ACRIS

Claiming a New York City Real Property Transfer Tax Exemption for Transfers to or from Housing Development Fund Companies (HDFC) – Using ACRIS to create NYC-RPT
Beginning August 19, 2016, taxpayers may be eligible to claim a full or partial Real Property Transfer Tax exemption for transfers of real property, or economic interests therein, to or from Housing Development Fund Companies, or entities in which a Housing Development Fund Company owns a controlling interest (collectively known as an “HDFC Transfer”) under Section 11-2106(b)(9) of the Administrative Code of the City of New York (the “HDFC Exemption”).

Effective March 24, 2017, the NYC-RPT form has been revised to include:

1. A new Condition of Transfer w. Transfer to an HDFC or an entity controlled by an HDFC
2. A new Schedule L – HDFC Exemption

For additional details on how to claim a new Real Property Transfer Tax (“RPTT”) exemption for transfers of real property subject to certain affordable housing restrictions, click here.

• City Register Index Correction Request
• City Register Recording Fee Refund Request
• Property Information Update Form Please note that we do not update property information for Individual co-op units.

1. Prepare the documents:
   
   1. Create the tax forms
   2. Create a cover page
   3. Scan document into PDF
2. Upload the documents
3. Review what you have uploaded
4. Submit the documents
5. Pay any taxes or fees by (eCheck and credit cards) (Note: ePayments cannot be split amongst multiple checking accounts)
6. Resolve any issues that prevent the submission of your documents

Step-by-step instructions are available in the eRecording Document Submission Guide. Found at nyc.gov/acris

No, all documents from one transaction must be submitted in the same manner, either via eRecording or via the regular submission process.

Contact the Division of Land Records

Completing a Cover Page for a UCC Financing Statement
The Document Date entered should be the same as the Cover Page preparation date, or within six months of the initial UCC filing's expiration date.

Flip Transactions
When a Flip Transaction (a transfer from party A to B, then party B to C) is involved:

• Complete two separate RPTT forms, using two separate E-Tax transactions.
• Submit under two separate cover pages.
• Transfer to the owner (from party B to C) must be filed in the second cover page.

The ACRIS application’s "Find Addresses and Parcels and Create Tax Forms / Create Cover Pages functions may be unavailable during the following times due to system maintenance:

• Sundays from 5:00AM to 10:00AM
• Daily from 1:00AM – 2:00AM (for several minutes only)

ACRIS ePayment may be unavailable at the following times due to system maintenance:

• Nightly from 1:00AM - 2:15AM
• Sundays from 5:00AM - 10:00AM

If you are trying to access any of these functions during these times, service may be interrupted.

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