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The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is partnering with the City of Newburgh to register homeowners for their Basic STAR property tax exemptions.  The registration event will be held at City Hall (83 Broadway) on Thursday, December 19 from 1:00 – 6:00 pm.  

To register, homeowners will need the social security numbers of all of the property owners and their spouses.  The event is open to all Basic STAR recipients in the Newburgh area.

The deadline to register for the Basic STAR property tax exemption is December 31, 2013.  While 63% of Newburgh homeowners have registered, more than 760 have not registered.  The average Orange County homeowner saves $860 as a result of the Basic STAR exemption.

With the deadline approaching, more than 2 million homeowners have registered for their Basic STAR exemptions.  The registration facilitates Governor Cuomo's 2013-14 Budget initiative to save New York taxpayers millions by eliminating inappropriate exemptions.

The Basic STAR exemption is available on the primary residence of homeowners with incomes under $500,000.  The new registration stems from a Tax Department investigation that found thousands of taxpayers receiving STAR exemptions on more than one property.

The Tax Department has directly mailed all of the 2.7 million homeowners who claimed the exemption last year, participated in 225 local meetings, fielded more than a half million phone calls, and registered thousands of people at local events including the State Fair.  

Senior citizens receiving the Enhanced STAR exemption are not impacted by the new registration program. 

To register, visit www.tax.ny.gov  or call 518-457-2036.  Online information is available in six languages, and translators stand ready to assist speakers of all languages via telephone.  The Department is offering extended STAR Hotline hours - 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. weekdays, and 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays.