07/20/2026 Assessment Community Weekly
Review your sales reports
Now that most of you have finalized your rolls, this is a great time to begin reviewing your sales reports in the Online Assessment Community. The deadline to transmit sales corrections is Friday, August 28. Your timely review is very important because we’ll use the sales data to begin the process of calculating 2027 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.
- Non-RPSv4 users: 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 DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE
OFFICE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX SERVICES
DATA MANAGEMENT UNIT — SALES PROCESSING
WA HARRIMAN STATE CAMPUS
ALBANY, NY 12227-0801
Before creating your school tax file
Avoid problems down the road. Make sure to use the correct STAR Exemption Amount and ensure that the savings do not exceed the Maximum STAR savings.
We’ve begun publishing STAR Report #7 (Final Roll Corrections Report)
If your municipality has a standard assessment calendar and your final roll was transmitted to ORPTS by July 10, Report #7 will be available in the Online Assessment Community today or shortly thereafter. See the instructions for details.
Next up: We will begin making STAR Report #8 (STAR Credit Eligible Report) available later this month into early August for standard calendar municipalities.
Reminder: New STAR seminars coming this summer for homeowners. (You’re also welcome to attend!)
This summer we are launching a tour of STAR seminars across the state.
In each presentation, we will share with homeowners:
- a brief history of the program,
- what to expect from the program if they are already enrolled, and
- steps on how to enroll if they are a new homeowner.
We will also cover our most common FAQs and have staff on site to help new homeowners register at self-service kiosks.
Each event is open to the public; preregistration is not required.