Personal Property Electronic Filing

A complete electronic filing submission of the information required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 59, Section 29, consists of the following:

  •  A completed and signed Taxpayer Information Form

  •  A completed Personal Property Asset Form in Excel.

  •  Where applicable, copies of the following:

o Leases;

o IRS Form 8832;

o Other supporting documentation. 

The necessary forms and information are provided in the table below.

Once completed, the documents can be either e-mailed as attachments or copied to CD and mailed to the Assessing Department’s Personal Property Unit.

Email address: PersonalProperty@cityofboston.gov

Mailing address:
Assessing Department
Personal Property Unit, Room 301
Boston City Hall
Boston, MA 02201

IMPORTANT: The Subject Line of your email and/or the file name for the data CD should include the following information:

Business ID#*, Business Name, FY14 Filing

Example: 083176, ACME LLC, FY14 Filing

*Business ID#, also known as your account number, is a six digit number which can be found on your bill and other Boston Personal Property mailings you have received.

Forms and Information