STAR information for local officials

STAR exemption

Exemption Amounts

• STAR exemption amounts
• Calculating STAR exemptions
  • STAR differentials

Administration

• Basic STAR Reports User Guide   Coming soon!
• Login to the Online Assessment Community to access the Basic STAR Reports
• STAR exemption assessor guide
• Assisting seniors who missed the exemption application deadline
  • Late Enhanced STAR applications due to good cause
• STAR exemption removal and renunciation
• Correction of errors and STAR 
• Penalties related to the STAR program

2% Limit on STAR savings increases

• 2% limit for property owners
• Maximum STAR savings

STAR credit

• STAR Credit Reports User Guide 
• Login to the Online Assessment Community to access the STAR Credit Reports
• 2018 STAR Credit Implementation Guide
• FAQs for homeowners
• Handout for new homeowners
• Administration of the STAR credit: common questions

Enhanced STAR Income Verification Program (IVP)

• IVP Tool and Report User Guide  
  • Login to the Online Assessment Community to access the IVP tool
  • IVP reports — overview and schedule
  • IVP report information for municipalities that do not use RPSV4
    • Eligibility Report layout
• Administering the Enhanced STAR IVP
• Enhanced STAR IVP: Questions and answers for assessors
  
• How to transmit IVP forms to the Tax Department
• Pamphlet (8.5 x 11)
  • Pamphlet (8.5 x 11) Bengali
  • Pamphlet (8.5 x 11) Chinese
  • Pamphlet (8.5 x 11) Haitian
  • Pamphlet (8.5 x 11) Korean
  • Pamphlet (8.5 x 11) Russian
  • Pamphlet (8.5 x 11) Spanish
• Poster (11 x 17)
  • Poster (11 x 17) Spanish 
• Renewal letters (Word documents), also available in RPSV4
  • Enhanced STAR renewal letter 
  • Senior citizens exemption renewal letter
  • Enhanced STAR and senior citizens exemption renewal letter
• Sample denial letters (income over the limit)
  • Not eligible for the Enhanced STAR exemption
  • Not eligible for a STAR exemption