How to Pay

Mail, online and lockbox drop-off school tax payments can only be accepted Sept. 1, 2024 thru Oct 31, 2024.

Pay by Mail:
Tuxedo UFSD Business Office, School Tax Collector
1 Tornado Drive, Tuxedo NY 10987

Make check payable to Tuxedo UFSD Tax Collector

Online:
View & Pay your Tuxedo School tax bill online before October 31:
Tuxedo Union Free School District - Tax Bills Online

Visa, MasterCard or Discover credit card: 2.45% convenience fee will apply. 
Visa Debit card: $3.95 flat fee will apply.
Electronic Check: $1.75 flat fee will apply.

Convenience and flat fees are collected by the web service provider, not by Tuxedo UFSD.

In Person LOCK BOX drop-off:

Tuxedo UFSD Lock box located at
Far Left side of GFB HS building on brick wall
1 Tornado Drive, Tuxedo, NY 10987

Check or Money Order Only - NO Cash, NO exceptions

Payment Penalty Schedule:
September 1, 2024 thru September 30, 2024: 0% penalty
October 1, 2024 thru October 31, 2024: 2% penalty
November 1 thru November 15, 2024: Pay to Orange County (in Goshen) with 2% penalty

Payments not accepted at Tuxedo UFSD after October 31, 2024
Payments not accepted at County after November 15, 2024

If you have any questions regarding your school tax bill or the payment process please do not hesitate to contact the School Tax Collector, Lynda Mitrione:

Monday–Friday
9am to 3pm
Ph: 845–351–4786 x2022
E-mail: lmitrione@tuxedoufsd.org

Additional notes:

If you believe your bank or mortgage company escrows for your taxes (your monthly mortgage amount includes a tax escrow payment) and you receive a tax bill, please forward your bill to the bank or company holding your mortgage.

Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve you of your responsibility for payment. It also will not constitute cause for cancellation of any penalty if the bill becomes delinquent.  (New York State Real Property Tax Law 922)  If you do not receive a tax bill, please contact the Tuxedo UFSD School Tax collector at 845-351-4786 x2022 and a copy can be mailed or emailed to you.

STAR Program Information

The School Tax Relief (STAR) program offers property tax relief to eligible New York State homeowners.

If you are eligible and enrolled in the STAR program, you’ll receive your benefit each year in one of two ways:

1. STAR credit check. If you are registered for the STAR credit, the NYS Tax Department will send you a STAR check in the mail each year. You can receive the STAR credit if you own your home and it's your primary residence and the combined income of the owners and the owners’ spouses is $500,000 or less.
   

2. STAR exemption: a reduction on your school tax bill. If you’ve been receiving the STAR exemption since 2015, you can continue to receive it for the same primary residence. As long as you remain eligible, you’ll see a reduction on your school tax bill for the amount of your STAR exemption. Note: The STAR exemption is no longer available to new homeowners.

The STAR program is not administered by the school district. For more information, call the NYS Tax Department at (518) 457-2047 or visit https://www.tax.ny.gov/star/default.htm