

Enter only your name on the application, even if your spouse/partner died during 2019 and your filing status is married/CU couple, filing joint return. If an eligible renter/tenant died before filing an application, either the surviving spouse/civil union partner or a personal representative should file the application. Report your filing status as Married/CU, Filing Joint Return, and.However, if your spouse/CU partner owned or rented a principal residence on October 1, 2019, as their main home in New Jersey, they should file an ANCHOR application for their main home. You are eligible to file for the rental property in only your name since your spouse/CU partner did not occupy the rental property on October 1, 2019, but you must report your combined gross income. Married or in a civil union after October 1, 2019, but before January 1, 2020, and only you resided in the rental property on October 1, 2019 Married or in a civil union after October 1, 2019, but before January 1, 2020, and both people maintained the same residence

Note: Both partners must file a separate ANCHOR application to receive half the benefit payment.

ANCHOR benefits will be paid in the form of a direct deposit or check, not as credits to property tax bills.Īll property tax relief program information provided here is based on current law and is subject to change.

We are currently issuing 2019 ANCHOR benefits and will continue to distribute payments through the month of May.
