News & Features
April 2005

Build and be billed
Some to receive tax bill for new construction

At a Special Town Meeting on Nov. 20, 2003, the voters of Brookfield passed legislation for “Supplemental Tax Assessment on New Construction” (MGL Ch 59 § 2D). This legislation allows the town to make a pro rata tax assessment on the value of certain improvements to real estate made after the June 30th assessment date. If there has been an increase in value of more that 50 percent, a supplemental bill must be issued for the difference in taxable value, prorated to the end of the Fiscal Year (which is June 30, 2004 for fiscal year 2004 and June 30, 2005 for fiscal year 2005).

This is a one-time tax. If you receive a supplemental bill for FY04 you will not receive one in FY05 for the same property.

FY04 Supplemental Tax Bills will be going out on May 1, 2005 and will be due on June 1, 2005. FY05 Supplemental Tax Bills will go out sometime in August 2005.