The deadline for applications for the 2008 Middle Class STAR Rebate was December 31, 2008.
If you have outstanding issues related to this program, send a letter to the address below. Provide as much information as possible about your property and include a daytime telephone number.
NYS Tax Department
STAR Unit
W.A. Harriman Campus
Albany, New York 12227
You can also call to hear recorded information at 518-457-2036 (or for taxpayers without free long distance, call 866-358-2511). See our FAQs for more information.
Basic STAR recipients
- If you were a Basic STAR recipient who applied for the 2007 rebate, you didn't have to reapply as long as your property information remained the same.
- If you didn't apply for 2007, or if your property information changed during the year, you needed to apply for the 2008 program by December 31, 2008.
- If you're a property owner and your income is more than $250,000, you were not eligible for a rebate check, even if you had a basic STAR exemption.
Enhanced STAR recipients
- If you're an Enhanced STAR recipient, generally seniors, you should have automatically received your check. You didn't have to apply. Enhanced rebate amounts are about 40% higher than last year.
Rebate amounts and mailing schedules
You can access your 2008 Middle Class STAR rebate and the date we mailed it.
You can still access 2007 STAR rebate amounts should you need them to file your 2007 tax return.