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ELLIOTT AUERBACH
ELLIOTT AUERBACH COUNTY COMPTROLLER 244 FAIR STREET KINGSTON, NEW YORK 12401 PHONE: (845) 340-3529 eaue@co.ulster.ny.us
www.youreyesonlulster.com
The mission of the Ulster County Comptrollers Office is to serve as an independent agency of the people and to protect the public interest by monitoring County government and to assess and report on the degree to which its operation is economical, efficient and its financial condition sound.
Ulster County Sales Tax Collected for December and January County Share $12,660,305 $12,629,938 $12,748,435 TBD
Two Month Period Dec 2010/Jan 2011 Dec 2011/Jan 2012 Dec 2012/Jan 2013 Dec 2013/Jan 2014
12,679,559
All New York State counties impose a local sales tax in addition to the 4% State sales tax. State statue allows a local sales tax rate of up to 3% to be imposed upon adoption of a local law, for a maximum of 7%. State law also allows a temporary increase beyond the 7%, but only with state legislative approval every two years. New York State collects the sales tax from vendors and then returns the counties share on a scheduled time frame, typically within 1 -2 months after the collection. Upon receipt of sales tax from the State, Ulster County distributes 11.5% of receipts to the City of Kingston and 3% of receipts among the 20 towns within the County. The 11.5% returned to the City is based on an agreement and the 3% to the towns is distributed based on property values within the municipality. Comptroller Auerbach is a member of the Standing Committee on Taxation and Finance, NYS Association of Counties. At NYSACs annual meeting this month Auerbach moved the motion urging legislative reform which was passed unanimously. The bottom line is that Albanys leverage on the sales tax issue creates a tax tinderbox for County governments and the State should not have their hands on the fuse.
The mission of the Ulster County Comptrollers Office is to serve as an independent agency of the people and to protect the public interest by monitoring County government and to assess and report on the degree to which its operation is economical, efficient and its financial condition sound.