Assessor's Office 

33 East Main St., Lower Level               Portland,  CT 06480 

Phone: 860-342-6744
Fax:      860-342-6738

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Town Assessor: 

Richard J. Lasky Jr. CCMA                     

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Assessment Clerk: 

Amy Giveans
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Office Hours: 

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Tuesday

8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Friday

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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* Due to the pandemic, Town Hall is currently closed to the public.
 

All services will still be provided by phone, email, postmail, or online accessibility. 

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The Assessor is responsible for discovering, listing and valuing all taxable and non-taxable property located in town. Connecticut law requires us to list and value all real (e.g., land, houses, stores, etc.) and personal (e.g., motor vehicles, business equipment, etc.) property. This is an annual cycle with an assessment date of October 1. It's the Assessor's responsibility to insure all values are properly and uniformly made and that the grand list is a true and accurate report of all taxable and tax exempt property in the jurisdiction. Assessed values in Connecticut are based on 70% of fair market value. In addition the Town is required to perform a state mandated revaluation every 5 years.

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Date of Revaluation: October 1, 2016 
 

Current Mill Rate:  34.38% 

Portland's Mill Rate History 

To calculate tax;  Assessment x .03438 = Annual Tax 

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               Assessment Records Online Database (NEW)

                Portland Parcel Maps 2015

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              Online Tax Lookup 

The Board of

Assessment Appeals

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Motor Vehicle

hearings to be held on 

September 16, 2020 at 6:00pm 

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Real Estate

& Personal Property

hearings will be held in March 
Application is due by February 20th 

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• ​BAA Application ​

• BAA Withdrawal Form 

Assessmemt & Exemption Links 

Motor Vehicles

Registered vehicles are assessed at 70% of average retail accordingly to NADA valuation guide as of the October 1st assessment date. Vehicles registered to the Town of Portland as of October 1st produce a tax bill the following July. 

• Q&A Brochure & Tax Credit Information 

• Bill Of Sale

• MV Questionnaire (Trucks & Trailers)

• Ambulance/Retrofit MV Exemption

• Military Active Duty Exemption - CT Resident

• Military Active Duty Exemption - Non-resident

Personal Property

In accordance with Connecticut General Statute, 12-40, all persons who are liable to pay taxes on tangible personal property belonging to them on October 1, 2019 are hereby notified that they must file a declaration of their personal property on or before November 1, 2019.

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• Declaration - Long Form  (new businesses) 

• Declaration - Short Form (existing businesses)

• Manufacturing Exemption Claim Form 

• Unregistered Motor Vehicle Declaration

• Closing a business Affidavit  

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Income & Expense Reports
  2019 Income & expense reports are DUE August 15, 2020 * ​

• Income & Expense Report - 2019 

• Golf Course I&E Report - 2019 

• Marina I&E Report - 2019 
   

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Elderly Homeowners / Totally Disabled Tax Credit 

Residents 65 years of age or totally disabled may be eligible for a tax credit on real estate providing they meet or are under the state regulated income guidelines. Official proof of income is required and applicants must re-file bi-annually thereafter.
  Applicants must file by May 15th  * ​

• Qualifying Income 2019 

• Homeowners tax relief booklet - Office of Policy and Management 

• M-35 application

• Additional Veterans Application 

• Local Option Veteran

• Totally Disabled Tax Exemption
   

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Veterans 
Honorably discharged veterans must have a valid DD214 filed within the town's land records as of the October 1 assessment date to be eligible for Veteran Exemptions  

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Public act 490

All applications for classification of farm or forestland must be received by October 31, 2019.

• 2015 CT Farm Bureau PA490 Guide

• Farm Application M-29

• Forest Application M-39

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• Change of Mailing Address Request

Fixed Assessment Tax Incentive for Commercial Property

Per CGS Sec. 12-65b, The Town of Portland may enter into a written agreement, as approved by the Board of Selectmen, with a party owning (or proposing to acquire) real property in the Town of Portland to fix the assessment of such real estate, provided the party is proposing substantial improvements to the real estate.

• Tax incentive policy

• Application  (Completed Application must be submitted to the First Selectman's Office) 

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Taxes

Questions regarding billing, taxes due, amounts paid and interest should be directed to the  Tax Collector's Office  860-342-6737   

• Online Tax Lookup 
   

Can Find what your looking for? 

Please contact or Email the Assessor's Office.  

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* Governor's Executive Order 7S

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