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Instructions
New for 2019
You must submit Form RP-425-IVP with this form
when applying for the Enhanced STAR exemption.
General information
The Enhanced New York State School Tax Relief (STAR)
exemption reduces the school tax liability for qualifying
senior citizens by exempting a portion of the value of their
home from the school tax.
To qualify, the home must be:
• owner-occupied, and
• the homeowners’ primary residence.
The combined 2017 income of the owners and spouses
who reside on the property must not exceed $86,300
and you must have had a STAR exemption on the same
property for the 2015-2016 school year.
Deadline: You must le this application and
Form RP-425-IVP with your local assessor on or before
the applicable taxable status date, which is generally
March 1.
• In Westchester towns it is either May 1 or June 1;
• In Nassau County it is January 2;
• In the Villages of Bronxville and Kiryas Joel it is
January 1; and
• In cities, check with your assessor.
For further information, ask your local assessor. Visit
our website or your locality’s website to nd your local
assessor’s contact information.
Do not le this form with the New York State
Department of Taxation and Finance or the Ofce of
Real Property Tax Services.
Application instructions
Print the name and mailing address of each person who
owns the property, including any non-resident owners. (If
the title to the property is in a trust, the trust beneciaries
Form
number
Title of income
tax form
Income for STAR
purposes
IRS
Form 1040
U.S. Individual
Income Tax
Return
Line 37 minus line 15b
adjusted gross income minus
taxable amount (of total IRA
distributions)
IRS
Form 1040A
U.S. Individual
Income Tax
Return
Line 21 minus line 11b
adjusted gross income minus
taxable amount (of total IRA
distributions)
IRS
Form 1040EZ
Income Tax
Return for
Single and Joint
Filers With No
Dependents
Line 4 only
adjusted gross income
(No adjustment needed for
IRAs.)
NYS
Form IT-201
Resident
Income Tax
Return
Line 19 minus line 9
federal adjusted gross income
minus taxable amount of IRA
distributions
are deemed to be the owners for STAR purposes.) There
is no single factor which determines whether the property
is your primary residence, but the assessor will consider
factors such as voting location, automobile registrations,
and the length of time you occupy the property each year.
The assessor may ask you to provide proof of residency
and ownership. For the enhanced exemption, proof of age
may also be required.
You can nd the parcel identication number on either the
assessment roll or your tax bill.
Income for STAR purposes
Use the following table to identify the line references on
2017 federal and state income tax forms. Do not use your
2018 tax forms.
If you weren’t required to le a federal or New York State
income tax return for 2017, complete Form RP-425-Wkst,
Income for STAR Purposes Worksheet, and submit it to
the assessor along with this form and Form RP-425-IVP.
This Area for Assessor’s Use Only
Date application received:
Proof of age: Yes No
Proof of income: Yes No
Proof of residency: Yes No
Form RP-425-IVP received: Yes No
Approved: Yes No
Assessor’s signature Date