To conduct a New York property lien search by address: Visit or contact any of the following entities in person or through their websites: The county clerk's office or website. The tax assessor's office or website.
You can search for property records and property ownership information online, in person, or over the phone with a 311 representative. Property owners of all boroughs except Staten Island can visit ACRIS. To search documents for Staten Island property, visit the Richmond County Clerk's website.
Property records are public. People may use these records for background information on purchases, mortgages, asset searches, and other legal and financial transactions. Reviewing these documents is not necessarily the same as a title search.
Zoning Exhibits III, IV, and V must be filed with City Register or County Clerk's office, where a City Register File Number, or CRFN, will be obtained. This functions as a page or reel number, and is required for documents submitted to the DOB. A properly qualified title company can easily assist with these tasks.
You can search for property records and property ownership information online, in person, or over the phone with a 311 representative. Property owners of all boroughs except Staten Island can visit ACRIS. To search documents for Staten Island property, visit the Richmond County Clerk's website.
ACRIS stands for Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS). It's primarily a database of the property records (which are public) for all commercial and residential properties in NYC's four boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Staten Island is not part of ACRIS.
Form CT-3 General Business Corporation Franchise Tax Return. New York business corporations can file their state franchise tax owed with a form CT-3. This document is found on the website of the state's Department of Taxation and Finance.
To determine how much tax you owe, use Form IT-203, Nonresident and Part‑Year Resident Income Tax Return. You will calculate a base tax as if you were a full-year resident, then determine the percentage of your income that is subject to New York State tax and the amount of tax apportioned to New York State.
In some circumstances, you can avoid a small portion of the transfer taxes. When selling a house or condo with a mortgage, your buyer can utilize a CEMA. Most of the CEMA savings will come from the buyer avoiding the mortgage recording tax but the seller also saves on the NYS transfer taxes.
The capital base is the total of business capital and investment capital, or the portions of each allocated within New York State. The rate of tax is 1.78 mills (or 0.4 of a mill in the case of a cooperative housing corporation) for each dollar of the capital base.