08/24/2026 Assessment Community Weekly

Reminder: Review your sales reports

The deadline to transmit sales corrections in the Online Assessment Community is this 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

STAR letters hitting mailboxes

We are continuing to mail the following letters to impacted STAR recipients across the state:

• RP-5300-RES: Recipients of this letter are not eligible for any STAR benefit for one of the following reasons related to residency:
• We are unable to confirm the property is the primary residence of any of the owners;
• They indicated that they are receiving a benefit for a primary residence in another state;
• Rental income reported on their income tax return indicates that the property may be occupied by a tenant and may not be the primary residence of any owners; or
• They registered to receive a STAR benefit for multiple properties and listed them as their primary residence.

• 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.

If you are contacted by a property owner about 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.

Judicial cases

New Judicial cases:

• Mt. Beacon Props., LLC v City of Poughkeepsie
• Mt. Beacon Props., LLC v City of Poughkeepsie, defendants