09/28/2026 Assessment Community Weekly
Final reminder: State aid application deadline coming up
If you’re seeking state aid for a 2026 reassessment, complete the Application for State Aid (RP-1573-ACR-A). The deadline is September 29, 2026.
For more information, visit our website:
458-a seriously disabled veterans exemption update
The updated Assessor Manual entry for RPTL § 458-a is now available.
The following webpages are also updated:
We’ll publish the updated form and its instructions in the coming days. Keep your eye on your email! We’ll send an announcement as soon as they’re available.
STAR credit update and reminder
As of today, we have issued 874,000 STAR credits for 2026.
If you’re approached by a homeowner wondering when they’ll receive their credit, please direct them to the STAR Credit Delivery Schedule for general timeframes.
Important: Our Contact Center representatives cannot provide a specific delivery date. Homeowners may receive their check or deposit before or after their neighbor or family member. To see whether we've already issued their STAR credit, or to see prior years' credits, they should use our Property Tax Credit Lookup tool.
STAR program participants can also use the Homeowner Benefit Portal to check on the status of their registrations.
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.
- RP-5300-INCE: Recipients of this letter are not eligible for the STAR exemption this year, as the income of the owners and owners’ spouses who reside at the property exceeded $250,000. They may be eligible for the STAR credit, if they choose to switch.
- 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.
If you are contacted by a property owner about a letter, 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.