program eligibility can still change between now
and when the budget is adopted by the Legislature, applications are
being sent to all potentially eligible residents. Last year, the program
provided 1.2 million checks to eligible filers with incomes under $200,000.
"Our
objective is to encourage all potentially eligible New Jersey homeowners
to apply for this tax relief program," said Treasurer McCormac.
"While the final terms of SAVER may still be subject to change
between now and when the budget is adopted, it is important to get applications
into position for processing by maintaining the normal mailing schedule,"
he said. "Timely filing helps the Division of Taxation to apply
all program changes to applications and prepare checks for mailing,"
he said
The
NJ SAVER rebate automated telephone filing system and the Internet filing
application are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. "Homeowners
who have received their application packets can file for the NJ SAVER
rebate by phone by calling 1-877-658-2972, or online at www.njsaverrebate.com,"
said Robert K. Thompson, Director of the Division of Taxation. Anyone
who may be eligible for a 2002 NJ SAVER rebate and who has not received
their application packet by June 13, 2003, may call the NJ SAVER Rebate
Hotline (609-826-4282) to have one mailed to them.
2002
NJ SAVER Rebate Application Mailing Schedule
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COUNTY |
DELIVERY
EXPECTED
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| Cape
May, Union |
5/19/2003
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| Bergen,
Burlington, Cumberland, Warren |
5/22/2003
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| Passaic,
Mercer, Middlesex, Gloucester |
5/27/2003
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| Morris,
Ocean |
5/28/2003
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| Sussex,
Essex, Monmouth, Atlantic |
5/31/2003
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| Hunterdon,
Somerset, Camden, Salem, Hudson |
6/3/2003
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The
filing deadline for 2002 NJ SAVER rebate applications is July 15, 2003,
and checks will be mailed on or before September 15, 2003. Homeowners
who are eligible for both the homestead rebate and the NJ SAVER rebate
will receive whichever provides the greater benefit in their individual
case.
For
more information on the NJ SAVER Rebate Program homeowners may call
the NJ SAVER Rebate Hotline at 609-826-4282 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. NJ SAVER rebate information is also available
on the Division of Taxation's Web site at www.njsaverrebate.com or through the Division's Automated Tax Information System at 1-800-323-4400.
TTY service is provided for the hearing impaired at 1-800-286-6613 or
609-984-7300.
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