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Putnam County

Finance & Tax Collection

Mission Statement

The County Finance Department performs the following functions: Tax Collection, Budgeting, Accounts Receivable and Payable Payroll, Producing Financial Statements and Information, including financial analyses, Investment, Acquisition of Property for Unpaid Taxes, Providing Certificates of Residence for individuals who want to attend a community college outside of Putnam County at a reduced tuition.

The Commissioner of Finance collects delinquent taxes and the second half of a partial school tax payment. When making payments due to the Commissioner, the check should be made payable to the Commissioner of Finance

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Finance & Tax Collection Department

  • Michael Lewis

    Commissioner

Finance & Tax Collection

Services Offered

Tax Collectors

See how Putnam County's boundaries changed starting from  1683 to present day!

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School Tax Collectors

Putnam County Historians have been collecting primary material since the 1950s to preserve Putnam’s past for future generations. The papers in the Collection have been arranged and described. The Historian’s Office welcomes the donation of private papers, maps, and photographs that shed light on the County’s past, as well as the gift of collections relating to contemporary subjects to be preserved for future generations.

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Delinquent Taxes

A delinquent tax payment agreement exists to pay delinquent taxes. To determine the amount owed, or to receive information regarding the Delinquent Tax Payment Plan, please contact the Finance Department.

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Putnam County Housing Corp.

Having financial problems wit your house? We are here to help!

We are a non-profit corporation to assit you with all  your housing needs.

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County Budgets

Take a look at the county adopted budgets.

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The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

View the latest Annual lComprehensive Financial Report here.

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Make Local Tax Bill Payments Online

Residents can pay and/or view their tax bill online through a secured service provider and use the following accepted forms of payment.

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P.T.A.S.C.

The mission of the Putnam County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation is to act as a Legal Conduit between the County of Putnam (which securitized future tobacco revenue streams from the Master Settlement Agreement between tobacco Companies and the New York State Attorney General) and the bond holders that purchased these revenue streams.

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Certificate/Affidavit of Residency

If you have been a resident of New York State for at least one year AND a legal resident of Putnam County for at least six months and wish to attend a Community College in New York State, you are eligible to apply by completing this form and bringing it to the Finance Department.

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County Acquired Properties For Sale

A program to research, recognize, and mark old houses & structures in Putnam County is Sponsored by The Office of the Putnam County Historian & The Putnam County Historic Preservation Advisory Commission

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The County Finance Department performs the following functions:

  • Tax Collection, including collecting delinquent taxes, providing tax information to the public and to other departments and governments, and determining amounts to pay for county, town, village, school and special district taxes. They also maintain county tax records for the public.
  • Budgeting, including providing assistance to county departments in preparing their budgets and coordinating the budgeting process to ensure that all county deadlines for submission to the County Executive and Legislature are met.
  • Accounts Receivable and Payable
  • Payroll
  • Producing Financial Statements and Information, including financial analyses
  • Investment
  • Acquisition of Property for Unpaid Taxes
  • Providing Certificates of Residence for individuals who want to attend a community college outside of Putnam County at a reduced tuition.

Budgets

2024 Budget

2023 Budget

2022 Budget

2021 Budget

Tax Collectors

Town of Carmel

845-628-1500

Kathleen S. Kraus,        Carmel Town Tax Receiver Carmel Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Ave., PO Box 887, Mahopac, NY 10541

Town of Kent

845-225-1864

Stephanie Nix,                Town of Kent Tax Receiver
Kent Town Center, 25 Sybil’s Crossing Kent Lakes, NY 10512

Town of Patterson

845-878-9300 X 18

Mary DeLanoy,          Patterson Town Tax Receiver
Patterson Town Hall, 1142 Route 311
PO Box 421, Patterson, NY 12563

Town of Philipstown

845-265-3329

Tara Percacciolo,  Philipstown Tax Receiver
Philipstown Town Hall
238 Main Street, PO Box 155, Cold Spring., NY 10516

Town of Putnam Valley

845-526-3280

Sherry Howard, Putnam Valley Tax Receiver
Putnam Valley Town Hall
265 Oscawana Lake Road , Putnam Valley, NY 10516

Town of Southeast

845-279-7665

AnnMarie Milano,  Southeast Tax Receiver
1360 Route 22
PO Box 415, Brewster, NY 10509

Village of Brewster

845-279-3760

Michelle Chiudina
Village Clerk & Treasurer
Village Hall
50 Main Street , Brewster, NY 10509

Village of Cold Spring

845-265-3611

Jeffrey Vidakovich
Treasurer
Village Hall
85 Main Street , Cold Spring, NY 10516

Village of Nelsonville

845-265-2500

Melissa Harris
Village Clerk & Treasurer
Village Hall
258 Main Street , Nelsonville, NY 10516

