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Please Note: No excise may be reduced to less than $5.00. No abatement for less than $5.00 will be granted and no refund of less than $5.00 will be made.
If you have any questions please contact Assessor's Office at 508-697-0928 or email Assessors@bridgewaterma.org.
LEASED VEHICLES - If the excise tax you are applying for an abatement on was for a vehicle you leased, please do not apply. The leasing company must apply for the abatement because the leasing company was the registered owner. Contact the leasing company for a refund to you.
Please note, if you do not see the bill year you would like us to adjust, you need to contact the Assessor's Office at Phone: 508-697-0928 to find out if you are eligible to apply for an abatement.
Bill number is required, if you do not know your bill number you must submit a paper abatement request.
Two documents are required to file for an abatement when the vehicle was sold or traded.
1. Bill of Sale (with VIN number, date of sale/trade and signatures of buyer and seller)
AND
2. Plate/Registration cancellation receipt from Registry of Motor Vehicles or new registration if the plate transferred to another vehicle.
Please contact the Assessor's Office at Phone: 508-697-0928 if you have any questions or need further assistance.
Two documents are required to file for an abatement when the vehicle was given to someone.
1. Gift Receipt (with VIN Number, date it and signatures of both parties)
2. Registration/Plate cancellation receipt from the Registry of Motor Vehicles or new registration if the plate is transferred to another vehicle.
If you have a DV plate or have a letter from the Registry of Motor Vehicles (Medical Affairs Department) stating you are eligible to receive a DV plate, but choose not to have one you may be eligible for an abatement.
The Assessing Office does not determine the eligibility of a disabled veteran but shall accept the determination of the RMV Medical Affairs Department with a letter issued by the RMV detailing that determination.
Two documents are required to file for an abatement when the vehicle was stolen or was a total loss.
1. Insurance Settlement Letter including the date of loss
2. Plate/Regitration cancellation receipt, C-19 Form (Affidavit of lost or stolen plate from RMV) or new registration if the plate transferred to another vehicle.
Please note, the Insurance Settlement Letter must show that the insurance company has taken possession of the vehicle. Offer Letters will not be accepted.
Please contact the Assessor's Office at 508-697-0928 if you have any questions or need further assistance.
Two documents are required to apply for an abatement when a vehicle was repossessed. The required documents are a notice from lienholder AND plate cancellation receipt, C-19 Form (Affidavit of lost or stolen plate from RMV) or new registration if plate transferred to another vehicle. Please contact the Assessor's Office at Phone: 508-697-0928 if you have any questions or need further assistance.
Two documents are required to apply for an abatement when a vehicle was junked. The required documents are a junkyard receipt with VIN Number AND plate cancellation receipt, C-19 Form (Affidavit of the lost or stolen plate from RMV), or new registration if plate transferred to another vehicle. Please contact the Assessor's Office at Phone: 508-697-0928 if you have any questions or need further assistance.
Two documents are required to apply for an abatement when a vehicle was returned. The required documents are a letter from dealer certifying return. The document must include the VIN Number date of return.
Registration/plate cancellation receipt, C-19 Form (Affidavit of lost or stolen plate from RMV) or new registration if plate transferred to another vehicle is also required.
Two documents are required to apply for an abatement when an owner has moved out of Bridgewater, but has remained in Massachusetts. The required documents are proof of residency before January 1 of tax year bill (e.g., utility bill before January 1 of tax year bill, voter registration, lease) and proof the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) was notified of address change before January 1. Note: You are not entitled to an abatement if you moved to another Massachusetts city or town during the same calendar year of the excise tax. You must notify the RMV within 30 days of moving and before January 1 to be billed by your new city or town next year. Please contact the Assessor's Office at Phone: 508-697-0928 if you have any questions or need further assistance.
If you have moved from Massachusetts, canceled your MA plate, and have re-registered your vehicle in another state, you may be eligible for an abatement. Two documents are required to be submitted with this abatement application. The documents required are the MA plate cancellation Receipt and your registration from your new state.
This exemption is available to a person who has suffered either (a) an actual loss of or a permanent and complete loss of use of both legs or both arms or (b) a permanent vision impairment of both eyes of the magnitude set out in Ch. 60A section 1.
This exemption is restricted for each handicapped person to one vehicle at a time, owned and registered by the person for personal, non-business use.
Files must be less than 5 MB. Allowed file types: GIF JPG JPEG PNG PDF
Please note, a bill of sale is not valid without the VIN Number and the Buyer AND seller's signature
Files must be less than 5 MB. Allowed file types: GIF JPG JPEG PNG PDF.
Please note, a valid gift receipt must include the VIN Number and signatures from both parties.
Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: GIF JPG JPEG PNG PDF.
Please note that the settlement letter must show that the insurance company took possession of the vehicle and should have the VIN Number and date they took possession
Please note, the junkyard receipt must have the VIN Number included to be valid
Must state that you have lost the use of either both arms or both legs. Files must be less than 100 MB. Allowed file types: GIF JPG JPEG PNG PDF
Must provide Certificate of Legal Blindness or letter from doctor. Files must be less than 100 MB. Allowed file types: GIF JPG JPEG PNG TIF PDF
To be eligible for this exemption you must provide either a Certificate of Legal Blindness or a letter from your doctor that states you have permanent vision impairment of both eyes of the magnitude set out in Ch. 60A section 1.
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