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07/31/2026 Request for 2026-2027 school tax rates

Dear School Business Officials,

Each year we ask you to provide your school tax rates to our department as early as possible so that we can process STAR credits for the homeowners in your district. In addition, below you will find links to our new Municipal Data Portal and information regarding STAR that may be helpful to you and your district.

Please provide your 2026-2027 tax rates by August 10.

If your school district issues tax bills on or around September 1. Please provide us with your 2026-2027 tax rates by Monday, August 10. We will use your tax rates to calculate STAR credits for homeowners in your district.

If your rates will not be finalized by that date:

  • please provide us with your expected rates by August 10, and
  • include in your email the date that your board will meet to finalize the rates.

How to provide the rates

  1. Download and use the Tax Rate Data Spreadsheet, which includes instructions.
  2. Enter school tax rates per $1,000 of assessed value for each municipal segment in your school district, excluding the library levy, if any.
  3. Indicate if the tax rates are expected or final.
  4. Send your completed spreadsheet to school.taxrates@tax.ny.gov.

Note: If the 2025-2026 version of the spreadsheet opens when selecting the link, try a different browser or clear your cache. If you have previously viewed the 2025 version, it may be saved in your browser.

If your school tax rates will be provided by someone other than your school business official (for example, in Suffolk County, the final tax rates are provided by each town), please forward this request to the appropriate person as soon as possible.

If you provide expected tax rates and the final rates differ from the expected rates, please send an amended spreadsheet to us.

Questions? Email school.taxrates@tax.ny.gov.

Note: In addition to this communication, our staff will send emails individually to each school business official. After we receive your final tax rates, we will not contact you again on this topic. Thank you for your prompt assistance.

School districts and STAR

For more about school district roles related to STAR, see the 2026 STAR Program Implementation Guide.

Other helpful STAR links:

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