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Tax Receiver
The Receiver of Taxes is responsible for the preparation, distribution, and payment of more than 51,000 property tax bills in the Town of Southampton. In doing so, the Tax Receivers Office ensures the safe custody of the Towns tax and assessment roll, as well as its tax warrant, from the Suffolk County Legislature. Between the months of December and May, the Tax Receivers Office collects more than $380 million in revenues and disburses those funds to Southampton's:
- School and library districts
- Police district
- Highway district
- Parks districts
- Fire and ambulance districts
- Nine lighting districts
- Two water districts (Hampton Bays and Riverside)
- Three erosion control districts
The Tax Receiver also works closely with other town departments, especially the Sole Assessor and the Hampton Bays Water District, serving as the fiduciary officer. In each of these respective capacities, the Tax Receivers Office will process more than 1,500 assessment roll corrections, and handle the Water District monthly revenue remittances and bank reconciliations.
Payment Information for 2019 - 2020
Taxes are payable by cash, checks, payable to "Receiver of Taxes," drawn on a U.S. bank, money order valid in U.S. banking system and subject to collection, or online by credit cards and ACH (fees apply). Checks and ACH transactions returned by your bank for any reason will cancel your tax payment.
In Person
Taxes may be paid at the following locations during their regular business hours. When paying in person, please bring your entire bill and it will be receipted.
- Office of the Tax Receiver
116 Hampton Road
Southampton, NY 11968
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. - BNB Bank - All locations
- People's United Bank - All locations
Please send only the stub portion of the bill with your payment. The mailing address for all payments and correspondence is:
116 Hampton Road
Southampton, NY 11968
Online Services
To view, print, and/or pay your tax bill online, access the online payment portal. We accept American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa cards, and a convenience fee of 2.5% will be applied to all credit card transactions. We accept ACH payments online for a $1 processing fee.
Contact Us
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Hon. Theresa A. Kiernan
Receiver of Taxes
Email Theresa A. Kiernan
116 Hampton Road
Southampton, NY 11968
Ph: 631-702-2470
Fx: 631-287-5732
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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