08/09/2021 Assessment Community Weekly
ICYMI: STAR Credit Eligible Report
On Wednesday, we announced that the STAR Credit Eligible Report (Report #8) is available in the Online Assessment Community for localities where school tax bills are issued on or around September 1. See the instructions for full details.
Coming Soon: RPSV4 cost update
We'll send a special announcement when the cost update is available.
STAR forms for 2022-2023 now available
It’s that time again! We’ve passed the last taxable status dates for 2021 rolls. (Wondering who has taxable status dates this late in the year? See the bottom of today’s newsletter.)
The STAR forms for the 2022-2023 school year are available online:
- Form RP-425-B, Application for Basic STAR Exemption
- Form RP-425-E, Application for Enhanced STAR Exemption
And for your convenience, here is the IVP form, though there were no changes to it this year.
Annual exemptions report now available
Ever wonder how many senior exemptions a neighboring town has? Or which county has the highest percentage of exempt property? Or how many cold war veterans exemptions there are statewide?
You’ll find all of that and SO much more in Exemptions from Real Property Taxation in New York State: 2020 County, City, and Town Assessment Rolls.
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Reminder: Review your sales reports
Don’t delay! Review your sales reports in the Online Assessment Community. The deadline is August 31. Your timely review is very important because we’ll use the sales data to begin the process of calculating 2021 equalization rates and RARs.
For more information, see Sales usability criteria.
On the arms-length report, there is a column which indicates whether the sale is COD/RAR usable. If you find a mistake or need to correct a sale, follow these instructions:
- RPS users: within your RPS file, make the correction and then re-transmit it by going to Standard Reports > Sales > Sales Transmittal Report. Please email the RPS035 to ORPTS.saleint@tax.ny.gov. The ORPTS sales database and online sales reports will be updated with the corrections.
- If you submit paper reports, use Form RP-5217 ACR, Sale Correction Form. Email the completed forms to ORPTS.saleint@tax.ny.gov or mail them to:
NYS TAX DEPARTMENT – ORPTS
ATTN: DATA MANAGEMENT UNIT
W A HARRIMAN STATE CAMPUS – BLDG. 8A
ALBANY, NY 12227-0801
The latest taxable status dates (TSDs)
If your city or town has the standard March 1 TSD, you might be surprised to learn that there are a whopping 32 municipalities with TSDs after March 1.
However, it is two Oneida County cities that have the distinction of having TSDs after June 1:
- Rome – July 31
- Utica – August 1
