Tax Assessor

Links

Voluntary Lot Merger Application

Application for Current Use

Summary of Forest Stewardship Plan for Current Use Assessment

Land Use Change Tax

Permanent Application for Property Tax Credit/Exemptions

Elderly and Disabled Tax Deferral Application

Municipal Abatement Form

Abatement Application: If you feel that you are justifiably being overtaxed, you may apply to the Town for an abatement using the Municipal Abatement Form. This form can be obtained on line by clicking the above link or at the Town Offices (Assessing). It should be turned in to the Assessing Clerk but not until AFTER the last tax bill of the year has been mailed. This form MUST BE RECEIVED on or before March 1^st following that last tax bill.

The Board of Selectmen is, by New Hampshire State Statute, granted the responsibility to appraise the value of property.　 As in most towns in New Hampshire, Brookfield’s Selectmen engage a professional staff person or Assessing firm to perform assessing duties.　 The Town of Brookfield has contracted Avitar, a New Hampshire based assessing firm for this purpose.　 They also employ an Assessor Clerk to handle the day to day assessing duties that include:

• Updating and maintaining all assessing, sales, land data, tax maps, building permits, and all town-approved exemption information both manually and in CAMA database.

• Producing semiannual Tax Warrants, all State (DRA) required and requested reports, abatements, exemptions and other forms and correspondence as needed.

• Working with the citizens, answering questions on assessment, abatement, and tax exemption issues. Working with other assessing customers including Real Estate Agents and Appraisers.

• Perform ancillary administrative duties including phone coverage, filing, copying, producing correspondence and specialized report creation as needed.