STAR Registration Program Overview for Assessment Officials August 6, 2013 Tim Maher, ORPTS.

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STAR Registration Program Overview for Assessment Officials August 6, 2013 Tim Maher, ORPTS

Overview  Enacted Budget requires all homeowners receiving the Basic STAR exemption to register with the Tax Department in order to receive the exemption in 2014  Program applies to more than 2.6 million Basic STAR recipients  Senior citizens receiving Enhanced STAR exemption are not impacted by this legislation  All property owner questions should be directed to DTF at (518)

Purpose  Successful implementation will ensure that benefits provided by the STAR program ($2.6 billion annually) go only to qualified homeowners  Eliminate intentional fraud and unintentional duplicate exemptions 3

Process  DTF collects 2013 assessment rolls from all cities and towns  A unique STAR code is assigned to every property with a Basic STAR exemption  Beginning mid-August, property owners are mailed letters including: STAR code How to register  Property owners register on DTF website Also can call (518) for help 4

Online Registration 5  Online registration available through DTF website  Starts with STAR Overview homepage with description of what is needed to complete registration  Property owner enters STAR code  Web site displays property address for confirmation

Online Registration  Property owner enters all owners and spouses names and social security numbers  For each owner and spouse, answer the following: Is the property their primary residence? Does individual own any other property receiving a residency-based benefit in another state (e.g., Florida homestead exemption)? - If yes, user will be asked to provide an address for such property 6

Online Registration  User confirms that the total combined 2012 federal adjusted gross income (less taxable amount of total IRA distributions) of all resident owners and their spouses is not more than $500,000  User provides contact information  User certifies that the information is accurate and receives confirmation number 7

STAR Registration Schedule 8  July Collect assessment rolls  August 1Media outreach begins  August 19 First notices sent in batches by region to all Basic STAR recipients  December 1 Send reminder notices to property owners that have not registered  December 31 Deadline for STAR registration  January 2Send notices to property owners that have not registered by the deadline  March 1Final notification to assessors of Basic STAR removals

Initial Mailing 9

Appeals Process  Property owners that are denied an exemption will receive notice to appeal directly to DTF  If they are not satisfied with the DTF decision, they can appeal to State Board of RPT  There is no appeal to the local Board of Assessment Review 10

Late Registrations  Property owners that miss the deadline will have one year to file a late registration 11

Security Code 12 Enter the security code in the yellow box

STAR Code & Property Address 13 Enter your STAR Code and Verify your property address

Owner Information 14 Enter all the following requested information for each owner: Name Social Security Number Confirm Primary Residence Indicate property owned in another state receiving residency based property tax benefits

Spouse Information 15 Indicate if any of the property owners have a spouse who is not an owner of the property If yes, additional information will be requested

Review 16 Click these buttons to remove an individual Review summary information Click any name to edit individual information

Income Eligibility 17 Indicate if the combined 2012 federal adjusted gross income of the individuals listed exceeds $500,000

Contact Information 18 Enter contact information: name, phone number and address

Certification 19 Review all entered information and certification statement before clicking submit

Confirmation Number & Print 20 Here’s your confirmation number Click here to print a copy of your registration information for your records

STAR Code Lookup  Property owners can look-up their STAR code on DTF Website  Beneficial for: Those who can’t find their STAR registration letter Registering at a remote location (State Fair, school board meeting, etc.)  Not all properties will immediately be available for lookup 21

STAR Code Lookup  User will be asked to identify their county and city/town from a dropdown menu NYC Property Owners will be asked to provide borough and last four digits of their SSN  User then provides the following: First name Last name Street number Street name Zip/Postal code 22

STAR Code Lookup  If multiple properties match search criteria, User will choose from list of properties  User will select their property and receive STAR code  If user cannot find their property, they will be directed to call DTF at (518)

Lookup - Security 24 Enter the security code in the yellow box

County Information 25 Select County and City or Town If selecting a NYC Borough, Provide the last four digits of your social security number

Property Search 26 Enter the following information: Owner first name Owner last name Street number Street name Zip/Postal code Select the correct property here

Your STAR Code 27 Here’s your STAR Code Print or Register for STAR to go directly into Online Registration xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Communication  Communication identified as major program component  Public relations program will be targeted along with mailing schedule  DTF will be sending out press releases, posters and palmcards, leveraging social media and attending statewide and local events 28

Posters & Palmcards  Assessors, County Directors and School Officials will receive a mailing including: cover letter, fact sheet, 2 posters, 50 palmcards  Additional Spanish prints available upon request to  English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Italian, Korean, and Haitian Creole language copies of poster and palmcard available online 29

New STAR Applicants for 2014  Homeowners submit a paper application to assessor  ORPTS collects assessment roll data in July 2014 and identifies new Basic STAR recipients  ORPTS notifies new Basic STAR recipients that they need to register with DTF 30

For More Information  Visit  Call (518)  31 Property owners should be directed to (518) Property owners should be directed to (518) Thank you!