File your business property statement

• Refer to your annual notice for account number (Entity ID) and access pin to e-file. By using the Entity ID and PIN provided, you can meet your filing requirements through our e-file portal Access Tool. 
• Review our Business Property Statement Manual for more information. 

You can easily file your Form 571 statement using our online portal. After filing, you will receive a confirmation and certification.

Additionally, taxpayers can file their 571-R (apartment), 571-STR (short term rental), and 576-D (vessel) forms on the online portal.

Launched in 2021, the online portal is designed to offer you a more convenient, efficient and reliable way to file your forms and access information. Using the portal, you can: 

• Access your current and previous years' e-Filed statements 
• Auto-fill form responses using information you filed in a previous year
• Fill out forms 24 hours a day, 7 days week. You can save your data anytime and complete your e-Filing later. 
• Submit your form faster, saving on postage and minimizing usage of paper. 

To submit a hard copy of your statement:

1. Log into the online portal and request a hardcopy of the statement;
2. Email our office the statement via askbpp@sfgov.org; OR
3. Mail or bring your completed and signed statements to
   • Office of the Assessor-Recorder, Business Personal Property Division, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 190, SF CA 94102. 

1. Our office sent you a Notice of Requirement to File Business Property Statement; OR
2. You have taxable business property with a total cost of $100,000 or more, located within San Francisco as of January 1 of each year; OR
3. You have not filed a Form 571 in past years because you were on Direct Billing (assessed based on existing information in our files), you will receive a notice to file Form 571 this year because State Law requires a periodic update of Direct Bill accounts. 

Your statement lets us know if your business’ assessed property value has stayed the same, increased or decreased.

Our office sends forms to business owners in the beginning of each calendar year stating whether they need to file a business personal property statement. This includes owners of business apartments, short term rentals and vessels. You may receive one of the below forms: 

1. Notice of requirement to file: form tells you that your business is required to file a business personal property statement for the current calendar year. 
2. Direct bill notice: is when the aggregate cost of your business personal properties is less than $100,000, you can be auto billed unless requested to file by the Assessor, or your aggregate cost is $100,000 or more, based on conditional steps stated in the notice. Your tax bill will be based on the assessed value from the prior year. If there have been changes to your business personal property assessed value or business information, you may need to file. 
3. Low value exemption notice: If the assessed value of your personal property is less than $4,000 you are exempt from property tax and you may not be required to file for the current calendar year. If this is the case you will receive a low value exemption notice. 

For more information on how to use the online portal, you may use our business personal property taxpayer help pages.