Suffolk County Treasurer Angie Carpenter reminds all property owners that if you have not received your 2009-2010 Real Property Tax Statement, you are still responsible for its payment. Please contact your Town’s Receiver of Taxes immediately so that a bill may be mailed to you. All the Towns’ Receivers of Taxes have reported that tax bills have been mailed as of December 18 to each owner of record. First-half tax is due without interest by Jan. 11, 2010 to the respective Receiver of Taxes, and the second-half is due by May 31, 2010. If the first-half tax is not paid by Jan.10, 2010, the Receiver of Taxes will add interest at the rate of 1 percent per month on the balance of the first-half owed through May 31, 2010. After May 31, 2010, the total balance of tax owed is turned over to the County Treasurer for collection. In addition to the flat amount of the tax due, the law requires that the Treasurer collect a 5 percent penalty together with interest at the rate of 1 percent per month calculated from Feb. 1, 2010. Treasurer Carpenter also advises taxpayers to review their tax statements carefully, and pay special attention if the word “Arrears” appears at the top of their bills. If so, she advises “that the property owner should immediately contact the SuffolkCounty Treasurer’s Tax Record Room at 631-852-3000 to determine if prior years’ taxes are due, reminding all that we are here to assist in any way possible.” For further information or to obtain a copy of the Suffolk County Treasurer’s Taxpayer Information Pamphlet, please call 631-852-1500 or visit the Treasurer’s website at www.co.suffolk.ny.us/treas.