Assessing Department
Contracted Assessor is in the office every Thursday.
Contracted Assessor: KRT Appraisal (Richard Dorsett, Jr assigned assessor)
Assessor can be reached by email at: richard_dorsett@krtappraisal.com
Assessor can be reached by phone at: 978-478-6095
The primary function of the Assessing Department is to ensure that all property within the Town of Haverhill is assessed fairly and in accordance with the New Hampshire laws governing taxation.
General Responsibilities:
- Town authority for all property assessment and related issues
- Maintain thorough knowledge of State of New Hampshire tax law
- Administer State statutes governing taxation. Perform statistical analysis to monitor market trends and ratio studies
- Annually review property tax assessments based upon market research and analysis, updating when and where necessary
- Conduct investigations to evaluate property changes. Involves conducting on-site inspections, meetings with property owners, and researching modifications made to properties.
- Responsible for administering the tax abatement process
- Processing of applications for tax exemption and/or credit programs
- Maintain property tax data files, property record cards, and various departmental databases
- Provide assessment related data to various entities, taxpayers, and the general public
- Respond to taxpayer requests, and provide customer service in person, via email, or over the telephone
