Councilman Mark Cuthbertson wants all existing homeowners as of 3/1/13 receiving a Basic STAR property tax exemption to know you must register with the New York State Tax Department in order to receive the exemption on the December 2014 tax bill. The registration requirement is not satisfied by your original application to the Town assessor.

• Senior citizens receiving the Enhanced Star exemption are not affected by the new registration requirement.

• Homeowners purchasing a home after 3/1/13, who are applying for the Basic STAR exemption do not need to register this year

The registration deadline is December 31, 2013. Homeowners who do not register will not receive the STAR exemption in 2014.

How to register

You can register for the STAR exemption online. You'll need to: 

• provide a STAR code (we're mailing codes to all Basic STAR recipients; or you can use the STAR code lookup) 
• provide the names and social security numbers for all owners of the property and spouses 
• confirm that the property is the primary residence of one of its owners (married couples with multiple residences may only claim one STAR exemption)
• confirm that the combined income of the owners and their spouses who reside at the property does not exceed $500,000 
• confirm that no resident owner received a residency-based tax benefit from another state

                            -or-

You can register by calling (518) 457-2036

• Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
• Saturday, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

For telephone assistance for the hearing or speech impaired (by TDD):

• Call 518-485-5082; or
• Dial 711 to get the NYS Relay Service and provide the operator with the phone number 518-457-2036