Receiver of Taxes

Welcome to the Rotterdam Tax Office! The Tax Office is responsible for the collection of property and school taxes for approximately 13,000 parcels. In addition, the Tax Office also collects the water bill payments. All powers and duties of this office, as well as collection procedures, are statutory and defined in the New York State Real Property Tax Law, except for water collection, which is defined in Town Law. The staff and I welcome any inquires pertaining to collection policies as well as general tax information. We offer our assistance to residents, realtors, lending institutions, title companies, and other entities that may require tax information. Taxes are collected twice a year in the Town of Rotterdam. The town and county tax bills are mailed out the first week in January, and the school tax bills are sent the first week in September. Water bills are mailed the first week in June.
Address:	1100 Sunrise Blvd, Schenectady, New York 12306
Contact:	Diane J. Martin, Receiver of Taxes
Phone:	(518) 355-7575 ext.392
Fax:	(518) 356-0601
Email:	dmartin@rotterdamny.org
STAFF CONTACTS: Diane Martin, Receiver of Taxes 518 355-7575 ext. 348/392 Kristen Foley, Deputy Receiver of Taxes 518 355-7575 ext. 316/392 Deb Dalton, 2nd Deputy Receiver of Taxes 518 355-7575 ext. 315/392 Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For the convenience of our residents the Receiver of Taxes has its own black drop box located on the wall to the left of the doors on the Sunrise Blvd. entrance. When paying with a check, please include a phone number. When sending through the U.S. Mail, please address your envelope to Receiver of Tax Office. Pay Property Tax, School Tax, Water Bill Online To view your tax/ payment history (if payable to Town of Rotterdam Receiver of Taxes) See download below "View your Taxes" for instructions on navigating. NOTE: To access this site, the general public can do so by entering the website address www.totalcollectionsolution.com. Once on the site, the user would then be required to login with the user name "public@rotterdam" and "public" as the password. ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PAYMENT:* Checks, money orders, credit card options and Internet transactions. ***NOTE: There is a 2.85% convenience fee plus a .40 cent fee that the third party vendor charges for site maintenance. Receiver of Taxes, Diane Martin and Retired Schenectady County Clerk, John Woodward are able to officiate at weddings performed within the Town of Rotterdam

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Department Alert

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE RECEIVER OF TAXES:

UNPAID SCHOOL TAX BILLS ARE NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE COUNTY

Payment of any outstanding 2023/2024 Town school tax due can now only be made to the County Treasurer at the County Office Building, 620 State Street, Schenectady, New York 12305-2114
It is anticipated that the County Legislature will approve re-levy of the unpaid school taxes at its December 12, 2023 meeting. After this date, the County cannot accept any payment of Town school taxes and the delinquent tax will be added to your 2024 Town and County tax bill with appropriate interest and penalties added.
For further information, call (518) 388-4262 during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Town Hall Business Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm

Main Phone Number: (518) 355-7575

Assessor ext.396
Comptroller ext.394
Highway Dept. 355-7722
Justice Court 355-7911
Public Works ext.395
Supervisor ext.393
Tax Receiver ext.392
Town Clerk ext.352
Senior Citizens Center 356-1561