‘Do I look dead to you?’ Long Island woman’s taxes soar after county mistakenly declares her dead

She’s not dead yet!

A 95-year-old Long Island woman said her taxes went through the roof after Nassau County accidentally declared her dead.

Ann Mazze’s property taxes jumped by nearly three times as much and her school taxes increased from $327.04 in 2020 to $4,777.48 in 2021, NBC 4 News reported on Wednesday.

“They said that I was dead. Do I look dead to you?” the Levittown woman said outside her home.

The clerical error led Mazze to lose several tax exemptions, including her Enhanced STAR for low-income seniors and military tax exemption. Her property taxes allegedly went from $2,694 a year to $7,921.

“She’s a cancer survivor from last year, and we’re very fortunate that she’s well, and she didn’t need this added stress,” her daughter, Lori Goldman.

A Nassau County spokesperson insists the mistake was corrected immediately after the family reported it, and any additional taxes she paid will be refunded.

“The taxpayer’s daughter was in contact with the Department of Assessment on April 22nd and corrections were made right away,” the spokesperson told ABC 7 News.

He also noted a petition “will be approved by the legislature on Monday to refund the taxpayer.”

It remains unclear how or why the mistake happened in the first place.

“I’m very sad, and very angry at all that has happened,” Mazze said, NBC 4 reported.