Welcome to the Warren County New York Assessors' Association website
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What is the Warren County Assessors' Association?
The Warren County Assessors’ Association (W.C.A.A.) is an Association of active voting members consisting of Warren County Assessors, other professional assessment staff and non-voting affiliate members. The W.C.A.A. has a Constitution with By-Laws and a Code of Ethics. Officers are elected annually from the active members and are non-paid volunteers. The Association meets monthly. The purpose of the Association is to bring the membership together on a regular basis to discuss, investigate and promulgate methods that foster better uniform systems of assessment procedures and practices, and equalization between and in our several assessing units.
The Purpose of this Website is to avail the public easy access to information regarding their property assessments & taxes and to provide the user a convenient way to find contacts & web-links to the various Warren County departments pertaining to property and tax information.
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Current assessment rolls are available for inspection on-line at the County link below
http://warrencountyny.gov/rp/rolls
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STAR Hotline: (518) 457 - 2036
Use this phone number to check on your STAR Rebate or other questions you may have pertaining to the STAR program.
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Attention Seniors: If you are 65 or older and your household income was less than $37,400 last year you may be eligible for a Senior Citizen Property Tax Exemption. If you meet the income qualifications and do not already receive a Senior Citizen Tax Exemption on your residence, you should contact your local Assessor for further information before March 1st in order to apply on time.
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!!! Enhanced STaR Update Notice - January 2020 !!! Last year (2019) the New York State Dept of Taxation and Finance (DTF) required all seniors who receive the Enhanced STAR exemption to register with them by enrolling in their Income Verification Program (IVP). Their stated purpose was for them to be able to determine who qualifies for the Enhanced STAR, not having to renew every year with their local Assessor. When this was implemented Assessors were told that the DTF would be able to examine the income of everyone enrolled in the Enhanced STAR program, whether if they filed state income tax returns or not. We (Assessors), in turn, passed this info onto those who enrolled in the DTF income verification program when they signed up. However, This Is Not The Case as it was recently discovered that the DTF is NOT able to determine incomes for seniors who do not file state income tax returns. Because of this, the DTF is mailing letters to those seniors who do not file NYS income tax returns and asking them to fill in their 2018 income. If you receive such a letter, BE SURE to fill it out and mail it back to them (DTF, not your Assessor) at the address and within the time-frame specified in the letter. Do not return it to your Assessor.
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Important Notice About The Enhanced STaR Program
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) in Albany have made the following changes regarding the Enhanced STAR program:
It is now mandatory that when you sign up for the Enhanced STaR exemption that you also submit an IVP application (Income Verification Program) with your Enhanced STaR application along with last years income tax returns. If you no longer file income tax returns, you will need to submit a RP-425 worksheet with all your yearly income listed (worksheets available online or at your Assessor's office). Enhanced STaR applications cannot be processed without a completed IVP form. If you fail to submit the IVP form, you will not qualify for the Enhanced STAR exemption, however you will be entitled to receive the Basic STaR. [Note: Those who are turning 65 and who already have the Basic STaR can apply with their local Assessor for the Enhanced STaR]
2019 was the last year the Assessor were able to accept Enhanced STaR renewals (Note: Assessors are able to convert your Basic STaR to the Enhanced STAR if you already have an existing STaR exemption on your house...This only applies to those who have an existing STaR exemption and does not apply to the STaR Credit Check). Starting in 2020 and going forward, the DTF will be determining eligibility. The goal is to eliminate the requirement for you to renew annually with the Assessor.
******* STaR Options *******
What is the difference between the STAR Exemption and the STaR Credit Check and do I need to do anything ?
Homeowners with the traditional STaR Exemption now have two options:
1) Remain on the STaR Exemption (applies to both Basic and Enhanced STaR) and receive the savings directly off your school tax bill as in the past but without the possibility of any increased savings.
2) Convert from the STaR Exemption to the STaR Credit Check by registering with Department of Taxation and Finance (on their website @ www.tax.ny.gov or by calling 518-457-2036) for the STaR Credit Check and have the possibility of receiving up to 2% more in STaR savings. [Note: Once you convert to the STaR check, you cannot revert back to the traditional STaR exemption. You may also want to check with your tax preparer to see if this could negatively affect your income / state taxes]
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*** STaR Registration Information ***
Due to law changes approved by the Governor and Legislature on April 1st 2016, the STaR program has been restructured. New York State's Tax Department now registers and administers new STaR applications. This change is retroactive March 1, 2015. This means that instead of the STaR exemption being deducted from your school tax bill as in the past, you will have to pay your school tax bill in full and, according to the State, you will receive the same dollar benefit in the form of a check around the same time your school taxes are due. This applies to both the Basic and Enhanced STaR programs. To be eligible for a STaR check, you must register with the New York State Tax Department by either of the following;
- Registering on-line at: www.tax.ny.gov
- Or by calling them at (518) 457-2036
Below is a selection of links to various Warren County property info websites:
- Warren County Assessment Rolls http://warrencountyny.gov/rp/rolls
- Property Record Search http://warrencountyny.gov/rp/search.php
- Warren County Maps http://www.warrencountyny.gov/gis/
- Tax Rates http://warrencountyny.gov/rp/taxrates.php
- Commonly Used Forms http://warrencountyny.gov/rp/fprms.php
~ Assessment and Tax Collection Calendar ~
Real Property Tax Law states that the failure to receive a tax bill shall not, in any way, affect the validity of the taxes or interest. Please contact the tax collector immediately if you do not receive your tax bill. New purchasers of property are advised to contact the school and municipal tax collectors to assure timely billing.
January 1st – Most Municipal Tax Bills mailed with 30 day interest free payment period.
March 1st – Taxable Status Date...The deadline for all exemptions (new or renewals) to be filed with the Assessor. Property improvement status and condition, as of this date, will be the basis for the coming assessment cycle.
April 1st – All outstanding taxes become county liens and must be paid to the County Treasurer.
April 15th – (from July 1st to this date) the Assessor determines the values for this year’s Tentative Assessment Roll.
May 1st – Tentative Assessment Roll is filed containing all values and exemptions for the next tax year. Change of assessment notices are mailed.
4th Tuesday in May – Grievance Day...When the Board of Assessment Review meets to hear all property taxpayers complaints regarding assessments [Some Towns, Villages or Cities may have different dates & times...Check with your local Assessor]
July 1st – Final Assessment Roll filed...Used as the basis for taxes for the coming year. Annual assessment cycle begins.
July thru April – Assessor inspects properties for changes that may affect value such as additions, renovations or demolitions. Taxpayers are urged to contact the Assessor any time during the year to review data for their property and to discuss the valuation process.
September 1st – Most school district’s tax bills are mailed with 30 day interest free period.
November – Final day (varies per school district) for school collector to accept taxes. After this date, school taxes plus penalty are added to the January Tax bill.
[Please note...Some of the above dates may vary. Check with your local Assessor, School or Tax Collector if you have any questions or concerns]
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~ LEGAL DISCLAIMER ~
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Please note that this website is an ongoing process and will be updated periodically.
Information contained herein was believed to be accurate as of June, 2020 and is subject to change without notice.
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