Brookhaven assessor may review Ministerios Sion's late tax exemption request

The Brookhaven assessor may accept the organization's late exemption application and review it as though it arrived by the usual deadline. It covers Ministerios Sion's property at 168 Locust Drive in Mastic Beach, Suffolk County, identified as tax map district 0200, section 979.00, block 13.00, lots 25 and 26. The application is for an exemption under section 420-a of the real property tax law. The application concerns the 2023–2024 assessment roll, 2024 general taxes, and 2023–2024 school taxes.

If the organization would have qualified on time, the assessor may correct the tax roll with Brookhaven town board approval; tax officials may choose whether to refund paid taxes or cancel unpaid taxes and related charges. These actions concern only the property tax roll covered by the application. The assessor must be satisfied the organization would have qualified if it had filed by the proper deadline. Refunds and cancellations are optional. Any correction, refund, or cancellation concerns the 2023–2024 assessment roll.