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
Annual Report on Tax Expenditures/Listing of all exclusions, exemptions, abatements, credits etc. allowed against city tax liability for Fiscal Year 2024
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.
Contracting is how the City meets many of our goals and provides services to New Yorkers. City agencies contract with vendors to provide meals to home-bound seniors, childcare and afterschool programs for kids, construction projects to build new schools, upgrade our parks, repair our roads.
TRS' Annual Comprehensive Financial Report is part of the City's overall financial reporting and presents TRS' financial position and the results of TRS operations.
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.
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.
The Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) is imposed on the consideration for the following conveyances or transfers where the consideration exceeds $25,000.
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.