This form is a simple model for a bill of sale for personal property used in connection with a business enterprise. Adapt to fit your circumstances.
This form is a simple model for a bill of sale for personal property used in connection with a business enterprise. Adapt to fit your circumstances.
Generally, for New York estate tax purposes, if the value of assets passing to beneficiaries other than a spouse or charity is below a certain threshold ($6.94 million in 2024), the assets are fully exempt from tax and no New York estate taxes will be due.
Who is Exempt from the Tax? A foreign government, a person acting on behalf of a foreign government, or the head of a foreign government's diplomatic mission. The premises must be used exclusively for diplomatic or consular purposes. Other usage may result in the payment of tax.
Please contact the county clerk for recorded survey maps or a local surveyor for land surveying services.
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.
To change a deed in New York City, you will need a deed signed and notarized by the grantor. The deed must also be filed and recorded with the Office of the City Register. Transfer documents identifying if any taxes are due must also be filed and recorded with the City Register.
You can find out who owns a building in New York City by searching building registration and property ownership records. You can get building registration information for apartment buildings from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).
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.
Furniture is personal property; it leaves when the home seller leaves. Carpeting and drapery, by contrast, are extensions of the house (real estate), as hands are extensions of arms.
The fixture is the rigid structure, which is fixed to the wall and acts as an anchor for the fitting. This element can be fixed using various techniques and, in general, metal plugs and screws are used; The fitting is the movable part, such as hinged or sliding panels of a window.
If a car, furniture, jewelry, collectible, or other asset is used for personal use and wasn't used in a business, a rental property, or as an investment, then you normally don't report the sale on your tax return. You can't deduct capital losses on the sale of personal use property.