08/10/2026 Assessment Community Weekly
Reminder: 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
2025 legislative guidance updates
We recently published two new Assessor Manuals (RPTL 471, RPTL 458-d) and updated a third (PHFL 125, 127) with legislative changes from 2025:
- Assessor Manuals, Exemption Administration: RPTL Section 471, surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty exemption
- Assessor Manuals, Exemption Administration: RPTL Section 458-d, combat zone service exemption
- Assessor Manuals, Exemption Administration: PHFL Sections 125, 127, redevelopment company housing projects (first exemption)
STAR letters hitting mailboxes
We are continuing to mail the following letters to impacted STAR recipients across the state:
- RP-5300-INCB: Recipients of this letter are not eligible for any STAR benefit this year, as the income of the owners and owners’ spouses who reside at the property exceeded $500,000.
- RP-5300-WSC: Recipients of this letter are registered for the STAR credit. We are not able to confirm they meet the income requirements for a STAR benefit based on the information we have on file. Recipients of this letter should follow the instructions to provide their income information using the Homeowner Benefit Portal or our online STAR Income Worksheet.
- RP-5300-RWS: Recipients of this letter were previously sent a letter (Form RP-5300-WSC) requesting their income information. They should follow the instructions to provide their income information using the Homeowner Benefit Portal or our online STAR Income Worksheet.
If you are contacted by a property owner about any of these letters, please direct them to our STAR Resource Center featuring our new Respond to a STAR letter page. This page is a new resource and as we continue to mail 2026 STAR letters, we'll add them to this page.
You may also contact the Assessor and County Director Hotline by phone at 518-457-9053 or via email at Assessor.hotline@tax.ny.gov for additional assistance. Please remember, assessor hotline resources are for assessors and county directors and should not be shared with taxpayers.
New Judicial case
We've added Matter of Long Is. Power Auth. v Board of Assessors to new Judicial cases.