What's happening
This bill extends Tioga County’s authority to impose an additional 1% sales and use tax through November 30, 2019.
Why it matters
Continued Local Revenue Generation. Extending Tioga County’s ability to collect an extra 1% sales tax helps maintain funding for local services, infrastructure, and programs without relying solely on state aid or property taxes.
Budget Stability for Tioga County. The extension provides the county government with more predictable revenue streams through November 2019, reducing the risk of budget shortfalls that could impact essential services.
Ongoing Local Tax Policy Flexibility. By renewing the authorization rather than making it permanent, the bill preserves state oversight and gives the legislature a recurring opportunity to review and adjust local tax powers in response to fiscal or political changes.
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Extend Tioga County Sales Tax
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor Fredrick J. Akshar II
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5907
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 17, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. FRIEND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization of the county of Tioga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Clause 17 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 282 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(17) the county of Tioga is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is: (i) one-half of one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning September first, nineteen hundred ninety-three, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand three; and (ii) one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning December first, two thousand five, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand [seventeen] nineteen;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08201-01-7
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