File your business property statement

• See 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. 

E-File your Form 571 statement using our access tool linked below. 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 through the portal.

Launched in 2021, the e-file portal offers a more convenient, efficient and reliable way to file your forms and access information. The portal provides: 

• Access to current and previous years' e-Filed statements 
• Auto-fill form responses using information you filed in a previous year
• Access 24 hours a day, 7 days week. Save your data anytime and complete your e-filing later. 
• The fastest way to submit.

To submit a hard copy of your statement:

1. Request a statement via askbpp@sfgov.org and include your account number (Entity ID) from your annual notice in your request. Our office will reply with a PDF statement for you to complete and sign.
2. Send your completed and signed statement by email to askbpp@sfgov.org or mail or drop off at 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.