Weekly Newsletter of the
Office of Real Property Tax Services

Happy long Labor Day weekend from all of us at ORPTS!

Final Reminder: Review your sales reports

It’s time to finish reviewing your sales reports in the Online Assessment Community. The deadline to transmit sales corrections is Friday September 1, so don’t delay. Your timely review is very important because we’ll use the sales data to begin the process of calculating 2024 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.
• 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 TAX DEPARTMENT – ORPTS
ATTN: DATA MANAGEMENT UNIT
W A HARRIMAN STATE CAMPUS – BLDG. 8A
ALBANY, NY 12227-0801

Reminder: If you’re contacted about a homeowner’s STAR credit

By mid-September we expect to have sent more than 700,000 STAR credit checks, including virtually all of the checks for homeowners whose school taxes are due on September 30.

If you are contacted by a homeowner looking for their star credit:

• first, confirm they are not receiving the exemption, and then
• direct them to our STAR Credit Delivery Schedule.

If they have further questions, direct them to call 518-457-2036.

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• Key telephone lines:
  • Assessor/Director Hotline: 518-457-9053 (reminder, this is for your use only)
  • STAR credit telephone number for homeowners: 518-457-2036
  • Homeowner tax rebate credit telephone number: 518-453-8146
• Archive of past Assessment Community Weekly posts

Send comments and suggestions to real.property@tax.ny.gov. Thank you!