Assessing Staff:

Rachid Belhocine, Deputy Chief Assessor

Lillian A. Harrison, Senior Assistant Assessor

Bob O'Donnell, Assistant Assessor

Michele McGovern, Assistant Assessor

Karen Keaney, Assistant Assessor

Peter Brown, Assistant Assessor

Donalda Hingston, Principal Clerk

Board of Assessors:

Gary McCabe, Chairman, Harold Petersen, Ph.D., Mark Mazur

THE BULLETIN BOARD

Fiscal Year 2011 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011) preliminary tax bills have been issued by the Tax Collector and are due and payable in two installments due August 2nd and November 1st.  The actual tax bills will be issued by the end of December and will based on assessed values determined as of January 1, 2010 and actual tax rates voted by the Board of Selectmen in early December.

Preliminary taxes are based on one-half of the prior year net tax due after exemptions and abatements, plus an adjustment for an anticipated increase in the tax rate allowed by law.

The town's FY2010 tax rates were; Residential $10.97/1,000 and Commercial, Industrial & Personal Property $17.80/1,000.  The FY2010 assessed values are available through the On-Line Database link on the right side of this page.

For fiscal year 2010, the Board of Selectmen voted to adopt a Residential Exemption of $162,904 in assessed value or $1,787.06 in real estate taxes for eligible taxpayers.

As part of the FY2010 Tax Classification Hearing the Board of Assessors presented information on the valuation of all property classes and the impact of the various tax rate options. To view or download a copy of the Assessor's presentation click on this link.

Applications for statutory exemptions can be filed by March 31, 2011.

Fiscal Year 2011 Personal Property Tax Returns (State Tax Form 2) were due by March 1, 2010 without an extension.

The Fiscal Year 2009 Tax Rates were:

Residential $10.69/1,000

Commercial, Industrial, & Personal Property $17.32/1,000

For FY2009 the Board of Selectmen adopted a residential exemption for qualified taxpayers of $162,923 in value, or $1,741.65 in taxes.

The Assessor’s Office is responsible for administering the property tax and motor vehicle excise tax for the Town of Brookline. The property tax includes real estate and tangible personal property accounts. Assessed values are subject to triennial review and certification by the Department of Revenue. The Assessors grant all statutory exemptions and act on all abatement applications. The Assessors are responsible for defending all appeals made to the Appellate Tax Board. The Assessors administer all special assessments under qualifying farm and forest management and open space preservation programs. Assessments in Massachusetts are based on full and fair cash value as of January 1. The Brookline Assessors use modern mass-appraisal techniques and data standards defined in Standard 6 of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) of the Appraisal Foundation and valuation standards defined by the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO).