If you're talking about the entry for STAR credit amount, that's for people who received a check from NY State. If you didn't receive a check and you just have ...
If you do have your school tax bill receipt, and it shows a reduction in school tax due to STAR, then you probably didn't receive a check. However, you may have...
I had the same situation, and that entry for STAR credit didn't make sense to me either, until I read this paragraph in the IT-201 instructions under "What's ne...