E-Tax information is saved for the tax screens that are fully completed before your session timed out. However, the data on the page that you were working on may not have saved. To continue working on your tax transaction, you can retrieve it from the ACRIS Main menu. Note that an E-Tax session times out when it is left idle for more than 20 minutes.
“In Use” means that you may have already copied the information on to a Cover Page.
In order to make any changes on the tax form, you will need to release the data from the Cover Page.
Follow the steps below to release the data from the cover page:
Yes, you can enter a future Date of Transfer when you create your tax forms. However, your future date of transfer cannot be more than 45 days in the future.
You have not completed all required tabs and fields.
When you look through your tax forms, you should see a rider listing the additional entries that did not display on the main pages of the tax forms. These riders should be submitted along with your tax forms to the City Register.
Multiple Parties | Multiple Properties | |
RPTT | Additional grantors and grantees print out on Schedule 3. | Additional properties will print out on a rider. |
RP-5217 | While all grantor and grantee information is saved, only the 1st two grantors and grantees will print on the form. | Additional properties will print out on a rider. |
TP-584/RETT | Additional grantors and grantees print out on a rider. | Additional properties will print out on a rider |
The SSN and EIN do not print on the draft copy; they only print out on the final copy.
Currently, the NYC HPD in Lieu of Registration Form is included in ACRIS E-Tax if it pertains to:
This information is in the signature section of the RPTT. Therefore, this information should be written in when the forms are signed and dated.
First, check off the Exemption Claimed box in Parts I & II of Schedule B, (or select Condition P as condition of conveyance).
In order to create RP-5217 forms you must select “Yes” from the “Do you intend to record a deed related to this transfer” in the Condition of Transfer screen in the RPTT.
The attorney information is in the signature section of the RP-5217. Therefore,this information should be written in when the forms are signed.
In order for the tax forms to have a Completed status, you must print out Final copies of ALL your tax forms. Then, you can copy the tax information into Cover Page.
To link the tax forms to your cover page follow the steps below:
Make sure that you have released all tax data from the Cover Page before you delete it.
Make sure that you are entering the Tax Transaction ID number generated in E Tax and the BBL of the first property listed in your tax forms.
In order to pull tax information into a Cover Page, you must first complete and print out a Final copy of all of your tax forms; all of your E-Tax forms should have a status of “Complete.” If any of your tax forms have a status of “Not Printed,” printing out a final copy of these forms will then allow you to enter your tax information into Cover Page.
For Agreements, the Fees & Taxes information is optional. Therefore, if you are not submitting a TP-584, RPTT or RP-5217 with the Agreement, you may ignore these four fields. However, if you are submitting tax forms with your Agreement, then you should create online tax forms in E-Tax before creating your Cover Page. Then you will be able to pull all of the tax information directly into your Cover Page.
Step 1: Check the Internet Browser and clear out any temporary Internet files. (These steps are listed out above in Question 2 1-2.)
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