07/22/2024 Assessment Community Weekly
Before creating your school tax file . . .
Avoid problems down the road. Make sure to use the correct STAR Exemption Amount, and ensure that the savings do not exceed the Maximum STAR savings.
Reminder: Upload Files technical issue
The Upload Files application in the Online Assessment Community did not transmit data between 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, and Noon Thursday, July 18. If you transmitted a file to us during that period, please transmit it again.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Reminder: RPSV4 update related to the Judicial Security Act now available
The RPSV4 update related to the Judicial Security Act is now available from the RPSV4 Updates page in the Online Assessment Community.
This release includes enhancements to help you comply with the Judicial Security Act of 2024, and any other laws which require owner information to be redacted from documents available to the public.
To install the update, log in to the Online Assessment Community and select RPSV4 Updates in the menu. Under Maintenance releases for RPS2020. Download and run:
- RPS2020_5819.exe, and
- Db_795.exe
We recommend that you:
- run a database backup,
- download and run the RPS software and database updates,
- log into RPSV4, and
- verify that your RPS code and database levels reflect the updated level in the Help menu.
Reminder: Deadline to request utility advisory appraisals
If you’re conducting a reassessment and you would like to request a utility advisory appraisal, the deadline to submit Form RP-7021, Utility Advisory Appraisal Request is 270 days prior to your tentative roll date (by August 1 for localities using the standard assessment calendar). Please also notify your county customer support team as soon as possible. We cannot deliver advisory appraisals without Form RP-7021 on file for the current year, and your county team must be aware of the reassessment.
Reminder: Review your sales reports
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 30. Your timely review is very important because we’ll use the sales data to begin the process of calculating 2025 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
ALBANY, NY 12227-0801
New Judicial case
We've added Cuba Lake Committee for Fair Assessments v. Town of Cuba to new Judicial cases.