School Tax Collectors

Brewster Central (Town of Southeast)

845-279-7665

AnnMarie Milano, School Tax Receiver
Brewster Central School
1360 Route 22, PO Box 415, Brewster, NY 10509

Brewster Central (Town of Patterson)

845-878-9300 ext. 18

Mary DeLanoy, School      Tax Receiver
Patterson Town Hall, 1142 Route 311 PO Box 689, Patterson, NY 12563

Carmel Central (Town of Carmel)

845-628-1500

Kathleen S. Kraus, School Tax Receiver
Carmel Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Ave.,
PO Box 887,  Mahopac, NY 10541

Carmel Central (Town of Kent)

845-225-1864

Stephanie Nix,              School Tax Receiver
Kent Town Center,              25 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, NY 10512

Carmel Central (Towns of Patterson, Putnam Valley & Southeast)

845-878-9300 ext. 18

Mary DeLanoy,              School Tax Receiver
Patterson Town Hall,      1142 Route 311
PO Box 421, Patterson, NY 12563

Garrison Union Free (Towns of Philipstown & Putnam Valley)

845-424-3689 ext. 227

Joseph Jimick,                  School Tax Collector
PO Box 193, Route 9D,
Garrison, NY 10524

Haldane Central (Towns of Philipstown & Putnam Valley)

845-265-9254 ext. 111

Jessie DesMarais,            School Tax Receiver
Haldane Central School District
15 Craigside Dr., Cold Spring, NY 10516

Lakeland Central (Towns of Carmel, Philipstown & Putnam Valley)

845-808-1080

Commissioner of Finance
40 Gleneida Ave.
Room 202
Carmel, NY 10512

Mahopac Central (Town of Carmel)

845-628-1500

Kathleen S. Kraus,            School Tax Receiver
Carmel Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Ave.,
PO Box 887,  Mahopac, NY 10541

Mahopac Central (Town of Putnam Valley)

845-628-3415 ext. 10402

Denise Palmiotto,            School Tax Receiver
Mahopac Central School Administration Building
179 East Lake Boulevard, Mahopac, NY 10541

Putnam Valley Central (Towns of Carmel & Putnam Valley)

845-528-8094

Agata Szumski,            School Tax Receiver
Putnam Valley Central School District
171 Oscawana Lake Rd., Putnam Valley, NY 10579

Pawling Central (Town of Patterson)

845-855-4657

Dawn Cupano, School      Tax Collector
Pawling Central School District,
515 Route 22 , Pawling, NY 12564

Wappingers Central (Town of Kent & Patterson)

845-298-5000 X 40104

Andrea Broas,                  School Tax Collector
Wappingers Central School District,
167 Myers Corners Rd., Ste 200
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

North Salem Central (Town of Carmel)

845-628-1500

Kathleen S. Kraus,          School Tax Receiver
Carmel Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Ave.,
PO Box 887,  Mahopac, NY 10541

North Salem Central (Town of Southeast)

845-279-7665

AnnMarie Milano,          School Tax Receiver
North Salem Central School
1360 Route 22, PO Box 415, Brewster, NY 10509

Delinquent Taxes

Examples of delinquent taxes collected by the Commissioner of Finance are:
  • Town and County taxes that have not been paid to your local collector
    prior to May 1
  • The second half of a partial Town and County tax that has not been paid to your local collector prior to August 1
  • Village taxes from prior year are collected from February 1 – Relevy Date in November
  • Tax liens from years prior to the current tax year
    (Town and County taxes)
  • Properties deeded to the county by tax foreclosure

A delinquent tax payment agreement exists to pay delinquent taxes. To determine the amount owed, or to receive information regarding the Delinquent Tax Payment Plan, please contact the Finance Department.

County Acquired Properties For Sale

Participating Realtors

PTSAC Board of Governance Information

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Putnam County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation is to act as a Legal Conduit between the County of Putnam (which securitized future tobacco revenue streams from the Master Settlement Agreement between tobacco Companies and the New York State Attorney General) and the bond holders that purchased these revenue streams.

Board of Directors

  • Kevin M. Byrne – County Executive – President
  • William J. Carlin, Jr. – Commissioner of Finance – Secretary Treasurer
  • Paul E. Jonke – Legislative Chairman – Board Member
  • Joseph Castellano – Legislator – Board Member
  • Robert Schanil – Independent Board Member

Each board member serves on the Governance, Audit, and Finance Committees.
PTASC has adopted the Putnam County code of Ethics.
PTASC owns no real property.

Putnam County Office Building

40 Gleneida Avenue
Carmel, New York 10512

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