Assessor's Office

Location

45 South Main Street
Room #101

Hours

Mon thru Fri, 9 am - 5 pm

Contact

Assessor: Shelby Jackson
Chief Appraiser: Kevin Coons

Tel: (203) 294-2001
Fax: (203) 294-2003
Email: assessor@wallingfordct.gov

CT OPM notice re: Executive Order 7S concerning extension of deadlines for assessment-related filings, issued April 1, 2020

Governor Lamont's Executive Order 7S

Department Responsibilities

1. Assess the Value of Real Estate, Personal Property (Business Assets) & Motor Vehicle

• Sold, donated, traded in, totaled vehicles
  • Requirements for Adjusting Motor Vehicle Assessments

2. Compile & Maintain the Town's Grand List

• Revaluation projects
  • Last Revaluation: 2015
  • Next Revaluation: 2020

3. Elderly & Totally Disabled Homeowners Tax Relief Program

• Homeowners Discount Program:
  • Elderly & Totally Disabled Homeowners Tax Relief Program - Program Requirements
  • Elderly & Totally Disabled Homeowners Tax Relief Program - Questions and Answers
• Homeowners Tax Deferral Program:
  • Property Tax Deferral for the Elderly & Totally Disabled - Questions and Answers
• Homeowners Additional Tax Deferral Program:
  • Additional Property Tax Deferral for the Elderly & Totally Disabled - Questions and Answers

4. Assist Taxpayers with Exemptions

• Blind exemption
• Dairy farm and fruit orchard abatements
• Farm building and farm machinery exemptions
  • 2019 Farm Machinery, Horses or Ponies Exemption Application

• Farm and forest land exemptions
• Manufacturing machinery and equipment exemptions
• New commercial truck exemptions
  • Property Tax Exemption Application for a New Commercial Truck, Truck Tractor, Trailer or Semitrailer
• Veterans exemptions - active duty and honorably discharged veterans-residents:
  • Veterans' Exemptions brochure
  • Additional Veterans Exemptions - General Information & Requirements
  • Motor Vehicle Property Tax Exemption or Benefit Application for Connecticut Resident on Active/Reserve Military Duty

5. Real Property Tax Incentives

• Real Property Tax Incentive for Manufacturers
• Real Property Tax Incentive for Office Development

 6. Process Declarations of Personal Property for All Businesses

• 2019 Declaration of Personal Property - Long Form
• 2019 Declaration of Personal Property - Short Form
• 2019 Declaration of Personal Property for Manufacturers (includes Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Claim form)
• 2019 Manufacturers Forms Booklet
• 2019 Declaration of Personal Property - MV/Camper Form
• Personal Property Tax Incentive for Manufacturers

7. Public Records Available in the Assessor's Office

• List abstracts for real estate, personal property, and motor vehicles
• Real estate property cards
• Records of real estate sales transactions
• Tax parcel maps

8. Online Databases for Industrial/Commercial Properties

(Please note: Residential properties do not have an online database. Please contact the office.)

• GIS for Industrial/Commercial Properties
• South Central Regional Council of Governments:  Regional GIS

9. Renters Rebate Program

• Elderly & Totally Disabled Renters Rebate Program - General Information & Requirements

10. Forms & Applications:

• Change of Address (Personal Property)
• Change of Address (Real Estate)
• Income and Expense Report for 2019
• Informal Hearing/Problem Resolution Form
• Report of Out of State/Unregistered Vehicles
• Specially Adapted Motor Vehicle Exemption Application and Instructions

11. Provide Clerical & Administrative Support to the Board of Assessment Appeals

• Appeal Application and Instructions 2019 Grand List