Business Personal Property

Personal Property Taxes are levied against all furniture, fixtures, computers, software, machinery and equipment of business assets.  The tax rate is the same rate as applied to taxable real estate. Assets located in Rockport on April 1 are taxed in Rockport and are required to be reported to Rockport. The Assessor's Office mails a request for a true and perfect list of all business assets in February and the deadline for filing is May 1st.  A 30-day extension can be requested by emailing your request to rewen@rockportmaine.gov.

This link provides the Depreciation listing currently used by the Town of Rockport.

Note: Failure to file a true and perfect list of assets bars a taxpayer's right to appeal his or her valuation for that year, per 36 M.R.S.§ 706-A. If a business is closed as of April 1, the taxpayer's failure to notify the Assessor's Office by May 1st will result in issuance of a tax bill.