Under Local Law 249 of 2017 and Local Law 216 of 2021, the Department of Finance (DOF) is required to notify property owners when real estate instruments are recorded on their properties. The law mandates that DOF provide an annual report to the council and publish the report on DOF's website.
Key initiatives and accomplishments undertook last fiscal year (2022) to advance DEI and EEO goals, for example, recognizing employee contributions to DEI goals through awards and employee appraisal, introducing new equity programs, training all staff on mandatory trainings or resource groups.
This report provides data on Commercial Rent Tax (CRT) liability at the taxpayer and premises level. The data sources for this report are taxpayers’ CRT tax year 2023 (June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023) returns and CRT collections data from Department of Finance records.
This report is provided per the requirements of Local Law 14 of 2015 as amended by Local Law
4 of 2017. Its purpose is to describe the New York City Department of Finance’s (DOF) outreach
activities associated with the annual tax lien sale.
The Department of Finance is required to submit an annual report to the New York City Council
no later than May 1 detailing the activities of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate during the
preceding year. This reports activity for calendar year 2020.
The New York City Rent Freeze Program is comprised of the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE). The program assists low-income seniors and people with disabilities.
The ombudspersons provide data regarding their work at the end of each fiscal year and make annual recommendations to the commissioner of DOF regarding Rent Freeze program operations.
The Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) is imposed on the consideration for the following conveyances or transfers where the consideration exceeds $25,000.
The Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) ombudsperson and Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) ombudsperson positions were created by the New York City Council in 2015 to investigate and address issues concerning the Rent Freeze Program.
Under Local Law 36 of 2023, the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) is required to
report information relating to property tax payment plans to the mayor and speaker of the city
council. Local Law 36 also created a new type of property tax payment plan that reduces the
interest rate.
Annual Report on Tax Expenditures/Listing of all exclusions, exemptions, abatements, credits etc. allowed against city tax liability for Fiscal Year 2024
This report highlights OTA’s work from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Since its
establishment, OTA has assisted thousands of taxpayers with questions and contributed to the
delivery of excellent customer service. In Part II of this report, OTA presents eight new
recommendations
This report captures both routine cleaning and specialized repair performed in individual parks as recorded in the Department’s Daily Tasks and AMPS applications. These costs are reported by park.
This report captures goods and services provided or donated to the Department by non-governmental entities, and does not include the value of services provided to the Department of Parks & Recreation.